Search Results
| Search type | Search syntax |
|---|---|
| Tags | [tag] |
| Exact | "words here" |
| Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
| Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
| Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
| Views | views:250 |
| Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
| Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
| URL | url:"*.example.com" |
| Saves | in:saves |
| Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
| Types |
is:question is:answer |
| Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
| For more details on advanced search visit our help page | |
Results found
Search options answers only
not deleted
community wiki
score>= 25
73
votes
Why do programmers use or recommend Mac OS X?
I've been using MacOS X for about half a year on my dev machine and I definitely wound not recommend it to developer, other than iPhone/OSX developers (they don't have a choice, do they?).
I've replac …
347
votes
Accepted
Are #regions an antipattern or code smell?
A code smell is a symptom which indicates that there is a problem in the design which will potentially increase the number of bugs: this is not the case for regions, but regions can contribute creatin …
36
votes
Why is naming a table's Primary Key column "Id" considered bad practice?
Not using Id is a bad practice. The Id column is special; it is the primary key. Any table can have any number of foreign keys, but it can have only one key that is primary. In a database where all pr …
91
votes
Why did memory-managed languages like Java, Javascript, and C# retain the `new` keyword?
In short, you are right. The new keyword is superfluous in languages like Java and C#. Here are some insights from Bruce Eckel who was a member of C++ Standard Committee in 1990s and later published b …
34
votes
Is it a must for every programmer to learn regular expressions?
I would not be surprised if, for example, a games programmer or a programmer at the LHC never learned regular expressions. I might even give a games programmer a pass on not knowing SQL.
But, if you a …
127
votes
Accepted
A client wants us to screen work machines for pornography. Is it possible?
You can do this with 90% Headology, 10% software.
Firstly, quietly scan employees computers, build a database of files and sizes for each employee.
Then leak a memo that all PC's will be scanned for q …
2696
votes
Accepted
What technical details should a programmer of a web application consider before making the s...
The idea here is that most of us should already know most of what is on this list. But there just might be one or two items you haven't really looked into before, don't fully understand, or maybe nev …
83
votes
What is the benefit of not using Hungarian notation?
Hungarian notation is a naming anti-pattern in modern day programming environments and form of Tautology.
It uselessly repeats information with no benefit and additional maintenance overhead. What hap …
28
votes
Why do languages such as C and C++ not have garbage collection, while Java does?
Because, when using the power of C++, there is no need.
Herb Sutter: "I've haven't written delete in years."
see Writing modern C++ code: how C++ has evolved over the years 21:10
It may surprise ma …
158
votes
Accepted
What is the benefit of not using Hungarian notation?
Because its original intention (see http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Wrong.html and http://fplanque.net/Blog/devblog/2005/05/11/hungarian_notation_on_steroids) has been misunderstood and it has …
148
votes
My boss decided to add a "person to blame" field to every bug report. How can I convince him...
The main argument I would use against it is to ask what problem he's trying to solve. There are almost certainly better ways of solving the same problem.
For one thing, is there really only ever one p …
35
votes
Do programmers need a good memory?
The syntax of a language is not as hard as you think to remember, if you use it daily. Eventually it becomes very easy. Remembering all the various library functions is much more difficult and I think …
95
votes
What is MVC, really?
MVC is mostly a buzzword.
It used to be considered a pattern, but its original 1979 definition has been dumbed down, passed on, misinterpreted, and taken out of the original context. It's been ill-red …
33
votes
How important is it to reduce the number of lines in code?
Taking the reviewers' advice literally won't do any good, because the obvious direct result is promoting terse one-liners (line length limit notwithstanding). I believe the lesson to be learnt here, t …
30
votes
Is premature optimization really the root of all evil?
I've often seen this quote used to justify obviously bad code or code that, while its performance has not been measured, could probably be made faster quite easily, without increasing code size or com …