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How do I delete a Git branch both locally and in GitHub?

git github git-branch git-push yesterday Adam Backstrom
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Hidden features of Python

python hidden-features Aug 4 '12 at 1:54 Roger Pate
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Strangest language feature

language-agnostic programming-languages May 1 at 21:13 Alexandr Ciornii
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803 votes
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Can a Bash script tell what directory it's stored in?

bash directory Apr 29 at 0:08 Matt Kantor
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616 votes
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Git how to create remote branch

git workflow branch Apr 26 at 17:12 rockXrock
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439 votes
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Single quotes vs. double quotes in Python

python coding-style Apr 17 at 17:50 A-B-B
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Should I be able to cancel my up-vote on a comment?

feature-request status-completed comments up-votes comment-voting Sep 13 '12 at 8:37 Sahil Mahajan Mj
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273 votes
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How do I split a string on a delimiter in bash?

bash shell scripting May 8 at 6:34 bize
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248 votes
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Should error messages apologize?

copywriting feedback error-message wording emotion May 4 at 2:25 3nafish
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175 votes
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How to generate a stacktrace when my gcc C++ app crashes

c++ gcc crash stack-trace assert May 8 at 19:13 Joel Coehoorn
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146 votes
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The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference

c# reference compiler-errors dependencies versions Mar 11 at 10:57 Adam Bellaire
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141 votes
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How do I prompt for input in a Linux shell script?

linux bash shell scripting Apr 15 at 19:37 ardavis
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141 votes
56 answers

Hidden features of C

c tips-and-tricks hidden-features Feb 9 '12 at 23:29 marxidad
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120 votes
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Why wasn't PyPy included in standard Python?

python pypy May 14 at 6:41 asmeurer
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120 votes
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How to pipe stderr, and not stdout?

bash grep stdout pipe stderr Apr 29 at 21:55 devkev
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117 votes
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Too old to start math

soft-question intuition self-learning learning advice Mar 12 at 19:05 Harry Weston
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What is the best choice for building Windows installers?

installer installation windows-installer setup Nov 9 '12 at 12:57 sascha
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What is the most ridiculous pessimization you've seen?

performance optimization May 3 '12 at 14:43 IainMH
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How do operating systems… run… without having an OS to run in?

kernel operating-systems Nov 7 '12 at 22:49 ObsessiveSSOℲ
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Underscore or camelcase?

naming-conventions Nov 21 '12 at 6:21 mixedpickles
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Running unittest with typical test directory structure

python unit-testing Mar 17 at 16:09 petrux
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What are the advantages of TeX Live over MiKTeX?

texlive miktex distributions Mar 4 at 21:56 user5976
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What is the relevance of resumes in the age of GitHub, Stack Exchange, Coursera, Udacity, blogs, etc.?

interview resume jobs github job-searching Oct 1 '12 at 3:24 Edwin Buck
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Why don't research papers that mention custom software release the source code?

research Dec 19 '12 at 15:08 math
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Battery Life and First Time Charging on Li-ion Batteries. Myth?

battery-life charging May 1 at 19:31 Al Everett
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How to add (simple) tracing in C#?

c# trace Jul 9 '12 at 17:00 Daren Thomas
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Was there 100% turn out and 100% Obama support in Cuyahoga County in 2012 Presidential Election?

united-states politics barack-obama Jan 10 at 20:38 romkyns
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What is the difference between development and R&D?

terminology research Dec 20 '12 at 5:35 CoolProgrammer
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Can up to 70% of scientific studies not be reproduced?

scientific-research Nov 6 '12 at 19:49 FrenchKheldar
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As a leader, how can I communicate to my staff that I don't need to be as technical as they are?

software-industry communication leadership Dec 8 '12 at 7:50 gnat
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