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Why Garbage Collection if smart pointers are there

asked Dec 27, 2010 at 11:58

80 votes

14 answers

33k views

Why are side-effects considered evil in functional programming?

asked Oct 28, 2010 at 6:05

77 votes

18 answers

130k views

In plain English, what is recursion?

asked Dec 10, 2010 at 4:07

73 votes

6 answers

28k views

When is a feature considered a "First class citizen" in a programming language/platform?

asked Jan 25, 2011 at 4:53

72 votes

7 answers

81k views

When to use abstract classes instead of interfaces with extension methods in C#?

asked Jan 31, 2011 at 9:17

46 votes

5 answers

12k views

How is dependency inversion related to higher-order functions?

asked Aug 25, 2011 at 4:11

34 votes

14 answers

89k views

When is Java a good choice for web development? [closed]

asked Jan 18, 2011 at 8:20

31 votes

5 answers

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Are C++ templates just a kind of glorified macros?

asked Mar 1, 2011 at 17:39

28 votes

14 answers

4k views

How large non-OO code bases are managed?

asked Nov 25, 2010 at 11:15

19 votes

4 answers

22k views

Any real use of pointers in C#? [closed]

asked Dec 8, 2010 at 11:22

18 votes

13 answers

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C# or .Net features to cut off assuming no backward compatibility needed? [closed]

asked Jan 26, 2011 at 15:01

18 votes

4 answers

4k views

How do I know my data is relational or object oriented in nature?

asked Jun 16, 2011 at 13:39

17 votes

19 answers

69k views

Ideal programming language learning sequence? [closed]

asked Oct 9, 2010 at 5:40

17 votes

3 answers

3k views

Is Redux using a sanitized God object pattern?

asked Nov 29, 2016 at 12:57

13 votes

3 answers

3k views

How did the idea of Exception-handling emerge into programming languages? [duplicate]

asked Jul 25, 2011 at 16:56

12 votes

3 answers

5k views

Do functional programming languages have more opportunity to do compile time optimization?

asked Apr 26, 2011 at 13:58

11 votes

6 answers

1k views

What are the differences between a website and a web application?

asked Apr 2, 2011 at 3:44

11 votes

6 answers

709 views

Why binding is not a native feature in most of the languages?

asked Apr 9, 2011 at 15:27

9 votes

1 answer

4k views

Pros and cons of JIT and AOT [closed]

asked Apr 7, 2011 at 4:43

9 votes

11 answers

634 views

Which approach to follow for developing applications targeting multiple platforms?

asked Oct 30, 2010 at 15:09

7 votes

3 answers

3k views

What are the common misuses of "enum" in C?

asked Dec 13, 2010 at 8:50

7 votes

15 answers

4k views

Why OOP is enforced in Java and C#? [closed]

asked Feb 21, 2011 at 16:00

7 votes

2 answers

5k views

Why aren't extension methods being used more extensively in .NET BCL?

asked May 19, 2011 at 6:50

6 votes

2 answers

504 views

Are the default objects of VB a type of singleton?

asked Dec 20, 2010 at 16:35

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

Does immutability reduce the scope of unit testing?

asked Nov 25, 2017 at 9:30

5 votes

4 answers

2k views

Do you know any scenario where asp.net mvc can outperform asp.net?

asked Jan 12, 2011 at 8:56

5 votes

5 answers

581 views

What are the standard practices for database access in .net?

asked Feb 21, 2011 at 16:08

5 votes

7 answers

490 views

Is there a way to play the role of Javascript with any other language like C#? [closed]

asked Mar 29, 2011 at 9:03

5 votes

1 answer

458 views

Scoping recommendations while developing in C

asked May 30, 2011 at 6:23

5 votes

4 answers

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Shouldn't the lazy evaluation/execution be syntactically differentiated from eager evaluation/execution in C#?

asked May 7, 2011 at 8:40

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38 Questions

Why Garbage Collection if smart pointers are there

Why are side-effects considered evil in functional programming?

In plain English, what is recursion?

When is a feature considered a "First class citizen" in a programming language/platform?

When to use abstract classes instead of interfaces with extension methods in C#?

How is dependency inversion related to higher-order functions?

When is Java a good choice for web development? [closed]

Are C++ templates just a kind of glorified macros?

How large non-OO code bases are managed?

Any real use of pointers in C#? [closed]

C# or .Net features to cut off assuming no backward compatibility needed? [closed]

How do I know my data is relational or object oriented in nature?

Ideal programming language learning sequence? [closed]

Is Redux using a sanitized God object pattern?

How did the idea of Exception-handling emerge into programming languages? [duplicate]

Do functional programming languages have more opportunity to do compile time optimization?

What are the differences between a website and a web application?

Why binding is not a native feature in most of the languages?

Pros and cons of JIT and AOT [closed]

Which approach to follow for developing applications targeting multiple platforms?

What are the common misuses of "enum" in C?

Why OOP is enforced in Java and C#? [closed]

Why aren't extension methods being used more extensively in .NET BCL?

Are the default objects of VB a type of singleton?

Does immutability reduce the scope of unit testing?

Do you know any scenario where asp.net mvc can outperform asp.net?

What are the standard practices for database access in .net?

Is there a way to play the role of Javascript with any other language like C#? [closed]

Scoping recommendations while developing in C

Shouldn't the lazy evaluation/execution be syntactically differentiated from eager evaluation/execution in C#?