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Mason Wheeler

Seattle, WA

http://tech.turbu-rpg.com

A lifelong programmer who's been coding in Delphi since its initial release and currently makes a living at it.
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Top Questions
277 votes

How do you prove you're from the future?

time-travel asked Mar 20 '15 at 11:41
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250 votes

How are globals any different from a database?

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242 votes

How can you do anything useful without mutable state?

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Where does this concept of “favor composition over inheritance” come from?

object-oriented inheritance composition asked Apr 4 '11 at 22:54
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130 votes

How do I apply a diff patch on Windows?

windows diff patch asked Feb 5 '09 at 18:33
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Why is there a scarcity of lithium?

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53 votes

How do languages with Maybe types instead of nulls handle edge conditions?

type-systems null asked May 2 '14 at 21:47
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50 votes

Why was the Itanium processor difficult to write a compiler for?

history compilers asked Apr 16 '15 at 20:19
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Why is the language of ancient Rome called “Latin” instead of “Roman”?

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42 votes

Where does the term “Red/Black Tree” come from?

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Should I return from a function early or use an if statement?
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Can I adapt code I wrote for work and release it as open source
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Is it premature optimization to add database indices?
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Does path coverage guarantee finding all bugs?
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What coworker habit do you find most annoying?
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I found that the company I work for is putting a backdoor into mobile phones
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Are exceptions as control flow considered a serious antipattern? If so, Why?
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Is it a good idea to design an architecture thinking that the User Interface classes can be replaced by a command line interface?
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Could using ALT + F4 to close a game corrupt Save data?
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Why are bit masks called “masks” and what purpose do they serve?
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How can a new programmer impress the software engineer (boss)?
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Why does Java have a method declared void?
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The difference between “concurrent” and “parallel” execution?
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Are unit tests really that useful?
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What's the use of .Any() in a C# List<>?
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Why are some C programs written in one huge source file?
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What is the use of converting source code to Java bytecode?
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NoSQL within SQL Server
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What happened to Borland Delphi?
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What to say when you don’t know the answer to an interview question?
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Which programming language do you really hate?
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Why does C provide language 'bindings' where C++ falls short?
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Should I plan ahead, or figure out programs as I'm writing them?
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What justifies the use of an IDE versus a standard editor?
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What is a closure?
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Does this class design violate the single responsibility principle?
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Engineering interview candidate refuses to use whiteboard
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Why does Facebook convert PHP code to C++?
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Logging failed login attempts exposes passwords
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