Programming is how we bend computers to our will. Well, how we want to do that. Sometimes they get the better of us.
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What degree do you have and what are you working with today? [closed]
NOTE! This is to all who have studied/learned programming related stuff.
Don´t know if the thread is accepted but I'm asking.
Write it short and answer by the steps below please.
What degrees I ...
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How to do best practice development as the single IT guy in a small company
For the best part of the last decade I have been working as the only IT guy in tiny company. At it's peak this company employed about 8 staff. It's now down to 4, one of them part time. So the going ...
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Website with test data files for specific algorithms/data structures?
Is there any website, like SPOJ and Project Euler, with the test data files available for specific algorithms/data structures?
I know it's a fun challenge to solve those problems on your own, but I ...
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Coding in known language or learning a new one in free time? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Should I focus on being deep or broad
Doing which of {coding,learning} will you recommend for a programmer in his/her free time?
Of course,this question is valid in case ...
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Is it possible to learn maths via programming, or you should learn maths for programming?
I am not the best in maths, not very horrid either, but lower than the average, I've always been thinking to improve my maths, but schools and books didn't do the job because I get bored too fast. The ...
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After writing code, why do I feel that “I would have written better” after some time? [closed]
I have been working on my hobby project in C++ for more than 2 years. Whenever I write a module/function, I code it with lot of thinking. Now see the problem,
do {
--> write the code in module ...
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Use of NotImplementedException
Is it considered bad practice to throw NotImplementedException for code you haven't written yet? Possibly TODO comments would be considered safer?
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Do platform independence and different paradigms deter newcomers? [closed]
I'm only 18, and as such my initial ventures into programming were the usual 2000s-dominating high-level, paradigm-saturated affairs, complete with obsession with platform independence and 'good' ...
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How Much Logic in Getters
This question has been asked in different ways, but nothing that's actually what I want to know.
Got me confused at work now. They tell me there should be as little logic as possible in getters and ...
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Website where you can see how other programmers write their code
I remember seeing a website where people upload videos of themselves writing code. However, I can not find that site now.
The purpose is to see how others code, to see how they refactor their code, ...
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Aging vs. Coding Skills [closed]
A little background, since it can be part of my point fo view.
I'm a C#/Java programmer with age of 23, coding since my 18's. I started studying C and working with Cobol, and after 1 year I quickly ...
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How to choose between Tell don't Ask and Command Query Separation?
The principle Tell Don't Ask says:
you should endeavor to tell objects what you want them to do; do not
ask them questions about their state, make a decision, and then tell
them what to do.
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How many lines of code do you need to see at once? [closed]
I like to program on my Lenovo X201 when I am on the go, which doesn't have the same exactly screen real estate as a couple 24" monitors. I like to use vim as an editor, and have really gotten used to ...
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Domain knowledge vs Programming [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How important is Domain knowledge vs. Technical knowledge?
I often hear from my colleagues and sometimes from interviewers that,
"There is nothing so great in having ...
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Tips/advice on how to reduce the use of “manager” classes?
I sometimes hear that having too many "manager" classes in your program's design is code smell and add an unnecessary layer of complexity. To me it makes sense that people want to use manager classes ...
