Robert Harvey

Lancaster, CA

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Age: 50

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Why does it matter that HTML and CSS are not programming languages?

terminology asked Dec 19 '10 at 22:36

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On developing deep programming knowledge

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Etiquette for posting civil and informative comments

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48 votes

How can I link to an external resource in a community-friendly way?

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45 votes

Does the change in “Exact Duplicate” wording imply a shift in policy?

discussion exact-duplicates moderation policy asked Feb 6 at 19:17

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41 votes

Allow me to marry text to a onebox in chat

feature-request chat onebox asked Jan 25 '12 at 17:38

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Close Reasons should link to “How to Ask,” not to the FAQ

feature-request closed-questions close-reasons asked Jun 4 '12 at 22:33

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Moderators should be immune to the word filters in titles

feature-request status-declined moderator-tools question-restrictions asked Dec 6 '11 at 17:16

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Users should be able to delete their own marginal questions and answers without risking an IP ban

feature-request deleted-questions deleted-answers ip-ban asked Jun 23 '11 at 14:38

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How do I remove my name from a post, in accordance with CC:WIKI?

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Why use the yield keyword, when I could just use an ordinary IEnumerable?

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Why use a database instead of just saving your data to disk?

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How to update Linq to SQL dbml file?

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Should the variable be named Id or ID?

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An alert to serial minor edits

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Usage of Pirated software at a company

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Can the status of whether an answer has been accepted be a separate icon rather than a color difference?

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ASP.NET MVC:Why does the CheckBoxFor render an additional input tag and how can I get the value using the FormCollection

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Saving changes is not permitted in SQL Server

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When does “proper” programming no longer matter?

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Why is 0 false?

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What is a 'thunk'?

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What is a “context bound” in Scala?

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Is it a bad practice to modify code strictly for testing purposes

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What do people find difficult about C pointers?

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I think [illegal] is not legal on SO

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What functionality does dynamic typing allow?

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Should I disclose about tattoos I have during a job interview?

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Do job postings exaggerate their requirements?

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Etiquette for posting civil and informative comments

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C# function to find the delta of two numbers

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