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How do I learn algorithms and data structures?
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What methods are there to avoid a stack overflow in a recursive algorithm?
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What technologies are used for Game development now days?
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unit level testing, agile, and refactoring
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I would like to learn to write database-driven web applications. Where should I start?
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Should character encodings besides UTF-8 (and maybe UTF-16/UTF-32) be deprecated?
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Structured code vs Duplicate code. Modifiability
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Why to let / not let developers test their own work
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How should I structure our common modules to maximize reuse and reduce duplication?
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Confusion about dual license (MIT/GPL) javascript for use on my website
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What parts of your coding standard contribute to quality code?
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Learning Django by example
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Making an internship most effective, useful and fun for both parties
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Best Java book you have read so far
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What should I do to leave a job professionally?
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When does TDD fail?
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Confusion about proper use of * wildcard in SQL
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When and why you should use void (instead of i.e. bool/int)
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How does one decide if a data object type should be designed to be immutable?
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Is it worth Learning XML as a web developer when JSON is better for AJAX?
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Is it better to specialize in a single field I like, or expand into other fields to broaden my horizons?
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Scrum: requirements clarification vs changing scope
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How to organize functional programs
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How to test if a hashing algorithm is good?
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Is it wrong or bad to use autocomplete?
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Have you tried programming via Collaborative Text Editing?
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Regex to String generation
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When did current source control management emerge?
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Referencing StackOverflow questions in comments
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Is it wrong to use a boolean parameter to determine behavior?
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How to structure my java packages
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test
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How do I convince my company to contribute towards Open-Source?
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Writing a Software Requirement Specification
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What's a nice explanation for pointers?
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What recommendations can you give in managing a team of remote software engineers?
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Should single purpose utility app use a class
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How to deal with undesired commits that break long-running release builds?
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Return magic value, throw exception or return false on failure?
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Advice on SCRUM for the solitary developer
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Alternative to "inheritance versus composition?"
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Getting start with Zend PHP framwork
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Is there a unified source code documentation generator?
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Workaround for Java checked exceptions
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Should service test classes connect to the database
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Does unit test increase productivity?
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Open Source Licenses Question
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Single statement if block - braces or no?
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test
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How to maintain a steady pace at development?
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If you favor "T *var", do you ever write "T*"?
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For what problems is object oriented programming not a good choice?
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test
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Excessive use “this” keyword in Java
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test
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When is it more productive to build your own framework than to use an existing one?
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test
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How to show code samples in an interview?
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test
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Is test coverage an adequate measure of code quality?
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test
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Is learning technology by reading books obsolete?
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Is it necessary to know and understand design patterns in order to be a professional programmer?
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Handling Server Response Timeouts
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213603
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Learning to program without a computer
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Is a company order to switch to a certain IDE a red flag?
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Joel Test: Quiet working space as a developer?
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233615
test
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Why many Ruby gems won't work on Windows
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test
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C++ Renaissance - marketing slogan?
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111475
test
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Worth it to Learn an Archaic Language?
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125252
test
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How do you organize your projects folders?
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test
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Why isn't functional programming embraced more widely?
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What are the advantages of recursion compared to iteration?
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test
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Singleton: Why is a global point of access bad?
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test
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Single Line Conditions and Loops - Best Practice
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122244
test
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The need for adding an interface to every class
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197056
test
ae6815d6-7576-4eff-a7bc-8cc3d747b3df
Excessive use "final" keyword in Java
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98691
test
18f3d9b2-5639-4217-84c9-4a9a82a70b4f
Is Ken Thompson's compiler hack still a threat?
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184874
test
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Code maintenance: To add comments in code or to just leave it to the version control?
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175309
test
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How should I remember what I was doing and why on a project 3 months back?
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250707
test
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Being the goto developer vs being a solid team member?
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133424
test
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Is there a difference between declaring variables outside or inside a loop?
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229657
test
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Are there guidelines on how many parameters a function should accept?
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test
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Programming against a protocol in Objective-C
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test
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What should be the ideal computer science and engineering course topics?
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663
test
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VB.Net vs C# debate
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test
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Command line tools vs IDE (Eclipse )
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194395
test
9dd0c3ad-db7a-4d38-9b07-5641e5563220
At what point during a project is it unreasonable to leave?
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26030
test
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When is it okay to open-source something?
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test
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Why does Java's Collections.unmodifiableList return a List interface instead of an UnmodifiableList interface?
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Re-architecting a classic inheritance design
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What is the difference between technical specifications and design documents?
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179554
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Abstract Data Type and Data Structure
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148747
test
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If you have designed (and implemented) a programming language, what to do to make it gain attention/popularity?
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test
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Is this the correct understanding of tight coupling and loose coupling
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How to get started in opensource projects and programs
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Can Javascript code be encrypted making it hard for someone to copy?
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138182
test
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How to differentiate between trivial and non-trivial software?
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51465
test
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What are the pros and cons for the employer of code questions during an interview?
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21230
test
3126ebbd-e1b2-42b1-a329-fac40f78300f
When to to use which - Interface vs. Abstract Class?
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254339
test
68f13b88-fca9-4bb4-979f-e59b701cafb0
At what point is version control needed?
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test
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At which point do you "know" a technology enough to list it on a resume
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15004
test
5bc17a93-5b5f-4b26-a04b-a99de228f1a8
What are these different Java versions for?
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115769
test
8b412f02-6d4f-4d04-864f-748b0d7a6534
Where do you draw the line for your perfectionism?
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36731
test
dfd15f22-c147-428b-ae31-e943bdb95182
How much do i need to learn in order to get an entry level asp.net job?
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111881
test
69e8f5c5-f502-4b51-8899-417ff5167d33
In the absense of a CS degree, how can I "fill in the gaps" so to speak?
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81591
test
89b217ac-cbd8-4ae2-83a8-f40e428cfeb7
Isn't class scope purely for organization?
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170966
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