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How does an optimizing compiler react to a program with nested loops?
Say you have a bunch of nested loops.
public void testMethod() {
for(int i = 0; i<1203; i++){
//some computation
for(int k=2; k<123; k++){
...
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Familiarize with unknown source code [duplicate]
I have to continue feature development, issue fixing of a halfway completed code base.
There is a no documentation, all developers had left the company.
The technology stack is somewhat familiar to ...
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Java's Boolean class - why not an enum?
It seems to me that the Boolean class is an ideal candidate to be implemented as an enum.
Looking at the source code, most of the class is static methods which could be moved unchanged to an enum, ...
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Source code of jar.exe - is it available
This may seem an odd question, but I want to create an executable which runs under Windows written in C++. The program needs to be able to update a jar file even if Java is not installed on the ...
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How to find method and class usages along git repositories
We got some code in a git repository that's used along different projects (with git different repositories), the problem is that we got now so many different projects that's difficult to track which ...
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Running pieces of code distributed through out the system, automatically
I have pieces of code, written in java, which I can convert in jar and run from the terminal.
I also have some node.js script, which I would like to run before running these jar files.
So the ...
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Is there any open source code analyzer for java which I can adopt my software metrics algorithm on it? [closed]
I am doing my masters dissertation and I have conducted a software metrics. I need to adopt my metrics on an open source tool. I have found PMD and check style on sourceforge.net but there is not ...
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Distinguishing repetitive code with the same implementation
Given this sample code
import java.util.ArrayList;
import blackjack.model.items.Card;
public class BlackJackPlayer extends Player {
private double bet;
private Hand hand01 = new Hand();
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Why is using System.out.println() so bad? [closed]
Of course, it is very good use to use a logging framework for the error messages or warnings. But sometimes I use System.out.println() if I want to try something new in a short time.
Is it really so ...
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Understanding already existing complex code base [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the most effective way to add functionality to unfamiliar, structurally unsound code?
Till now, all I have worked on is with Java projects that I build from ...
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Reasons for separate source and generated trees
What are the reasons for putting the generated files in a tree parallel to the source trees? For example, in Eclipse I usually choose to put the sources to .../src and the compiler generated files in ...
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Is it necessary to write a javadoc comment for EVERY parameter in a method's signature?
One of the devs on my team believes that it is necessary to write a javadoc comment for EVERY parameter in a method's signature. I do not think this is necessary, and in fact I think it can even be ...
