Coding is an alternative way to describe programming.
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Implementing a new coding standard to an existing application
Recently we have had some turnaround in the shop I work in, because of this comments in our source code were made hastily and explained very little. We have started working on the departments first ...
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What can I do to strengthen up my pen and pencil coding skills? [closed]
I want to better write code with pen and paper. Whether it'll be in pseudocode or real code, doesn't matter.
Could you kindly advise me sources for this?
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Arithmetic Coding vs. Machine Numeric Precision
When subdividing intervals for arithmetic coding, the worst case scenario is that the final interval will have size 2^(1-n), where n is the number of unique symbols you are encoding. This will reach ...
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Arithmetic Coding Questions
I have been reading up on arithmetic coding and, while I understand how it works, all the guides and instructions I've read start with something like:
Set up your intervals based upon the ...
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Coding together on the same file
I'm new to programming world I started using PHP, I'm currently learning it with a friend, and I was wondering, how can I code with him, I mean, live coding on the same file? Is there any ways to ...
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Where can I learn more about JavaScript and Python? [closed]
Been teaching myself how to code over the past four months or so -- mainly in JavaScript, but just started Python -- and had a revelation today. I can write in JavaScript pretty well, but I don't ...
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How to avoid jumping to a solution when under pressure?
When under a particularly strict programming deadline (like an hour), if I panic at all, my tendency is to jump into coding without a real plan and hope I figure it out as I go along. Given enough ...
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Why do developers learn to code by developing todo lists, yet all the todo lists that are available still suck? [closed]
Why do developers learn to code by developing todo lists, yet all the todo lists that are available still suck?
I understand that:
- coding a todo list is an easy way to learn how to code.
- there ...
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Which is more effective in coding? Reducing line of code and execution of code? [closed]
I have this doubt many years. I am wring some code to achieve some functionality. For example I am writing 20 lines of code to achieve the functionality and my co worker writing the code for the same ...
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Python Coding standards vs. productivity
I work for a large humanitarian organisation, on a project building software that could help save lives in emergencies by speeding up the distribution of food. Many NGOs desperately need our software ...
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After how much line of code a function should be break down?
While working on existing code base, I usually come across procedures that contain Abusive use of IF and Switch statements. The procedures consist of overwhelming code, which I think require ...
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Coding guidelines for seamless merging
I am looking for coding guidelines developers should follow while writing C#/ASPX/SQL code, so that merging into other branches is smooth if not seamless.
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Working on someone else's code
I have hardly a year's experience in coding. After I started working, most of the time I would be working on someone else's code. Either adding new features over the existing ones or modifying the ...
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I target short projects, but fail miserably on projects that requires persistence [closed]
I know this is kind of time-management question. I do well in short assignments, but fail miserably, when it comes to projects that require hours and hours of work to be done day after day.
I cannot ...
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Is this kind of Design by Contract useless?
I've just started informatics university and I'm attending a programming course about C(++). The programming professor prefers to connect every topic with a type of programming design that is similar ...
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How to minimize typos when you code?
I make a lot of typing mistakes when I program. I have a good keyboard writing speed but I try to write faster and in the process end up making typos.
I want to type faster, but make less errors. Can ...
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What parts of Code Complete haven't stood the test of time? [closed]
I was looking at Code Complete on the shelf, thinking, "Outside of the Mythical Man Month, this may be one of the few mass market Software Engineering books to stand the test of time." For this ...
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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? [duplicate]
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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Domain knowledge vs Programming [duplicate]
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 ...
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“positively formulated” vs. “reads as english sentence” style logic
Sorry, I'd be happy to have someone improve the title of this question.
What are the benefits and downsides of "positively formulated" logic vs. having it "english readable". I'm looking for a ...
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Should development methods squash a developer's individualism?
I'm in my final semester of college and am taking a software engineering course. In the class we learn about various software development methods. The one we focused on, and used to develop our ...
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Can initial inefficient solutions INSPIRE better ones and thus lead to faster problem solving?
When faced with writing an algorithm to solve a small project/problem is it better to come up with pseudo code that isn't efficient/optimum but solves the problem and then try to use the inefficient ...
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Are there any studies that correlate time spent coding and productivity?
My boss is asserting that good programmers are "heads down coders" who spend nearly all day writing code. I think this is misguided but can't convince him otherwise. Is there any research on the ...
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Deciphering foreign code
What is the best strategy to go about understanding some one else's code for a medium sized project, if the code is not well documented and does not adhere to many coding standards?
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How to convincing Programmers that 'being in the zone' [coding] isn't always beneficial for the project?
In this book review:
http://books.slashdot.org/story/11/06/13/1251216/Book-Review-The-Clean-Coder?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=twitter
Chapter 4 talks about the coding process itself. One of ...
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When to commit code?
When working on a project, the code may be developed reasonably fast in a single day or bit by bit for a prolonged period of few weeks/months/years. As code commits are becoming to be considered as a ...
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Coding site with test harness for basic data structures like linked list,graph,strings etc
I just took an Amazon online test and I messed it up badly. I am out of practice and have low confidence in writing code.
Are there any coding sites with test harnesses for basic data structures and ...
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How to test a code online?
I am preparing for technical interview and would like to brush my coding skills.
I have written a C++ program and would like to test it online. I don't have access to any linux compiler on my machine. ...
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What are my options? - Separating out the UI
I'm working on a project where the everything is driven from the a .dll on the server. The UI and the business rules are all on this .dll
This makes it pretty difficult to debug. My question is, I ...
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Should I start with HTML/CSS/JavaScript or with ASP.NET/ C#? [closed]
I have a basic understanding of HTML, I can understand what the output of specific HTMl can do but I can not write a full web page in HTML. The same with CSS. Do you think I have to learn HTML and ...
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Any ideas about puzzles and recruitment with Coderloop?
Does anybody have any experience with Coderloop? It is supposed to be community of developers solving programming puzzles, and they use that information to help companies recruit. Has anybody been ...
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Emotional attachment to code
As an employee of a company, when you write code do you feel like you have an attachment to it? Do you feel that you have some ownership of the code? Or do you write it completely detached from it ...
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Would a cut and paste coder ever get past a job interview?
As a long time cut and paste coder I never committed much of the syntax of a language to memory. Even worse, I now use google to solve many of the coding problems which are of the type typically used ...
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What about all those coding rules?
I always supported the idea of having coding rules for developers in a company or a specific project. Especially if the company is size greater than 10. The bigger the company the bigger the need. I ...
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ASP.NET coding style
I am trying to improve the speed of my coding and I was wondering what tips the pros have. Currently I tend to code about 5-10 lines of code then test and repeat. Is that typical? Or is it better to ...
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Setting coding priorities
In the dev shops I've worked in, nobody has ever mentioned "coding priorities". I read this in a book or site somewhere, and sets the expectation of what priority should be first in the code. In ...
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Coding with laptop and external screen - neck, back, comfort
Guess I'm not the only one here coding on laptop + external keyboard + external screen.
I can't really decide.
Figure 1: Putting screen directly in front of (upright) my eyes and move laptop to the ...
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SSD harddisks & programming
SSD harddisks have been on the rise lately. And I've been wondering if it's worth buying one as a programmer. Being able to save five minutes when starting my PC is fun but won't convince my boss.
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Is a designer supposed to write CSS code?
I'm wondering if the CSS creation is supposed to be the job of the designer or the programmer.
I'm not talking here about really complex CSS layout, I'm referring more to skinning.
So is this ...
