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Sports Programming [closed]
Other than programming, I'm addicted to sports. I'd like to integrate the two together. What are different programming languages that companies like ESPN use to work with stats? What techniques are ...
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8answers
553 views
Why has the rate of programming language popularization slowed down in recent decades? [closed]
If I understand correctly, there was a huge birth of programming languages during the early decades of computing, but then things have stabilized.
Basically, why are many universities and industries ...
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2answers
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How exactly do Patchers work?
Did a search for Patchers and didn't find anything.
But seriously Patchers: How do they work?
I've done some googling, and i've gotten mixed results. I mean it seems they probably have some way of ...
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4answers
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What are the benefits of using comments
I just accepted a new job. Our application is in the 50,000 lines of code area. None of which is commented. I am finding it difficult to understand how the application works. Id like to prevent this ...
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5answers
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Languages/Methods to Learn for Scientific Computing?:
I'm a second-semester Junior working towards a Computer Science degree with a Scientific Computing concentration and a Mathematics degree with a concentration on Applied Discrete Mathematics. So, ...
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2answers
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Is it true that “Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.”?
Real programmers can write assembly code in any language. (Larry Wall). Firstly, I think I seriously don't understand, but as far as I can make out Mr.Larry Wall is trying to say that to a real ...
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8answers
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Procedural Code vs OOP code
I've finished a project in PHP of 13000+ lines in Procedural Style [because I'm very familiar with that, though I know OOP], and the project is running perfectly.
But should I convert it to OOP? ...
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6answers
313 views
Reinventing the Wheel, why should I?
So I have this problem, it may be my OCD (i have OCD it's not severe.....but It makes me very..lets say specific about certain things, programming being one of them) or it may be the fact that I ...
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9answers
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What are QUICK interview questions for the Microsoft stack development jobs?
I'm looking for your best "quick answer" technical interview questions. We are a 100% Microsoft shop and do the majority of our development on the ASP.NET web stack in C# and have a custom SOA ...
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3answers
441 views
Beginner need help on learning Qt programming
Thought of learning Qt. Need help from experienced ones out here. How should I begin. Some good books to refer. Some good tutorials to learn...
Edit: Also which is the good IDE available out there ...
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9answers
389 views
Have you forgotten more than you know, and how much do you make a point of memorizing?
I'm talking about knowing an area of computer science or a language, and then forgetting it over the years. As I approach the 20 year mark, I'm finding myself realizing that I've forgotten more than I ...
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1answer
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About compilers, coding, large code bases, and some other stuff too
This is not purely a programming question.
I work in a large company. We have lots of code written in C++ language:
Multiple simultaneous projects in progress and implementations that have to be ...
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17answers
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Programming language you wish you learned first [closed]
Which is the programming language you wish you had learned at the very beginning of your programming career?
Also mention the reason.
