User Carra

50 votes

If you could pose a question to a Turing test candidate, what would it be?

answered Apr 1, 2011 at 9:24

35 votes

isn't number localization just unnecessary?

answered May 10, 2011 at 8:46

25 votes

Dealing with engineers that frequently leave their jobs

answered Feb 4, 2011 at 9:02

19 votes

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Best way to quickly stash your cognitive state when you just can't avoid interruptions

answered Jul 27, 2011 at 7:29

14 votes

Rewarding programmers based on application importance

answered Aug 3, 2011 at 7:41

13 votes

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Pair Programming Using Different Editors

answered Oct 26, 2011 at 7:00

12 votes

Is it unnecessary to use Github (social coding) even if you are the only one working on a project?

answered Oct 24, 2011 at 15:25

11 votes

If a language changes quickly, is this considered a good thing?

answered Oct 21, 2011 at 7:33

11 votes

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Reinventing the Wheel, why should I?

answered Mar 7, 2011 at 18:45

9 votes

How do you search your codebase?

answered Mar 13, 2011 at 11:46

9 votes

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Code maintenance: Is it better to develop in English or my mother tongue?

answered Feb 12, 2015 at 10:05

8 votes

How should I test randomness?

answered May 4, 2012 at 15:46

8 votes

Solo .NET Programmer moving to a team

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 15:55

6 votes

What lessons did you learn from a project which nearly/actually failed due to bad multithreading?

answered May 9, 2011 at 8:14

5 votes

What drives the adoption, or not, of new programming languages?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 7:29

5 votes

How do you name your GUI controls?

answered Jun 11, 2012 at 10:27

4 votes

I am not a good programmer (in logic), how should I fix it?

answered Oct 20, 2011 at 7:18

4 votes

Why do programmers use one-based indexing for line numbers in source code?

answered Sep 20, 2011 at 6:56

4 votes

Why do people use programming books?

answered Jul 28, 2011 at 9:23

4 votes

How do you deal with an information hoarder?

answered May 3, 2011 at 13:58

4 votes

Why is it considered a best practice to package the program code and the graphical interface code in different classes?

answered May 6, 2011 at 12:40

4 votes

What are the benefits to a dev team for taking on an intern for the summer?

answered Mar 25, 2011 at 16:37

4 votes

How much storage space do developers really need on work systems?

answered Mar 28, 2011 at 7:31

4 votes

What are some good assignments for an introductory course, to reach today's students?

answered Nov 17, 2010 at 18:53

4 votes

Should software engineers also act as tech support?

answered Jan 12, 2011 at 15:53

3 votes

Card deck and sparse matrix interview questions

answered Feb 25, 2011 at 23:50

3 votes

Eliminating Magic Numbers: When is it time to say "No"?

answered Mar 9, 2011 at 18:59

3 votes

Use a GUI designer or write it yourself for the desktop?

answered Jan 7, 2011 at 12:46

3 votes

Do GUI programmers have an undue advantage over others?

answered Jul 27, 2011 at 8:30

3 votes

What are good techniques for keeping your place in code?

answered Sep 30, 2011 at 14:23

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If you could pose a question to a Turing test candidate, what would it be?

isn't number localization just unnecessary?

Dealing with engineers that frequently leave their jobs

Best way to quickly stash your cognitive state when you just can't avoid interruptions

Rewarding programmers based on application importance

Pair Programming Using Different Editors

Is it unnecessary to use Github (social coding) even if you are the only one working on a project?

If a language changes quickly, is this considered a good thing?

Reinventing the Wheel, why should I?

How do you search your codebase?

Code maintenance: Is it better to develop in English or my mother tongue?

How should I test randomness?

Solo .NET Programmer moving to a team

What lessons did you learn from a project which nearly/actually failed due to bad multithreading?

What drives the adoption, or not, of new programming languages?

How do you name your GUI controls?

I am not a good programmer (in logic), how should I fix it?

Why do programmers use one-based indexing for line numbers in source code?

Why do people use programming books?

How do you deal with an information hoarder?

Why is it considered a best practice to package the program code and the graphical interface code in different classes?

What are the benefits to a dev team for taking on an intern for the summer?

How much storage space do developers really need on work systems?

What are some good assignments for an introductory course, to reach today's students?

Should software engineers also act as tech support?

Card deck and sparse matrix interview questions

Eliminating Magic Numbers: When is it time to say "No"?

Use a GUI designer or write it yourself for the desktop?

Do GUI programmers have an undue advantage over others?

What are good techniques for keeping your place in code?