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Started programming on a Control Data mainframe in FORTRAN IV, back when that was still a new thing. Was apparently quite masochistic, because I kept programming anyway. For that matter, I still do...



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Why do most of us use 'i' as a loop counter variable?
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Why would it ever be possible for Java to be faster than C++?
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When to use C over C++, and C++ over C?
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What is the history of why bytes are eight bits?
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Why do we study Java at university?
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Did the Gang of Four thoroughly explore "Pattern Space"?
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Why is C/C++ main argv declared as "char* argv[]" rather than just "char* argv"?
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Should I use switch statements or long if...else chains?
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