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Flag summary layout broken
As you see on the picture, flag summary layout is broken. The right column should be on the right, instead of below the left column.
This doesn't happen on the other SE sites.
Tested on latest ...
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Will you downvote this? [on hold]
If i know 2 or more ways to solve a problem, do I actually have to solve it both ways or may I ask without any code at all, if I have working code to back it up? Specifically I want to ask about best ...
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Should we include reviewing code generating workproducts?
I posted a question that asked for feedback for optimizing a Simulink Model which is used to generate C code. The question was down-voted and put on hold because there was no code provided in the ...
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Is it off-topic to ask for test cases (“use cases”)?
May I ask if you can come up with tests if I have functional code or do I have to develop good tests myself? I did develop a test that works but only with static libraries (which I might consider a ...
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Can we do away with “someone else's code” wording? [duplicate]
The other day we got the question Python - Print the average of a list which is a value in a dictionary [on hold].
When I came across this question it was being closed for a custom close reason, I ...
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1answer
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Why didn't this format correctly in a comment?
I commented on a person's question with the following markup:
...you have a single-bit mask that increments using `i <<= 1`, e.g. `for(i = 1; i < 1 << 16; i <<= 1)`...
but ...
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What makes a question a duplicate? [duplicate]
If I ask twice about the same purpose and with different codes, it that a duplicate that will get closed?
Typically I ask a question about some code and get a review, then I make changes and want to ...
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1answer
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Search or list unanswered questions by language
Is it possible to search for unanswered questions AND no other language than language L, for example, only unanswered Java questions? I would like to list all unanswered questions for a given tag.
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Is our “broken” wording broken?
"Questions containing broken code or asking for advice about code not yet written are off-topic, as the code is not ready for review. After the question has been edited to contain working code, we ...
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What is the proper comment when downvoting an answer that is not an answer?
This is a request for the proper way to do things as a reviewer on code review. The question and answer can be found at Modularised Document Construction.
I just downvoted an answer that in the first ...
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June 2016 Community Challenge
I don't see one of these yet, so here's the question for the proposals for the June 2016 Community Challenge! (I skipped May, as there wasn't enough time to get a good pool of suggestions.)
It's ...
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1answer
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“Using EnquireJS to trigger swapping image sources per media query” has no answers. Is it a bad question?
I am trying to get an answer to this question.
Is the question wording bad?
Is the code bad?
Why has it not received any answers?
Thank you for any tips on how to improve the question so that it ...
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3answers
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Tackling overwhelmingly long questions
I'm wondering how some users handle huge amounts of code. There's a vba question out there right now that I would really like to review. However, as stated in the question - it's 1400 lines.
I know ...
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1answer
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Can I ask questions about where my code went wrong in algorithms and problem solving?
I have recently started solving problems with Python. Many of the programming problems involve complex algorithms and are hard to solve. I need help knowing if the code I've written produces wrong ...
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2answers
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Non-code formula spreadsheet
From what I can tell this site is mainly (not sure about solely) for the use of reviewing CODE. I am wondering if it will also review code-free spreadsheets for potentially better formulas, or layout ...
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1answer
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Can you please put my question on hold while I edit the question body and fiddle?
If it is OK to put this question on hold while I edit the question body and most of all the code/fiddle that comes with it to better reflect what I am trying to ask or get out of it, that would be ...
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2answers
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Why is “parsing large data file in the context of multiple processes” on hold?
Post is here: parsing large data file in the context of mpirun
Why did this get put on hold? This is functioning code, it just blows up in memory when the file is too large.
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2answers
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How can I flag a post for migration to SO?
I recently flagged a question as "in need of moderator attention": AVX2 method to average 4x4 block of UINT16s.
It provided an algorithm in C, asking how to implement it using low-level AVX ...
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They asked me to write awkward code – how did I do?
Recently, somebody was given a homework assignment with an exercise specification that left much to desire. Yet, they've tried to make the best out of it and managed to write some code that seems to ...
5
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3answers
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Can comment be off-topic because of an hypothetical question?
I stumbled in a comment discussion on a question here : Optimize Linq search query with multiple if statements
The first comment from the OP :
Awesome, thank you for the Order By tip. However, ...
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1answer
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The checkmark for “positive question record” clips a bit
Just noticed this earlier on my Mac, but the checkmark when you click a badge description (i.e. [badge:socratic]) clips a bit.
Here's an image for a better description.
OS X El Capitan, 10.11.4
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1answer
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Does the question “Testing current, new or friends firms as max output and least effort” lack code to be reviewable?
I came across "Testing current, new or friends firms as max output and least effort" the other day, and have been thinking it's off-topic.
There is too little information to do more than a 'lint ...
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2answers
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for (post in [loop]) { post.tagMoreAppropriately(); }
The loop tag is generic... like, very, very generic. Generic as in, if your code doesn't loop somewhere, it's probably not a computer program. Hence I'm nominating the loop tag for burnination.
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4answers
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My suggested review would suggest not using the code altogether
Not sure how to phrase the title as there are two large concerns with what I am thinking of doing for the review of this question:
Batch script to make folders hidden
It is largely a batch script ...
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11answers
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What would Clippy say?
We have a question closure rate of ~30%. That's a significant burden on moderators and users who help triage the questions.
