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answered Oct 12, 2010 at 17:52

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Why is naming a table's Primary Key column "Id" considered bad practice?

answered Oct 17, 2011 at 17:08

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Is it possible to reach absolute zero bug state for large scale software?

answered Apr 20, 2013 at 22:56

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Good, simple reasons for having multiple environments

answered Nov 28, 2011 at 20:48

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How to manage a developer who has poor communication skills

answered Jun 11, 2012 at 13:26

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Is there ever a reason to do all an object's work in a constructor?

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 13:49

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Why is polling accepted in web programming?

answered Jul 22, 2014 at 18:55

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Do you have any techniques to help you get started in the morning?

answered Dec 8, 2010 at 18:21

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Should session variables be avoided?

answered Aug 15, 2012 at 17:00

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Don't Use "Static" in C#?

answered Aug 17, 2012 at 3:13

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Calling a constructor from a parent class in a derived class

answered Mar 28, 2016 at 22:07

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How does immutability remove the need for locks when two threads are trying to update the shared state?

answered Apr 26, 2016 at 21:22

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Why is using System.out.println() so bad?

answered Aug 16, 2012 at 22:00

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Are compilers used outside of development?

answered Aug 30, 2011 at 15:05

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Why is it impossible to produce truly random numbers?

answered Dec 9, 2011 at 16:15

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Legal issues with an NDA that I do not want to sign

answered Sep 15, 2011 at 4:36

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What popular "best practices" are not always best, and why?

answered Nov 29, 2010 at 23:46

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Java style classes in c++

answered Dec 21, 2012 at 16:21

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Is "If a method is re-used without changes, put the method in a base class, else create an interface" a good rule-of-thumb?

answered Nov 13, 2013 at 16:33

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Is it necessary to understand what's happening at the hardware level to be a good programmer?

answered Oct 17, 2011 at 22:31

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Can neural network discover rng patterns

answered May 19, 2012 at 1:49

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How to apply dynamic programming to optimization problems with 2 constraints

answered Dec 12, 2011 at 22:10

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When can I publish a software tool written at work?

answered Dec 3, 2012 at 16:11

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Why does this shared buffer work?

answered May 23, 2016 at 23:07

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UI Developer Interview Question

answered Jan 7, 2012 at 5:26

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What is the reason to put prefixes in new CSS features?

answered Sep 1, 2011 at 17:42

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Is there a proven concept to website reverse certificate authentication?

answered Nov 14, 2011 at 23:25

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What's a good, quick algorithms refresh?

answered Sep 19, 2012 at 14:20

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Why are unsigned numbers implemented?

answered Oct 14, 2016 at 21:00

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How would I test my matrix class?

answered Oct 28, 2016 at 3:23

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Stuff every programmer needs while working

Why is naming a table's Primary Key column "Id" considered bad practice?

Is it possible to reach absolute zero bug state for large scale software?

Good, simple reasons for having multiple environments

How to manage a developer who has poor communication skills

Is there ever a reason to do all an object's work in a constructor?

Why is polling accepted in web programming?

Do you have any techniques to help you get started in the morning?

Should session variables be avoided?

Don't Use "Static" in C#?

Calling a constructor from a parent class in a derived class

How does immutability remove the need for locks when two threads are trying to update the shared state?

Why is using System.out.println() so bad?

Are compilers used outside of development?

Why is it impossible to produce truly random numbers?

Legal issues with an NDA that I do not want to sign

What popular "best practices" are not always best, and why?

Java style classes in c++

Is "If a method is re-used without changes, put the method in a base class, else create an interface" a good rule-of-thumb?

Is it necessary to understand what's happening at the hardware level to be a good programmer?

Can neural network discover rng patterns

How to apply dynamic programming to optimization problems with 2 constraints

When can I publish a software tool written at work?

Why does this shared buffer work?

UI Developer Interview Question

What is the reason to put prefixes in new CSS features?

Is there a proven concept to website reverse certificate authentication?

What's a good, quick algorithms refresh?

Why are unsigned numbers implemented?

How would I test my matrix class?