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Why do we need “callback functions”?

I am reading the book programming in Lua. It said that Closures provide a valuable tool in many contexts. As we have seen, they are useful as arguments to higher-order functions such as sort. ...
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Need some advice and feedback on my code's design

I am looking for feedback on the design of my program. I have a shell script call function.sh that defines a lot of helper functions. My intent is to use those bash functions defined in functions.sh ...
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Would it be better to have extra checks, or would it be a waste of time?

In your opinion, do you think it is a waste of time to make checks that you know there is no possible way of it being there/not being there, or would you just put it there just in case there is a bug ...
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What technologies are used for Game development now days? [closed]

Whenever I ask a question about game development in an online forum I always get suggestions like learning line drawing algorithms, bit level image manipulation and video decompression etc. However ...
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How can you learn names of methods or classes of a framework or an API?

I've been programming C++ for a year now. I've gone through the language features and I've written good programs with it, so I decided to move on to OpenGL. At first it seemed confusing. As I kept ...
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Is it wise to be going back and forth between two programming languages? [closed]

I have been writing quite a lot of PHP for nearly two years. Now I am doing .NET (mainly c#) development. However, sometimes I go back and do some php. My main question is, is it wise for me to ...
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The benefits of using RAII in C++

Suppose I'm a teacher and I want to explain to my students what are the benefits of using RAII in C++: I need a very good example, full of details, but that is easy to understand. Which approach ...
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Microsoft UI stack

I am a C#, WPF developer and would like to know and understand the Microsoft UI Stack. I could not find much on the internet. I guess that this would be a huge topic, and might not be feasible to ...
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Should I refactor single letter variables for constructs like pointer/structure names?

And No, i am not referring to single variables in loops or exceptions. Lets say pointer/struct names in large c ,c++ programs . Are there any languages where this type of naming is acceptable or is ...
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A defense for boilerplate?

To me, boilerplate code is obviously bad. However I've met a developer who displays resistance in any attempt to reduce boilerplate. I realized I didn't have a readily formed, well thought out ...
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Does your programming knowledge decrease if you don't practice?

I'm a novice programmer. I study languages such as C, C++, Python and Java (mainly focusing on C++). I'm what you'd call "young and inexperienced" and I admit that because I can't claim otherwise. ...
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Agile development : How to design your code for an iteration / Sprint?

In Agile development you work on small user stories and produce a working iteration. But what happens when the next user story comes in and affects the design for the already done iteration? ...
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Does programming in general become easier to read, write and understand as you gain experience?

I'm a beginner in programming and I've been reading books, studying, reading articles, and whatnot. I'm getting great results since I've started learning programming, and when I was a beginner I used ...
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Why is BASIC bad? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Do you think that exposure to BASIC can mutilate your mind? BASIC, and related dialects, have long been branded "bad". I've seen it said by some of the best programmers ...
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What's a good way to prepare for this course titled “Programming Language Security”?

I have a course with the following description: The purpose of this course is the study of programming language security features and languages designed to support it explicitly. Static and ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Is it true that “Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.”?

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language. (Larry Wall). As far as I can make out, Mr. Larry Wall is trying to say that to a real programmer any language can have the same ...
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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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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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What are QUICK interview questions for the Microsoft stack development jobs? [closed]

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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Beginner need help on learning Qt programming [closed]

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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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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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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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.