While some questions can indeed be very difficult to triage, there are ...
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0answers
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Are design questions (with actual code) on-topic? [duplicate]
Suppose I'm working on a particular module in my software. I have a proposed design (possibly already implemented or prototyped) that I want feedback on in a tangible format, such as a Java ...
11
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1answer
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New Answers to Old Questions layout is broken
The "New Answers to Old Questions"-View in the 10k Tools layout is broken:
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The use of light gray type on this site makes it very difficult to read [closed]
This website is very difficult to read. It appears you are using #444 for text color. Would you consider changing the default text color?
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2answers
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Is it more proper to use gcc or g++ while compiling a question in the C Language tag?
I answer a question with a C language tag and got down-voted for using #define rather than const or static for defining constants. One of the constants is defined in terms of the other constants. When ...
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5answers
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Code Review Blog Library
I really enjoy reading some of the answers posted by Code Review users. Where can I go to get more helpful advice for improving my code from these users?
Let's list a few off-site resources authored ...
9
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2answers
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How about a Code Review blog library?
In response to this meta question and this comment in The 2nd Monitor, I'm curious how Code Review meta would feel about the idea of a maintained list of useful, on-topic blogs maintained by active ...
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2answers
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Rehash “How secure is my X” cryptography questions
This has been discussed before about 2 years ago: “How secure…” questions - Code Review vs. Information Security SE but it doesn't appear to have led to anything very conclusive.
These questions are ...
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Should we have a Code Review Blog?
Super User, Server Fault, Programmers, InfoSec, Apple, DBA, Science Fiction & Fantasy and a bunch more sites all have Community Blogs that are contributed to and maintained by community members.
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Is asking about open source code OK?
Can I ask about open source code if I want to understand why a line of code is present when seemingly it does not affect the program behaviour, but there are good chances that it's there for a reason?
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1answer
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Should we refer to the C++ Core Guidelines?
Since last year's CppCon, there is an official set of C++ Guidelines. This long list offers rationales for many important coding style questions and is updated constantly.
Should we refer by links to ...
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1answer
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Does a single shell command constitute reviewable code?
A question asks to have a command-line invocation of FFmpeg reviewed. Is that reviewable code?
There is currently no language tag, though shell unix could be added.
Let's not discuss whether a ...
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2answers
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“What to do when someone answers” seems to give bad advice at a glance
Take a look at this page of the Help Center - What should I do when someone answers my question?
If you only read the text with special markup, as someone would when skimming the page, it reads like ...
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HeadFirst - Design-Patterns: Porting from Java to C# and C++ for reviewing
I am learning design patterns once more. The book mentioned above offers the examples in java, and I read them, write them and follow the book, I really like their kind of writing. But I gave myself ...
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1answer
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What is the scope of the file tag?
Today I was asking a question which was basically about file transformation and while tagging it I looked up file to see if it is appropriate for my question. Unfortunately, there are more than 300 ...
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1answer
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How to get feedback over multiple solutions of a particular exercise of a book?
I am self studying C++ from Robert Lafore's OOP in C++. I am solving the exercise questions of chapter-3 loop and decisions. For the first question(say X) I've written three different codes using ...
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Would it be possible to have the question closer to the answer field?
I find that when answering a question on Code Review, I'm constantly scrolling to the top of the page, copying some code, scrolling to the bottom, pasting it, then editing it. I do this over and over. ...
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Finding change in knapsack
Currently, there's 6 questions tagged change-making-problem: one in 2012, two last year and three this year so far.
This kind of problem is closely associated with (or rather, a subset of) the ...
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3answers
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Editing out the Ruby tag from a Ruby-on-Rails question
Someone suggested an edit to remove the ruby tag with the reason:
ruby != RoR
I was tempted to reject the edit, since ruby is a valid tag in my opinion for ruby-on-rails. The user is a good ...
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Bug in display of recently earned badge
When I go to my profile, on the Activity tab under Badges, I see this:
Notice how the badge only has the open bracket {. Now when I scroll down to the badge ...
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Official xkcd of CodeReview
I noticed some CS websites have an xkcd that fits what they do pretty well.
I was randomly clicking through some the other day, and I happened upon this:
http://xkcd.com/1513/
PLEASE note that I ...
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1answer
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Self-answering on Code Review? [duplicate]
So, to me it seems like self-answers here at Code Review are bad form. At other SE sites, if you receive answers that help you to the correct answer, normally you'll give those the credit and post ...
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2answers
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Distributing “welcome votes” to first posts
When I review first posts in the first posts part of the review queues (found in the top right corner for some users), I will often upvote a first post from a new user if it is good enough.
For ...
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Are questions asking for opinion regarding all edge cases on topic?
I have been away from code review for some time and not sure on the scope agreed upon in the community.
So is this question on topic or off topic? Basically the below is on topic or not?
Will ...
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Why are we [still] not on the footer?
This completely feels like asking for an underground parking spot at work, but... there's at least1 one spot left in the page footer area, in the section we'd belong under:
Why isn't Code Review on ...
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How should i mention the licence of my code? [duplicate]
When posting code to be reviewed (for instance code that already has been pushed on a github repo), how should I mention the licence of the code ?
I definately can't put the licence notice in the ...
