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Why is Global State so Evil?

answered May 11, 2012 at 1:18

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What is the ideal length of a method for you?

answered Feb 5, 2012 at 10:44

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What is the supposed productivity gain of dynamic typing?

answered Nov 29, 2011 at 7:13

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Why would it ever be possible for Java to be faster than C++?

answered Sep 26, 2011 at 6:40

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Why isn't Java more widely used for game development?

answered Nov 28, 2011 at 0:48

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Why isn't Java used for modern web application development?

answered Aug 19, 2011 at 10:58

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What are the advantages of prototype-based OOP over class-based OOP?

answered Sep 27, 2011 at 4:52

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Will Java still be relevant in 5 years?

answered Mar 14, 2011 at 15:05

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Are there problems with using Reflection?

answered Aug 15, 2011 at 15:29

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Should we avoid object creation in Java?

answered May 22, 2012 at 11:17

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What is the exact meaning of Platform independence?

answered Jun 18, 2011 at 16:32

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Modern programming language with intuitive concurrent programming abstractions

answered Nov 23, 2011 at 7:47

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Java vs. C# - Productivity perspective

answered Jan 9, 2012 at 9:50

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What you should do if your junior did not adopt your suggestion?

answered Jan 18, 2012 at 4:50

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Is Java a good choice for cross-platform games?

answered Nov 27, 2011 at 5:59

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Is shipping a Clojure desktop app realistic?

answered Sep 19, 2012 at 8:23

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Is LISP still useful in today's world? Which version is most used?

answered Jun 14, 2011 at 20:50

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random generator not good enough?

answered May 26, 2012 at 3:23

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What are the advantages of Ceylon over Java?

answered May 17, 2012 at 7:52

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Why isn't functional programming more popular in the industry? Does it catch on now?

answered Jun 14, 2011 at 21:41

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Java Heap Allocation Faster than C++

answered Aug 18, 2013 at 11:39

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Functional programming compared to OOP with classes

answered Dec 19, 2012 at 7:58

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Is using nested try-catch blocks an anti-pattern?

answered Nov 9, 2011 at 16:30

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How to avoid halting of the JVM due to a deadlock in java?

answered Mar 12, 2012 at 1:24

19 votes

How useful are Lisp macros?

answered Feb 20, 2012 at 1:10

19 votes

Do dynamic typed languages deserve all the criticism?

answered Feb 20, 2013 at 15:50

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Are non Turing-complete languages considered programming languages at all?

answered Oct 31, 2012 at 3:20

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Determining if language/framework/technology is 'Future-proof'

answered Feb 22, 2012 at 18:27

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Recommend a design pattern/approach to exposing/tolerating/recovering from system errors, Exception handling (e.g.s in Java, C++, Perl, PHP)

answered Sep 19, 2011 at 15:36

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When would dynamic scoping be useful?

answered Aug 23, 2011 at 19:20

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172 Answers

Why is Global State so Evil?

What is the ideal length of a method for you?

What is the supposed productivity gain of dynamic typing?

Why would it ever be possible for Java to be faster than C++?

Why isn't Java more widely used for game development?

Why isn't Java used for modern web application development?

What are the advantages of prototype-based OOP over class-based OOP?

Will Java still be relevant in 5 years?

Are there problems with using Reflection?

Should we avoid object creation in Java?

What is the exact meaning of Platform independence?

Modern programming language with intuitive concurrent programming abstractions

Java vs. C# - Productivity perspective

What you should do if your junior did not adopt your suggestion?

Is Java a good choice for cross-platform games?

Is shipping a Clojure desktop app realistic?

Is LISP still useful in today's world? Which version is most used?

random generator not good enough?

What are the advantages of Ceylon over Java?

Why isn't functional programming more popular in the industry? Does it catch on now?

Java Heap Allocation Faster than C++

Functional programming compared to OOP with classes

Is using nested try-catch blocks an anti-pattern?

How to avoid halting of the JVM due to a deadlock in java?

How useful are Lisp macros?

Do dynamic typed languages deserve all the criticism?

Are non Turing-complete languages considered programming languages at all?

Determining if language/framework/technology is 'Future-proof'

Recommend a design pattern/approach to exposing/tolerating/recovering from system errors, Exception handling (e.g.s in Java, C++, Perl, PHP)

When would dynamic scoping be useful?