Claudiu

New York, NY

cs.brown.edu/~csaftoiu

Age: 24

Graduated from Brown University.

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Python - append vs. extend

python list append extend asked Oct 31 '08 at 5:55

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170 votes

Efficient equivalent for removing elements while iterating the Collection

java algorithm collections asked Oct 21 '08 at 23:23

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116 votes

What is an NP-complete problem?

algorithm computer-science theory np-complete asked Oct 17 '08 at 1:25

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97 votes

In C, do braces act as a stack frame?

c memory stack asked May 3 '10 at 16:02

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95 votes

Ruby: kind_of? vs. instance_of? vs. is_a?

ruby inheritance asked Oct 8 '10 at 18:28

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90 votes

What is referential transparency?

functional-programming computer-science theory referential-transparency asked Oct 17 '08 at 1:27

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83 votes

What is the best way to discern an excellent programmer in a job interview?

language-agnostic interview asked Oct 27 '08 at 6:02

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78 votes

JavaScript Hashmap Equivalent

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67 votes

Latex in Stack Overflow?

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63 votes

Skip List vs. Binary Tree

algorithm language-agnostic data-structures binary-tree skip-lists asked Nov 2 '08 at 4:39

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Python string formatting: % vs. .format

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What is the Python equivalent of static variables inside a function?

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Lexical closures in Python

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Efficient equivalent for removing elements while iterating the Collection

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Python - Best library for drawing

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What Is Tail Call Optimization?

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“Hooker”, “whore”, “prostitute”, when to use which?

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Which is faster in Python: x**.5 or math.sqrt(x)?

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Useful code which uses reduce() in python

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The Python yield keyword explained

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How do I find the longest string in Python?

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How can I obfuscate JavaScript?

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Code-Golf: Modulus Divide

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Which language would you use for the self-study of SICP?

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When should I create a new Exception class

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Algorithm to return all combinations of k elements from n

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Java: What does the colon (:) operator do?

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How do I pronounce “ratio 1:1”?

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In Python, how to I iterate over a dictionary in sorted order?

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What's the toughest bug you ever found and fixed?

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Worst Java practice found in your experience?

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Python - How to cut a string in Python?

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Is there a historical trend towards shorter sentences?

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Algorithm for generating a random number

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How to turn on gcc warnings for a forgotten return statement?

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python dictionary update method

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Programmatically suppressing exceptions in C#

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Javascript: Using integer as key in associative array?

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efficient algorithm instead of looping

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