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Is it normal to get your software development products critiqued?
I am currently a software developer on coop that was in an interesting situation today. I cannot say too much, as the things I do are under NDA, but I make Grasshopper 3D (which is a Rhino plugin) ...
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Why is PHP's method of comparing different types bad?
I'm working on designing a new programming language and trying to decide how I will do variable comparisons. Along with many different types of languages, I've used PHP for years and personally had ...
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Protocol for listing developer's tools?
Is there any protocol, format, practice for developers to write down their general toolset / tech profile?
e.g.
Linux Debian 7.3
Gnome 3.4.2 Mediterranean_dark
Golang
Python 2.7
Shell Z-Shell ...
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My company is outsourcing all development and making me a project manager?
I was told to ask this question here instead of the work stackexchange forum.
I do not know if I should be looking for another job, or if my career as a software developer will be compromised if I ...
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Best way to hide API key in source code
I need some ideas on how to protect a private API key in an application, specifically in a c# .NET application.
Firstly, I understand that it is theoretically impossible to hide anything in the ...
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Coming from high-level to C
I have a web background that grants me basic understanding over programming. Some older kids wouldn't even call that programming knowledge ("any moron can do PHP/Python/Ruby"), I guess, but let's not ...
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admin interface for API
I'm starting to write an API leveraging Laravel for the backend. To begin with, I would like to have an angular app on the frontend which will consume this API for its data store. Eventually, this ...
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How to measure that a team is doing Test Driven Development
My team is considering a department goal of doing Test Driven Development next (fiscal) year.
TDD sounds good and my manager is on board. The only problem is measurement.
Our company rules require ...
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How do I get a project owner to participate in acceptance testing?
I've started using Pivotal tracker for a project I'm working on. Conceptually, this seems really cool and I'm interested in using the agile model. I have one problem with everything talked about in ...
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Even distribution through a chain of resources
I'm working on an algorithm which routes tasks through a chain of distributed resources based on a hash (or random number).
For example, say you have 10 gateways into a service which distribute tasks ...
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Finding minimum path with return?
I'm having trouble understanding a past quiz question I got:
Bobby works at Starbucks in San Mateo (V). He is doing quality assurance testing and needs to visit stores in Palo Alto (B), Tenderloin ...
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Need an optimization algorithm
I need this algorithm for one of my projects. I will paraphrase the problem.
There are 'n' ropes that have different colored rings on them. (The colors might repeat on the same rope or across ...
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is it a good idea to change my programming company? [on hold]
I have contracted over a web app with a company that gave me a lot of trouble with the quality and deadlines . Now , i am in the process of changing my programming company because of contractual ...
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Computer Simulation to Simulate Sexual Networks in Humans [on hold]
I am doing a Masters and for my Thesis I want to build a computer simulation to simulate sexual networks in humans. So I will need to simulate an asexual (for simplicity) human population. The only ...
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Is it worth the time to run static analysis tools (e.g. Findbugs) on test classes?
How likely is it for a bug that can be discovered by a static analysis tool (namely Findbugs) in test classes mask a real bug in the actual code? Is this a realistic scenario?
Is it really worth the ...
