User LennyProgrammers

41 votes

In Java, should I use "final" for parameters and locals even when I don't have to?

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 8:36

40 votes

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

answered Oct 28, 2010 at 13:47

26 votes

What's the most absurd myth about programming issues?

answered Sep 9, 2010 at 12:55

26 votes

What should every programmer know about programming?

answered Sep 9, 2010 at 14:28

21 votes

"Comments are a code smell"

answered Sep 9, 2010 at 7:59

21 votes

Why the current enthusiasm for Functional Programming?

answered Nov 19, 2010 at 13:24

20 votes

What programming language generates fewest hard-to-find bugs?

answered Dec 1, 2010 at 11:36

17 votes

Is using ELSE bad programming?

answered Dec 20, 2010 at 11:26

16 votes

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Ways to organize interface and implementation in C++

answered Feb 17, 2011 at 11:11

16 votes

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How useful are infix operators in a programming language?

answered Sep 10, 2010 at 11:50

14 votes

exclamation points in error messages

answered Oct 21, 2010 at 16:25

13 votes

Most readable way to format long if conditions?

answered Sep 14, 2010 at 6:44

12 votes

The worst anti-patterns you have came across

answered Feb 4, 2011 at 19:10

10 votes

How is dependency inversion related to higher-order functions?

answered Aug 25, 2011 at 7:43

9 votes

Do licenses matter if there's nobody around to enforce them?

answered Dec 27, 2010 at 10:22

9 votes

I don't understand the arguments against operator overloading

answered Dec 10, 2010 at 12:18

7 votes

Is Python Interpreted or Compiled?

answered Dec 8, 2010 at 7:48

5 votes

How do you go about training a replacement?

answered Dec 15, 2010 at 9:13

5 votes

Whats the greatest most impressive programing feat you ever witnessed?

answered Nov 12, 2010 at 10:29

5 votes

Is it possible to design a language that doesn't have syntax errors?

answered Jan 19, 2011 at 15:19

4 votes

Open Source Project all dressed up but nowhere to go

answered Feb 3, 2011 at 11:45

4 votes

How do you conquer the challenge of designing for large screen real-estate?

answered Feb 9, 2011 at 15:49

4 votes

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How to 'reproduce copyright` in an app?

answered Feb 21, 2011 at 8:49

4 votes

Coworker that detrimentally picks on every minutia

answered Nov 29, 2010 at 12:57

4 votes

Does OOP fulfill the promise of code reuse? What alternatives are there to achieve code reuse?

answered Sep 28, 2010 at 7:39

3 votes

Is software testing actually done on professional projects?

answered Sep 15, 2010 at 10:42

3 votes

Is it bad to use Unicode characters in variable names?

answered Nov 1, 2010 at 11:34

3 votes

How to deal with complex codes in (huge) projects

answered Nov 15, 2010 at 16:06

3 votes

Starting all over again?

answered Mar 4, 2011 at 11:06

3 votes

Is there a large bank using Mysql or PostgreSQL?

answered Jun 13, 2011 at 10:22

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In Java, should I use "final" for parameters and locals even when I don't have to?

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

What's the most absurd myth about programming issues?

What should every programmer know about programming?

"Comments are a code smell"

Why the current enthusiasm for Functional Programming?

What programming language generates fewest hard-to-find bugs?

Is using ELSE bad programming?

Ways to organize interface and implementation in C++

How useful are infix operators in a programming language?

exclamation points in error messages

Most readable way to format long if conditions?

The worst anti-patterns you have came across

How is dependency inversion related to higher-order functions?

Do licenses matter if there's nobody around to enforce them?

I don't understand the arguments against operator overloading

Is Python Interpreted or Compiled?

How do you go about training a replacement?

Whats the greatest most impressive programing feat you ever witnessed?

Is it possible to design a language that doesn't have syntax errors?

Open Source Project all dressed up but nowhere to go

How do you conquer the challenge of designing for large screen real-estate?

How to 'reproduce copyright` in an app?

Coworker that detrimentally picks on every minutia

Does OOP fulfill the promise of code reuse? What alternatives are there to achieve code reuse?

Is software testing actually done on professional projects?

Is it bad to use Unicode characters in variable names?

How to deal with complex codes in (huge) projects

Starting all over again?

Is there a large bank using Mysql or PostgreSQL?