Software Development

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What must a C compiler do when it finds an error?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Lundin‭ · edited 4mo ago by ghost-in-the-zsh‭

c compiler syntax-error constraint-violation compiler-errors

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Does the location of an import statement affect performance in Python?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by ghost-in-the-zsh‭ · last activity 1y ago by ghost-in-the-zsh‭

python python-internals

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Should a salt be stored in the same database as the hash?

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by jla‭ · last activity 1y ago by Canina‭

security hash salt

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How should we share some content between two otherwise-independent git repositories?

4 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

git software-practices

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What is the purpose of `if __name__ == '__main__'`?

1 answer · posted 3mo ago by J-hen‭ · last activity 3mo ago by hkotsubo‭

python python-module

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Why is it considered bad practice to use float for representing currency?

2 answers · posted 5mo ago by klutt‭ · last activity 4mo ago by klutt‭

integer floating-point currency

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Different behavior with relative imports when using flask vs py

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by luap42‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by ajv‭

python flask relative-imports

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Is strcpy dangerous and what should be used instead?

1 answer · posted 9mo ago by Lundin‭ · last activity 9mo ago by J-hen‭

c strcpy strncpy buffer-overflow

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Are there best practices for sticking conditions in WHERE clauses vs the JOIN statement?

2 answers · posted 1y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity 1y ago by klutt‭

mysql join

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Does using an Integer have any speed/performance benefits over a string in JSON

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by WELZ‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by . .‭

string integer json optimization

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What compiler options are recommended for beginners learning C?

1 answer · posted 7mo ago by Lundin‭ · edited 4mo ago by Lundin‭

c compiler compiler-errors compiler-warnings compiler-options

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What is undefined behavior and how does it work?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Lundin‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Lundin‭

c undefined-behavior

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Can regex be used to check if input conforms to a very strict subset of HTML?

4 answers · posted over 1 year ago by jla‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Stephen C‭

javascript regex html

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Why are list comprehensions written differently if you use `else`?

1 answer · posted 2mo ago by buster_blue‭ · last activity 2mo ago by Moshi‭

python syntax list-comprehension

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What is HEAD in Git?

1 answer · posted 4mo ago by hkotsubo‭ · last activity 4mo ago by hkotsubo‭

git terminology

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How do I support tab completion in a python CLI program?

1 answer · posted 3mo ago by ajv‭ · last activity 3mo ago by hkotsubo‭

python shell command-line-interface tab-completion

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What is malloc's standard-defined behavior with respect to the amount of memory it allocates?

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c memory-management malloc

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Scheme for cross-platform warning control?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by dmckee‭ · last activity 1y ago by Someone‭

c++ cross-platform compiler-warnings

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What does the "\s" shorthand match?

1 answer · posted 8mo ago by hkotsubo‭ · last activity 11d ago by hkotsubo‭

regex whitespace

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Destroy std::mutex referenced but not owned by std::unique_lock?

1 answer · posted 12mo ago by Estela‭ · last activity 12mo ago by Angew‭

c++

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Behavior of Pointer Arithmetic on the Stack

4 answers · posted 2mo ago by Josh Hyatt‭ · last activity 1mo ago by Alexei‭

c undefined-behavior stack-memory unspecified-behavior

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What does the static keyword do in C?

1 answer · posted 2mo ago by Lundin‭ · last activity 2mo ago by Lundin‭

c static storage-duration scope linkage

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For scripting what are the pros and cons of command line arguments versus capturing input at the start?

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by klutt‭

software-practices

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How can I emulate regular expression's branch reset in Java?

2 answers · posted over 1 year ago by hkotsubo‭ · last activity 8mo ago by hkotsubo‭

java regex

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Should I cast to (void) when I do not use the return value

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Kami‭ · edited over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭

c software-practices

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Path separator for Atom / JavaScript on Windows

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by A. Donda‭ · last activity 7mo ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭

javascript atom-editor path-separator

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Is MISRA-C useful outside safety-critical and embedded programming?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by Lundin‭ · last activity 1y ago by ghost-in-the-zsh‭

c misra-c

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What is CPU endianness?

