Use this tag when examining what is on-topic or off-topic, and why.
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Technical Firmware Development Questions about USB
Where do you ask questions about USB ? For that matter, is Stack OverFlow the appropriate place to do this ? Is there a USB area on StackExchange ?
I'm going to have a lot of USB questions for the ...
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Are htaccess questions ever on-topic at SO?
So, is it a subject for ServerFault, or can you argue they're a DSL that combines some programming features, such as regular expressions?
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Are developer-centric questions about application stores on topic for Stack Overflow?
Application stores, online marketplaces where developers can submit their applications for purchase and/or download by end-users, are fast becoming the main avenue through which non-web developers ...
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Where to ask about career paths from different degrees?
I wanted to ask a question about whether taking a certain Dual Degree in Business Administration and Engineering (Bachelor's) was smart in terms of career paths.
So I tried to find a site where it ...
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What is the scope of questions regarding theoretical computer science rather than practical problems?
I have faced/seen closed questions (very recent example here) whenever the question relates to something other than very specific programming errors, installation, some data-structure, algorithm or ...
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Avoiding the Chameleon, Again
Okay,here's the post in question
We wrote some more debugging stuff in my shop yesterday and this morning.
With the aid of those new debugging routines, I have now learned that...
The UART is ...
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How can Stack Overflow help developers evaluate technologies?
The biggest problem I am facing now as a developer is finding the right tool for the job. The problem isn't finding them, but knowing whether they are worth taking the time to evaluate. Especially, ...
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On which site are LilyPond questions on-topic?
LilyPond is a music typesetting system and markup language. The internal parts are written in lisp and the user interface is influenced by the TeX syntax. So, are questions about this system on-topic ...
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Questions about how to use a third party plugin for programming
I want to ask a question about "how do I" using Resharper. It's not a programming question (ie, it's not about a language, more about a configuration within Resharper) so I guess off topic here, but, ...
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Questions on UML and other modeling languages
What is the best place on Stack Exchange to ask specific questions about the proper use of notations used in UML and other modeling languages?
This question might seem like a possible duplicate of ...
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Will a site proposal that covers a subset of Stack Overflow work?
The Arduino site proposal will cover all questions about the Arduino platform and will also include questions involving algorithmic issues as well platform-specific programming problems of Arduino.
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What are some great examples of on-topic questions for Stack Overflow? [closed]
In light of the discussion from earlier today about the difference between Programmers.SE and the Software Engineering Area 51 proposal, I'd like to clarify what would be considered on-topic for ...
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Is there anywhere I can ask a question about reading raw memory?
I'm trying to reverse-engineer some Win32 calls, so when I say "reading", I mean reading with my Mk1 Eyeball.
I've got a block of memory which I think should be of a particular structure, but I'm not ...
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Where is the appropriate place to solicit framework-selection advice?
I've seen many questions, of varying quality and specificity, soliciting advice on selecting PHP frameworks closed.* And I've see others that remain open (and have even enjoyed a handful of upvotes).
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Where should I post questions that are relevant to desktop applications as well as web applications?
On http://webapps.stackexchange.com/, I once asked whether it was possible to open a file from the desktop using a context menu, and load it in a web browser using a web application such as pixlr. I ...
