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9 answers

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Novice programmer(s) frustrated by lack of a glossary of compiler errors

asked May 18, 2018 at 18:18

12 votes

2 answers

2k views

How did the custom of using square brackets for array elements develop?

asked Mar 24, 2018 at 10:34

9 votes

6 answers

2k views

Should my team use some common well-regarded coding standard as a basis for its own?

asked Sep 11, 2013 at 15:44

8 votes

3 answers

374 views

What are the options for licensing a code project with "license soup" in the sources?

asked Sep 10, 2016 at 18:07

7 votes

2 answers

2k views

Which should I prefer: A subrepository/submodule, or a CMake ExternalProject?

asked Nov 5, 2018 at 21:25

5 votes

4 answers

376 views

Stick with mis-named concepts or rename them in wrapper code?

asked Mar 15, 2020 at 20:36

3 votes

1 answer

106 views

A size-type vs index-type conundrum

asked Mar 7, 2020 at 22:26

3 votes

1 answer

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With the "git flow" approach, why are release branches merged into develop?

asked Jan 20, 2020 at 15:01

3 votes

2 answers

87 views

How can I consult users of my FOSS library about a design change idea?

asked Jan 25, 2020 at 10:23

3 votes

1 answer

132 views

How to test something on a machine of another type than mine?

asked Dec 2, 2017 at 19:53

3 votes

1 answer

531 views

What's a good way to manage my code's dependencies on libraries without releases?

asked May 26, 2016 at 21:44

2 votes

2 answers

651 views

Is it a good idea to use a kitchen-sink server for various services?

asked Aug 29, 2013 at 17:15

2 votes

1 answer

141 views

Writing a library for accessing persisted DBMS data - what should I pay attention to?

asked Nov 22, 2016 at 20:21

2 votes

1 answer

137 views

Easy way to debug platform-specific issues of non-GUI software on Windows?

asked Jan 30, 2018 at 11:58

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

How should I unit-test trivial one-liners (if at all)?

asked Aug 25, 2019 at 23:09

2 votes

3 answers

1k views

Use prepositions in naming verb-phrase functions?

asked Jan 22, 2020 at 19:31

2 votes

0 answers

226 views

How to "orchestrate" a multi-repository installation

asked Jun 11, 2020 at 13:39

2 votes

3 answers

167 views

Should I ensure my libfoo library's include file can be included as foo/foo.h?

asked Nov 21, 2021 at 22:55

2 votes

2 answers

712 views

Strategy for offering a library both a single-header and as a header + compiled implementation

asked Jan 6, 2022 at 11:10

2 votes

1 answer

408 views

Is using the doxygen @file command counter-productive?

asked Mar 23, 2022 at 13:07

2 votes

3 answers

2k views

log levels and stdout vs stderr

asked Jun 24, 2022 at 19:09

1 vote

3 answers

508 views

Should I use the "die" idiom in C++?

asked Jun 27, 2022 at 9:56

1 vote

0 answers

73 views

How sould I document dimensions of a pointed-to buffer?

asked Apr 13, 2022 at 9:16

1 vote

3 answers

207 views

How to best present alternative ways to write a piece of code (in a slideshow)?

asked May 31, 2021 at 17:43

1 vote

0 answers

51 views

What to put in which kind of comment in ClearCase?

asked Feb 9, 2020 at 17:20

1 vote

1 answer

61 views

code for a try_run() invocation - where do I place it?

asked Mar 13, 2019 at 17:27

1 vote

0 answers

105 views

How should I approach documentation generation for my FOSS library? [closed]

asked Nov 17, 2016 at 15:46

1 vote

1 answer

104 views

Should I doxygenate implementation files in a library of mine, in addition to the headers?

asked Mar 28, 2017 at 19:51

0 votes

1 answer

175 views

What are the licensing restrictions on a modified file from libstdc++?

asked Oct 19, 2016 at 7:22

0 votes

1 answer

105 views

Where should I put (wrapper) scripts in my source tree? [closed]

asked Jan 22, 2015 at 12:11

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41 Questions

Novice programmer(s) frustrated by lack of a glossary of compiler errors

How did the custom of using square brackets for array elements develop?

Should my team use some common well-regarded coding standard as a basis for its own?

What are the options for licensing a code project with "license soup" in the sources?

Which should I prefer: A subrepository/submodule, or a CMake ExternalProject?

Stick with mis-named concepts or rename them in wrapper code?

A size-type vs index-type conundrum

With the "git flow" approach, why are release branches merged into develop?

How can I consult users of my FOSS library about a design change idea?

How to test something on a machine of another type than mine?

What's a good way to manage my code's dependencies on libraries without releases?

Is it a good idea to use a kitchen-sink server for various services?

Writing a library for accessing persisted DBMS data - what should I pay attention to?

Easy way to debug platform-specific issues of non-GUI software on Windows?

How should I unit-test trivial one-liners (if at all)?

Use prepositions in naming verb-phrase functions?

How to "orchestrate" a multi-repository installation

Should I ensure my libfoo library's include file can be included as foo/foo.h?

Strategy for offering a library both a single-header and as a header + compiled implementation

Is using the doxygen @file command counter-productive?

log levels and stdout vs stderr

Should I use the "die" idiom in C++?

How sould I document dimensions of a pointed-to buffer?

How to best present alternative ways to write a piece of code (in a slideshow)?

What to put in which kind of comment in ClearCase?

code for a try_run() invocation - where do I place it?

How should I approach documentation generation for my FOSS library? [closed]

Should I doxygenate implementation files in a library of mine, in addition to the headers?

What are the licensing restrictions on a modified file from libstdc++?

Where should I put (wrapper) scripts in my source tree? [closed]