Use this tag when examining what is on-topic or off-topic, and why.
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Reviewing generated code
Is reviewing generated code on topic ?
Scenarios:
Someone wrote the generator and it is included or linked and provided with generated code.
Someone wrote the generator and only included generated ...
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Can I post Excel formulas for review here? [duplicate]
I want to get a review on some Excel (Non-VBA) data validation formulas I have applied to some columns in a spreadsheet. Is this acceptable? I feel like it will get closed on SO because I'm really ...
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My code works in most scenarios, but this one scenario breaks, and I'd like help fixing that one scenario!
My code works in most scenarios, but in this specific scenario, it does not at all do what I intend for it to do. I was hoping to have it reviewed and see if anyone could spot a fix.
Is this ...
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What to do with Playground questions?
Are questions about code and its performance in a "Playground" on-topic?
This question is primarily inspired by this question (which is off-topic anyways as being broken code): Simplify expression in ...
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What should we do with questions which are looking like sample code but are a proof of concept implementation?
Yesterday I stumbled over 2 questions which seemed to be sample code.
The first stated
I wrote a sample project to show you my model. What do you think about it?
and the other had code like ...
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Valid HTML Vs. Viewable HTML
If a user can view the HTML the way they need to on IE (Hypothetically) but the HTML isn't valid, is it still On-Topic?
How have you decided this in past? should we continue to use the same set of ...
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CoreData or code-backed UML reviews
About: Core Data model for test-taking iOS app
See also: Are UML diagram reviews on-topic for CodeReview? and Reviewing "design"
I feel the linked question is off-topic because it is ...
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Are questions to review markdown on-topic?
Markdown itself is almost a (very) small subset of HTML, which is rendered as such. We use markdown on many places, including on the whole Stack Exchange network and Github. Sometimes, it is a good ...
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What causes a question to get closed as example code?
Multiple if else: how to reduce Cyclomatic Complexity of code
Here's an example of something that was tagged as example code. I'm wondering what makes it example code as sometimes we have to change ...
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Can I ask for feedback on an idea for a standard?
I'm looking to come up with a standard for how to implement a system that will automatically update software. As such, there is no actual programming per se, but I still want to make sure my standard ...
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The Code Review/Programmers/Stack Overflow hot potato
I don't want to cross-post on all metas so code review has to be the target of my ire, apologies.
Current hotness:
Test & remove, or always remove
So I'm starting to notice that questions are ...
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Should newbie questions be moved from SO to CR for style/organization advice?
Suppose a newbie asks a question on SO with an MWE that's adequately formatted, but there are mistakes in style and organization that make it difficult to understand the code. OP is trying to ask a ...
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Is a literate programme tutorial on-topic?
I decided to write a Literate Programme Tutorial of Python in Python, i.e. a document that contains executable code as well as very extensive comments about the basic functionalties of the code. This ...
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Working code vs. working program
I have a feeling that our guidances should be worded better. Take this excerpt from the Help Center:
To the best of my knowledge, does the code work?
I believe this question is incorrect, as ...
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Are JavaScript questions about leaking memory on/off topic? [duplicate]
I have a JavaScript program (Node.js), which is working 100% fine, however recently I realized it is leaking memory, most likely from several different areas, likely due to closure pattern, and ...
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A question was migrated to CR when the OP obviously didn't want a code review. Why?
So, I ran across this question. It would be a pretty good question except for one little detail: the OP doesn't want it reviewed.
... and am not looking for pure code improvements.
Also, in the ...
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Can I use CR as an environment to foster an Open Source project?
Let's suppose that I have a personal project which I think might interest more people, and given my low position in the learning curve, want to make it open source.
Besides posting pieces of code in ...
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What to do with bitter disappointment?
put on hold as off-topic by 200_success♦ 15 mins ago
This question appears to be off-topic for this site. While what’s on-
and off-topic is not always intuitive, you can learn more about it ...
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Is the *Updating OpenGL version to 4.1 (LWJGL)* question on-topic?
This question: Updating OpenGL version to 4.1 (LWJGL)
The question has an open bounty, but is it on-topic?
Note: The question has been closed, and the bounty refunded.
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Is Code Review an appropriate place to get feedback on a library?
Most of the posts I see on Code Review involve short code sniplets.
Is it appropriate to elicit feedback on an entire (albeit small) library?
Specific example: I've quietly developed this over the ...
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Reviewing a question that doesn't belong
There is currently a question on hold, which really should never have been posted to Code Review, but I think it actually highlights a point that would be worth an answer.
I started to edit the ...
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Active Directory querying Review - On Topic?
Refer to can-these-lists-and-loops-be-refactored-into-something-better, it was brought up that the question may be off-topic for CR because "the code needs to work". I usually agree with this ...
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The close reason for this question seems vague
Correct User Input - x86 Linux Assembly was closed for being "off topic", but looking at what's on topic, I noticed the likely reason was vaguely stated:
To the best of my knowledge, does the code ...
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How can I improve this question?
I'm referring to this question: SQL-Server Merge Statement with .NET DataTable
I've given it a couple days to see what happened after I asked it initially. There's been very little traffic, no votes ...
