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What methodology did top performers in coding competitions use before they became really good? [closed]
My question probably seems a little vague. Let me add some background. Let's consider some competitions such as Google CodeJam, ACM-ICPC, IOI, etc. and some not so famous ones such as TopCoder SRMs ...
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How can I apply Readme Driven Development to an ongoing project?
I'm assigned to a project where the goal is to update an existing software. This software was developed in a totally ad hoc manner, which means that any documentation generated is outdated, confused ...
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Is the following diagrams correct for RAD and Agile methodologies?
I do not know if this would be the right stack exchange site to ask this question but I have been researching on RAD (Rapid Application Development) and Agile methodologies and was trying to find ...
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How to approach the creation of a “Unit Outline” generator?
I am the Studies Coordinator at a College and we currently have somewhere in the order of 100-200 unit outlines that are created at the beginning of each semester. Those outlines need to have ...
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How to avoid duplication between my issue tracker and the project specification documents?
I used to work for a professional consulting firm, and we worked under many different contract terms. When we could get a time & materials project, we ran it with SCRUM and tracked the backlog in ...
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For small-ish programs, should a single method handle most method calls to centralize program flow?
I'm fairly new to OOP (and programming in general), but what I find myself doing is that in the event that I don't need to pass a value from one method to another, I'll have my method calls ...
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Scrum got specific ways for testing software?
When reading Scrum Guide, as the official text for scrum, I find out there is no specific solution to provide software testing in scrum. (the only hint is on page15)
I'm a little vague on whether ...
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How to sell logistical procedures that require less time to perform but more finesse?
I am working with a group where part of the responsibilities is managing a certain set of configuration files which, of course, have the same skeleton/structure across different environments but ...
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Are Scrum and XP comparable things or are they used for different things
Are Scrum and XP comparable things or are they used for different things? what is the main features of each of them? how do they overlap?
I've been reading about both XP and Scrum over the past weeks ...
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What methodology to use for planning/developing a Language conversion project?
I am trying to help my friend by creating a part of his on-going project.
What I'm going to do is create a Java parser to break up the Java code into operators, parameters etc to build XML ...
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Best method to implement a filtered search
I would like to ask you, your opinion when it comes to implement a filtered search form. Let's imagine the following case:
1 Big table with lots of columns
It might be important to say that this SQL ...
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How to implement a software development process in an existing project?
My question involves setting up a Software Development process. If you came in to an existing project that had no formal methodology or process set up, and then were asked to set one up yourself, how ...
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Advice on SCRUM for the solitary developer [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Agile for the Solo Developer
I am looking for advice on the SCRUM process for a solitary developer. Most SCRUM resources I see focus on its use in a team environment, ...
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Ways to dynamically render a real world 3d environment in Unity3D
Using Unity3D and C# I am attempting to display a 3d version of a real world location. Inside my Unity3D app, the user will specify the GPS coordinates of a location, then my app will have to generate ...
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How do “custom software companies” deal with technical debt?
What are "custom software companies"?
By "custom software companies" I mean companies that make their money primarily from building custom, one off, bits of software. Example are agencies or ...
