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Is there anything wrong in reordering commits?
Awarded May 4 at 3:13
Is it still a code smell if a class knows all subtypes but not using instanceof and downcasting?
Awarded Mar 31 at 8:46
What prevents a race condition on a lock?
Awarded Jan 17 at 16:04
How to deal with misconceptions about "premature optimization is the root of all evil"?
Awarded Jan 3 at 16:21
Should parameter names describe their object type?
Awarded Dec 20, 2024 at 8:46
Is There a Real Advantage to Generic Repository?
Awarded Dec 5, 2024 at 12:47
I'm trying to understand hash tables - can someone explain it to me - clearly?
Awarded Oct 8, 2024 at 18:27
Why don't programming languages or IDEs support attaching descriptive metadata to variables?
Awarded Aug 16, 2024 at 21:05
Implementation of pure abstract classes and interfaces
Awarded Jul 17, 2024 at 20:25
When should a function be given an argument vs getting the data itself?
Awarded Jun 28, 2024 at 13:05
Should you ever use private on fields and methods in C#?
Awarded Jun 18, 2024 at 20:36
Using commented dashes to divide up code chunks
Awarded Jun 13, 2024 at 4:27
How can I start using Git in a project that is already underway?
Awarded Jun 4, 2024 at 21:10
Purpose of async/await in web servers
Awarded May 30, 2024 at 14:11
Does integration testing use mocks?
Awarded May 8, 2024 at 18:33
Are outdated comments an urban myth?
Awarded May 7, 2024 at 15:26
Are functional languages better at recursion?
Awarded Apr 30, 2024 at 14:20
In "I don’t want my users knowing that I’m handing them an interface.", why is the severity "I don’t want" instead of "Users don't need to know"?
Awarded Apr 30, 2024 at 9:45
What does the 'R' in x64 register names stand for?
Awarded Apr 29, 2024 at 15:31
What is the advantage of log file rotation based on file size?
Awarded Apr 27, 2024 at 18:07
Microservices: Handling eventual consistency
Awarded Apr 23, 2024 at 12:51
If a function mutates outer state during execution but reverts the outer state into original state after execution, does it still contain side effect?
Awarded Mar 15, 2024 at 6:26
How to Structure Bonuses for Software Developers?
Awarded Feb 24, 2024 at 23:33
Sufficient conditions for refactoring
Awarded Feb 22, 2024 at 7:18
Is a JS Boolean having custom properties a bad practice?
Awarded Feb 15, 2024 at 17:03
How should source code unit tests affect semantic versioning?
Awarded Feb 13, 2024 at 9:08
Should Entity Framework 6 not be used with repository pattern?
Awarded Feb 2, 2024 at 6:26
In Scrum, why don't you use aging and guaranteed time slice to prevent outdated tasks in the backlog?
Awarded Jan 26, 2024 at 10:41
What do you do with branches you've abandoned?
Awarded Jan 24, 2024 at 12:15
The Inglish parser (for The Hobbit 1982)
Awarded Dec 4, 2023 at 20:21
Best practices for reverting others' work (commits) and the 'why' for it?
Awarded Nov 18, 2023 at 14:04
Did the developers of Java consciously abandon RAII?
Awarded Nov 10, 2023 at 21:49
What are better ways of indicating "insert actual value in place of the placeholder value" in documentation?
Awarded Nov 10, 2023 at 19:10
Is the 'finally' portion of a 'try ... catch ... finally' construct/structure even necessary?
Awarded Nov 10, 2023 at 0:41
Better solutions than joining table for Many to Many?
Awarded Nov 8, 2023 at 2:04
In C, if I am passing a file descriptor to a function, should I close it in the function or in the place where I called the function?
Awarded Oct 30, 2023 at 17:05
How do I set up a source code control system for myself?
Awarded Oct 8, 2023 at 17:27
Is directly using Make considered obsolete?
Awarded Oct 5, 2023 at 16:50
Why do we call it "production"?
Awarded Sep 22, 2023 at 17:57
Code review from domain non expert
Awarded Sep 20, 2023 at 9:06
Is setRGBColor(32,128,192) a valid use of magic number?
Awarded Sep 19, 2023 at 3:27
Why is unit testing private methods considered as bad practice?
Awarded Sep 16, 2023 at 19:10
When to *not* use SOLID principles
Awarded Sep 13, 2023 at 7:28
What is a good way to indicate that a number is not something you can count with?
Awarded Sep 11, 2023 at 9:18
Why is "diamond problem" a problem? Why doesn't the child simply call both parent's methods sequentially? Why is a thing with solutions a problem?
Awarded Aug 22, 2023 at 9:40
Is fixing bugs made by other people a good approach?
Awarded Jul 26, 2023 at 15:41
Difference between Domain Driven Design and Clean Architecture
Awarded Jul 22, 2023 at 23:41
Is catching general exceptions really a bad thing?
Awarded Jul 21, 2023 at 16:35
Is it a good practice to run unit tests in version control hooks?
Awarded Jul 17, 2023 at 18:45
Is it a good practice to use List of Enums?
Awarded Jul 14, 2023 at 14:40
What is the best way to divide work among developers
Awarded Jul 8, 2023 at 1:55
Should I really use all uppercase for my constants?
Awarded Jun 30, 2023 at 16:15
Multiple boolean arguments - why is it bad?
Awarded Jun 26, 2023 at 17:40
What are "golden files"?
Awarded Jun 11, 2023 at 15:05
When should we clean up old, no longer used GIT branches?
Awarded May 7, 2023 at 11:45
Which language's style guidelines should be used when writing code that is supposed to be called from another language?
Awarded May 3, 2023 at 6:07
Is it okay to hard-code table and column names in queries?
Awarded Apr 15, 2023 at 10:35
What are the benefits of tracking solved bugs?
Awarded Mar 16, 2023 at 23:35
Why can't an xml comment contain two hyphens
Awarded Mar 14, 2023 at 15:34
SQL sanitizing in code with no user input
Awarded Mar 8, 2023 at 17:21
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