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What are pros and cons of using temporary "references"?
In C and C++ (and I guess other languages that allow taking a "reference" to an array element or something similar), when you have an array like type, accessing individual elements of such an array …
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What is the difference between K&R and One True Brace Style (1TBS) styles?
I have read the Wikipedia article on Indent Styles, but I still don't understand. What is the difference between K&R and 1TBS?
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What are the main principles and pitfalls which an iOS programmer should understand? [closed]
I am a beginning iPhone programmer. What are the main issues and problems involved in iOS development? What are the primary methods for increasing execution speed and general effectiveness of code on …
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Minimising little coding mistakes
I make a fair amount of small mistakes when I code (things such as getting an angle bracket to the wrong direction). It adds a fair amount of time to my coding because I have to debug several times …
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Where can I find coding style guides for Wikipedia examples? [closed]
One of the Wikipedia entries I've started has been edited with an edit adding this-> to each member access (and changing the indentation style).
I don't want to start an edit war so I'm looking …
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Have C and C++ Permamently Influenced Programming? [closed]
I can't help but notice that whenever I think out any programming problem in my head, I think it out in a c-like syntax (C++ too if using OOP). Most people write pseudo-code in a c++-like syntax, …
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Memory-aided development vs. document-aided development [closed]
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Is it important for a programmer to memorize the syntax of the language ?
Do you usually refer to documents to write code, or do you have almost everything in mind? For …
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How are multiple values returned in Java?
Sometimes you want to return multiple values from a function. How is this normally done in Java?
One option is to use an array, like this Python snippet that returns a list or tuple:
value, success …
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how do I motivate tech and geek type programmers in my organization? [closed]
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How do you motivate peers to become better developers?
Many are less driven by money than others.
What do you recommend be used to motivate them to stay and be high …
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Why are people afraid to die()?
I have seen a lot of people (first comment) hating die(); instead of exit;
As the follow-up comments on that post note, die and exit are the same - the attitude appears to be one of perception, with …
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Line break before/after operator
While Sun's Java code convention suggests to put line break before the operator many other guidelines disagree with it. I do not see any obvious pros and cons, so are there advantages of using one of …
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Should I use default access modifier or not — Coding practice?
Normally when creating new global variables I do not define its access modifier. So as per java it will adopt property default access modifier. When I'm need to access that variable in out of default …
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The Best Coding Style for C++ [closed]
Each programmer use an individual coding style, moreover coding style 'defined' by the company where he works. Some of them are good to me, and rest are the worst.
Can you define/describe a coding …
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Best practice in setting return value (use else or?)
Whenever you want to return a value from a method, but whatever you return depends on some other value, you typically use branching:
int calculateSomething() {
if (a == b) {
return x;
} else …
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How can you learn to code faster? [closed]
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How to Code Faster (Without Sacrificing Quality)
I think I code pretty well. I'd say I'm in the top 20% of the folks doing what I do (ASIC verification using System …
