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Darknight

Member for 12 years, 6 months
Last seen more than 9 years ago

codingninja.co.uk
London, United Kingdom

123 Answers

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When should you call yourself a senior developer?

answered Dec 11, 2010 at 14:35

97 votes

Is reinventing the wheel really all that bad?

answered Dec 23, 2010 at 15:07

79 votes

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What is the most productive way to handle development-related failures?

answered Dec 2, 2010 at 9:51

59 votes

My boss decided to add a "person to blame" field to every bug report. How can I convince him that it's a bad idea?

answered Jun 29, 2012 at 10:37

50 votes

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Does Object Oriented Programming Really Model The Real World?

answered Mar 2, 2012 at 14:43

37 votes

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Are debugging skills important to become a good programmer?

answered Dec 23, 2010 at 15:32

21 votes

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Dealing with co-workers who do not have a consistent coding style?

answered Dec 3, 2010 at 16:05

20 votes

Languages on a resume: Is it better to put "C/C++" or "C, C++"?

answered Dec 4, 2010 at 22:19

16 votes

Is there still a need for writing SQL?

answered Dec 15, 2010 at 21:23

16 votes

Turn away a bug if no reproducible test case exists?

answered Mar 24, 2011 at 16:03

16 votes

When and how a programmer should start own business?

answered Jul 2, 2011 at 10:26

15 votes

Can we assume that all users today have Internet access?

answered Dec 16, 2010 at 23:36

15 votes

Drag-n-drop programming - would it fly?

answered Dec 5, 2010 at 18:35

14 votes

Beginning to think functionally

answered Mar 29, 2011 at 21:55

13 votes

Do programmers need a good memory?

answered Jul 22, 2011 at 23:35

12 votes

Real programmers use debuggers?

answered May 21, 2011 at 17:43

12 votes

How Do Computers Work?

answered Jun 5, 2011 at 12:00

11 votes

How can one manage thousands of IF...THEN...ELSE rules?

answered Aug 25, 2011 at 22:35

11 votes

Why is HTML/Javascript minification beneficial

answered Jun 29, 2012 at 11:22

10 votes

What is a dedicated Linux box used for?

answered Jun 24, 2011 at 12:10

9 votes

My client wants me to add background music to a site. How do I tell them this is a terrible idea?

answered May 29, 2011 at 20:38

9 votes

Is quitting the only reasonable response to this situation?

answered Apr 18, 2011 at 14:03

9 votes

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If I were to build a website just like this one for programming practice, what specific knowledgebase would I need?

answered Jan 21, 2011 at 23:33

9 votes

What happens if you're unable to solve a problem?

answered Dec 7, 2010 at 15:00

8 votes

How to minimize typos when you code?

answered Mar 13, 2012 at 14:48

7 votes

Login into application at startup

answered Mar 14, 2012 at 17:12

7 votes

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Scaling yourself up against a better programmer/role model?

answered Aug 27, 2011 at 13:42

7 votes

How to be a successful programmer without a CS degree

answered Apr 24, 2012 at 9:34

7 votes

What is the one bit of computer science theory I should know?

answered Dec 7, 2010 at 13:35

7 votes

What's a good, concise way to explain the dangers of copy-paste programming to non-programmers?

answered Mar 29, 2011 at 16:29

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