User Dan Pichelman

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How should I behave as a developer in a project that's headed for failure?

answered May 10, 2013 at 14:12

95 votes

Should I fully parenthesize expressions or rely on precedence rules?

answered Jun 11, 2013 at 14:44

61 votes

Is it normal/acceptable to write down notes, thoughts, algorithms, decisions during coding and maintenance?

answered Aug 26, 2016 at 21:33

60 votes

I want to publish an android app, but I'm afraid of software patents

answered Mar 12, 2013 at 13:34

57 votes

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Hardcoding strings that will never change

answered Jun 1, 2015 at 20:02

56 votes

Agile - What we doing wrong?

answered Jul 6, 2018 at 15:52

55 votes

Forcing people to read and understand code instead of using comments, function summaries and debuggers?

answered Jun 15, 2013 at 17:24

40 votes

How to reject a code review that you believe is unnecessary?

answered Apr 24, 2013 at 21:19

21 votes

Is measuring the binary size of a c++ program a good indication of code complexity? Or something else?

answered Nov 17, 2015 at 19:50

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How to calculate figure rotation efficiently?

answered Nov 11, 2014 at 21:37

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How common is it for a team to write everything in-house?

answered Apr 20, 2013 at 17:15

17 votes

Algorithm for indexing strings in "list"

answered Apr 28, 2014 at 13:16

17 votes

Is it wise to rely on optimizations?

answered May 6, 2016 at 23:20

17 votes

Documenting design decisions in code comments?

answered Apr 10, 2018 at 17:30

16 votes

Terminology - is source code a program?

answered Nov 25, 2016 at 22:51

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What to do when your colleagues don't value code maintainability

answered Apr 12, 2013 at 17:40

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Does a mature agile team requires any management?

answered Sep 25, 2012 at 18:27

16 votes

Boolean Method Naming Affirmative vs Negative

answered May 2, 2013 at 12:26

14 votes

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What can I use to keep track of the status of 60 programs, some of which are obsolete?

answered May 24, 2013 at 13:34

13 votes

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How do I make an estimate for my first website?

answered May 31, 2013 at 16:23

13 votes

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What are some possible alternatives for providing an 'Admin Password' for a desktop application?

answered Sep 24, 2013 at 21:05

13 votes

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Why is it bad to use inline styling in HTML for generic styles?

answered May 27, 2016 at 16:00

13 votes

How exactly do exclusive code rights work?

answered May 12, 2015 at 18:35

12 votes

Versioning Apps with SemVer

answered May 17, 2016 at 14:56

12 votes

How to architect a store to avoid overselling inventory (distributed database scenario)

answered Jan 13, 2017 at 18:51

12 votes

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Semantic Versioning in OpenAPI with string "enum": new values OK?

answered Apr 7, 2017 at 17:25

11 votes

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Breaking a function into smaller ones is great... except for what about code-folding?

answered Sep 18, 2014 at 14:08

11 votes

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Is There Any Benefit to Learning Machine Code?

answered Apr 16, 2013 at 20:34

10 votes

How much business logic should the database implement?

answered Apr 9, 2013 at 15:17

10 votes

What to do as a Dev when for years their team has lacked product innovation, not used project mgmt methodologies, and kept bad Software Dev practices?

answered May 20, 2013 at 15:17

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How should I behave as a developer in a project that's headed for failure?

Should I fully parenthesize expressions or rely on precedence rules?

Is it normal/acceptable to write down notes, thoughts, algorithms, decisions during coding and maintenance?

I want to publish an android app, but I'm afraid of software patents

Hardcoding strings that will never change

Agile - What we doing wrong?

Forcing people to read and understand code instead of using comments, function summaries and debuggers?

How to reject a code review that you believe is unnecessary?

Is measuring the binary size of a c++ program a good indication of code complexity? Or something else?

How to calculate figure rotation efficiently?

How common is it for a team to write everything in-house?

Algorithm for indexing strings in "list"

Is it wise to rely on optimizations?

Documenting design decisions in code comments?

Terminology - is source code a program?

What to do when your colleagues don't value code maintainability

Does a mature agile team requires any management?

Boolean Method Naming Affirmative vs Negative

What can I use to keep track of the status of 60 programs, some of which are obsolete?

How do I make an estimate for my first website?

What are some possible alternatives for providing an 'Admin Password' for a desktop application?

Why is it bad to use inline styling in HTML for generic styles?

How exactly do exclusive code rights work?

Versioning Apps with SemVer

How to architect a store to avoid overselling inventory (distributed database scenario)

Semantic Versioning in OpenAPI with string "enum": new values OK?

Breaking a function into smaller ones is great... except for what about code-folding?

Is There Any Benefit to Learning Machine Code?

How much business logic should the database implement?

What to do as a Dev when for years their team has lacked product innovation, not used project mgmt methodologies, and kept bad Software Dev practices?