User Dominique McDonnell - Software Engineering Stack Exchange

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Dominique McDonnell

Member for 12 years, 7 months
Last seen more than 1 year ago

Melbourne, Australia

24 Answers

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63 votes

Which things instantly ring alarm bells when looking at code?

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 0:28

33 votes

What are your thoughts on Periods/Full Stops in code comments?

answered Nov 9, 2010 at 2:33

5 votes

Should you fix preexisting defects while working on something else?

answered Oct 26, 2010 at 21:57

4 votes

How do you deal with the anxiety of not knowing enough?

answered Oct 27, 2010 at 11:45

4 votes

How useful are IT headhunters/recruiters when looking for a new job?

answered Dec 16, 2010 at 21:31

4 votes

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Painfully Stupid Method Names in Legacy Code: Fix or Leave as Warning?

answered Jul 10, 2013 at 0:42

3 votes

What's so special about x64 vs x86?

answered Mar 3, 2011 at 20:55

3 votes

What are the pros and cons of a language using whitespace vs. {}'s to indicate scope?

answered Nov 2, 2010 at 2:24

2 votes

Biggest mistake you've ever made

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 0:49

2 votes

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Storing a pass-by-reference parameter as a pointer - Bad practice?

answered Oct 22, 2013 at 23:48

2 votes

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What is the difference between skill level amongst programmers?

answered Oct 6, 2011 at 23:52

2 votes

C++: Should class own or observe its dependencies?

answered Sep 7, 2015 at 23:14

1 vote

Refactoring a god Manager class

answered Aug 21, 2015 at 3:23

1 vote

A measure of development speed

answered Oct 27, 2010 at 21:46

1 vote

Is Object Oriented Programming a solution to complexity?

answered Nov 2, 2010 at 6:25

1 vote

How to be more logical? (less bugs/errors)

answered Mar 20, 2011 at 21:43

1 vote

What assumptions / disclaimers should be included with a software estimate?

answered Oct 6, 2011 at 23:10

1 vote

C++ Web Development: Wanting a minimalist start

answered Jul 16, 2013 at 0:22

0 votes

Do you check in bin or debug folders (and dlls) into your TFS?

answered Dec 22, 2010 at 20:40

0 votes

Learning to be a good developer: what parts can you skip over?

answered Feb 1, 2011 at 21:13

0 votes

What to do if you find a vulnerability in a competitor's site?

answered Feb 17, 2011 at 22:28

0 votes

Effective versus efficient code

answered Feb 21, 2011 at 22:30

0 votes

What do I call people who extend my class in base class documentation?

answered Nov 23, 2010 at 21:43

0 votes

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Demonstrate or Report a project to Client while freelancing

answered Aug 13, 2015 at 5:00