Jason Baker

San Francisco, CA

Age: 30

I'm a Python programmer who dabbles in as many other technologies as possible. I presently work for Google on the App Engine team.

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Big-O for Eight Year Olds?

algorithm theory big-o metrics asked Sep 20 '08 at 4:59

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144 votes

When should I use git pull --rebase?

git merge rebase pull asked Mar 18 '10 at 18:04

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141 votes

varchar vs nvarchar performance

sql sql-server sql-server-2005 varchar nvarchar asked Aug 29 '08 at 21:41

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139 votes

Given an infinite number of monkeys and an infinite amount of time, would one of them write Hamlet?

probability infinity asked Jan 12 '11 at 1:28

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110 votes

Initializing private static members

c++ initialization static-members asked Oct 9 '08 at 3:34

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109 votes

Why doesn't C++ have a garbage collector?

c++ garbage-collection c++11 asked Sep 29 '08 at 0:53

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89 votes

Am I immoral for using a variable name that differs from its type only by case?

language-agnostic coding-style variable-naming variable-names asked Jan 20 '09 at 13:08

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83 votes

Optimistic vs. Pessimistic locking

sql-server asp-classic locking optimistic pessimistic asked Sep 24 '08 at 19:29

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83 votes

Why use iterators instead of array indices?

c++ stl iterator asked Sep 25 '08 at 2:58

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78 votes

Named string formatting in C#

c# .net-3.5 string-formatting asked Oct 1 '08 at 18:30

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Hidden features of Python

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163

Are there any famous one-man-army programmers?

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113

Check if a given key already exists in a dictionary

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112

What is a mixin, and why are they useful?

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Remove duplicates from a List<T> in C#

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Pros/Cons of Django vs Pylons

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How does Assert.AreEqual determine equality between two generic IEnumerables?

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Best UML Application for MAC OSX / Cross Platform

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The Python yield keyword explained

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How to dynamically load a Python class

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Try/Catch in Python

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What does * mean in Python?

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What's your favorite “programmer” cartoon?

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Django vs other Python web frameworks?

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“Pretty” Continuous Integration for Python

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Should I point out spelling/grammar related mistakes in someone's code?

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What is functional, declarative and imperative programming?

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How do threads work in Python, and what are common Python-threading specific pitfalls?

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Using Variables for Class Names in Python?

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Why isn't Python very good for functional programming?

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As a practitioner, why should I care about Haskell? What is a monad and why do I need it?

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What are the set of skills that every programmer graduating from college should have?

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Is there a favored idiom for mimicing Java's try/finally in C++?

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Ethics of copying 20 lines from a “Free” project

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What does the term “Tuple” Mean in Relational Databases?

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How to avoid to be employed by companies which are candidates to DailyWTF stories?

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What's the best way to return multiple values from a function in Python?

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Relative paths in Python

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How secure is a HTTP POST?

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How do I check if a string is a number in Python?

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