1 answer · posted 12mo ago by Lundin‭ · last activity 12mo ago by Lundin‭

big-endian litte-endian endianness

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Why don't format specifiers work with lists, dictionaries and other objects?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by hkotsubo‭ · edited over 1 year ago by sth‭

python python-internals

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How to override default string formatter?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by luser‭ · edited 1y ago by Alexei‭

python string-formatting

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Is there a way to estimate the execution time of a statement in MySQL?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by meriton‭

mysql

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Why does Firefox block based on a restrictive default-src directive, when more specific, more permissive *-src exist?

1 answer · posted 6mo ago by Canina‭ · last activity 6mo ago by Moshi‭

content-security-policy

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How do I find the order that yields the shortest path?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by matthewb‭ · edited 1y ago by matthewb‭

algorithms

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What's the correct way to merge a branch and its dependent branch back to master?

2 answers · posted 6mo ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited 18d ago by hkotsubo‭

git git-branch branching-strategy

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What is the difference between operator precedence and order of evaluation?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Lundin‭ · edited 12mo ago by Lundin‭

c operator-precedence order-of-evaluation unspecified-behavior

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How to choose backend technology for my project?

3 answers · posted 1y ago by aditya98‭ · last activity 1y ago by Matthewericfisher‭

back-end

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Pros and cons of various type_traits idioms

1 answer · posted 1y ago by dmckee‭ · edited 1y ago by Marc.2377‭

c++ template-metaprogramming sfinae

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How to set text-align for whole column of HTML table?

2 answers · posted 9mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭ · edited 8mo ago by Alexei‭

html text-align alignment

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Why is this client code getting the wrong date for a few hours a day?

2 answers · posted 8mo ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 8mo ago by hkotsubo‭

javascript datetime

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SQL timestamp for daylight saving day when clock goes 1 hour back.

1 answer · posted 10mo ago by Estela‭ · last activity 10mo ago by hkotsubo‭

sql timestamps postgresql datetime timezone

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.elf file - What contributes to the resulting .bin file size?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by sktpin‭ · edited 1y ago by sktpin‭

c elf linker

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What are field separators in operating-programming languages (such as Bash)?

1 answer · posted 11mo ago by JohnDoea‭ · edited 10mo ago by JohnDoea‭

linux bash shell Bourne

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Multiple catches with almost the same code.

2 answers · posted 11mo ago by Estela‭ · edited 11mo ago by Ayxan Haqverdili‭

c++ exception error-handling

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How can I define a method on [&mut T] where T: MyTrait?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by wizzwizz4‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by r~~‭

rust compiler-errors

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What is a good modern language to use for a Business Rules project?

2 answers · posted 7mo ago by Sigma‭ · last activity 7mo ago by meriton‭

business-rules

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Is `uint8_t` always an alias for a character type if it exists?

1 answer · posted 11mo ago by Ayxan Haqverdili‭ · edited 11mo ago by Lundin‭

c++ strict-aliasing type-punning stdint character

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Update list based on presence of identifier in a second list

3 answers · posted 11mo ago by FrankLuke‭ · last activity 11mo ago by Andrew Shepherd‭

c# linq

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Is it correct to run code inside a method whose object has been destroyed?

1 answer · posted 12mo ago by Estela‭ · last activity 12mo ago by Hyperlynx‭

c++ multithreading

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How can I find git branches where all branch-local commits are from specific people?

2 answers · posted 10mo ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited 10mo ago by Alexei‭

git git-branch

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How do I ask git-show-branch to display a commit range?

1 answer · posted 5mo ago by ajv‭ · edited 5mo ago by Alexei‭

git git-show-branch git-history

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