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My question was closed as being off-topic. What are my options?
I can understand that sometimes questions are closed as being too opinionated, too broad, or unclear, but my question was closed as being off-topic. I have read the On-Topic Help Center page for Code ...
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Should we delete off-topic questions by new users right away?
Brand-new user likely only have 1 rep point, but trusted Stac kExchange users have 101 when they make their first post here.
When they post an off-topic question, they usually get downvoted and ...
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“Time Limit Exceeded” and programming challenges
Lately I've seen many questions pertaining to Project Euler and similar that have problems with time limit exceeded. And this prompted the question, are these questions on topic? I mean, the code, ...
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Are we allowed to ask questions about just regular expressions?
Are we allowed to ask questions just about regular expressions?
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Non-OP edits to change the original question to make it on-topic
I feel that this topic is ambiguous at the current time, and I would like some clarification. When I see a question that is obviously, or at least appears to be off-topic based on how it is worded, my ...
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What exactly does it mean for code to be “Working Code”?
Why is it that Code Review's definition of "working code" is so misaligned with so many people's expectations?
@rolfl
Well, we've had a lot of discussion about broken code on meta, but we don't ...
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Are requests for review of language design on topic?
This is the question that prompts this meta: Is my language easy/hard enough? How badly is it designed?.
There was another question a while back, but I can't seem to find it right now...
So, this ...
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Reviewing code that is used to workaround a bug in third party tools/code etc
As developers we sometimes come across bug in third part code / tools / stuff we can't change and so we write a hack/workaround or some other dirty piece of code.
Is the "hack" reviewable?
It matches ...
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Are [vhdl] questions on-topic for Code Review?
To date, we have had four questions about VHDL, a language for describing digital circuits. Of those questions, one was closed for containing broken code.
Should vhdl be considered on-topic or ...
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Are encrypted answers acceptable?
In these sorts of problems you can't take the simple approach, you've
got to come up with a clever way to avoid actually simulating the
eating of the candy bars.
Some hints (in rot13), for ...
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Are questions that ask *not* to offer readability/style/structure advice, on topic? [duplicate]
The question in question: A platform-independent implementation of "which" in Ruby
The OP has rather specifically asked that people not talk about how to improve the readability of the code ...
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Esoteric vs Golfed Code
I'm only talking about reviewing code not further golfing it.
How do we differentiate esoteric code and golfed code ?
Since LOLCODE is allowed does that make all esoteric languages on topic ?
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Is this a good question for this site?
I hope this question is good for this site:
String Interpolation in Routes View
If it isn't, is it possible to move it to another site?
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Is [lolcode] reviewable?
Down with FizzBuzz created a lolcode tag.
Some (cough) brainfuck (cough) are even further down the esoteric alley.
Given our current site rules, I'd tend to agree.
I don't think allowing ...
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Reviewing code while alluding to a design question
Wells, for the nth time... Good IO library design
Copying my comment in verbatim, with extra emphasis:
Wells this is the really really grey area hmms? I took a quick glance at the GitHub project, ...
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Why was this question migrated away? Is it off-topic for Code Review?
Creating New Scripts Dynamically in Lua
For absolute clarity, here is the code that the questions asks to review (this is lua):
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Custom Close Reason Post-Mortem
Why does this Python maze-solver NOT get stuck? [closed]
This question was closed using the custom close reason.
The comment posted with the custom close reason was:
This question appears to be ...
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Is minifiying on-topic?
I recently asked a question asking whether my code could be minified any further, but it was put on hold for being off-topic.
Tim commented that he "voted to close as this is a code-golf question" ...
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Are Monte Carlo algorithms off-topic by definition?
One of the key requirements for posting here is
working code to the best of our knowledge
Where working means that the code compiles and returns correct results.
Where does that put Monte ...
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Are censored URLs considered example code?
A c# question was just posted: Set desktop background. One of the lines in the posted code looks like this:
...
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Are code snippets with known memory leaks broken?
As part of our check-list for questions on CodeReview, we require that code is working to the best of the askers knowledge.
Does code with a known memory leak qualify is broken per this rule?
On the ...
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Code Review vs. Help me solve my problem
A question that asks:
I don't know how to best solve problem X, can you suggest a way?
... is clearly off-topic on Code Review.
A question that asks:
I have solved problem X, and this is ...
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Reviewing AI based on how it performs
On Code Golf is is common to see a king-of-the-hill question where you have to implement an AI based on the rules given in the question.
So then I got to thinking - "If I developed an AI for one of ...
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Is this slow-loading images question off-topic?
This question was closed for asking for code to be written, but I think it is really asking how to speed up the loading of images, which I would think is performance related, which is something that ...
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Questions about interfaces, protocols, and APIs
Are questions about interfaces/protocols and APIs on-topic for Code Review?
And when I say "protocol", I mean this in the Objective-C/Swift (and potentially other languages) version of the word, ...
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Questions about speed/memory comparisons
This question should be considered as an expansion discussion on the policy discussed in Should comparisons of code snippets be closed as "not seeking a code review"?
For comparative ...
