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Michael K

Greenville, SC

http://www.noobiecoder.com

Knowing the tools you have to work with is the first step to finding the right one, so keep learning!

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Top Questions
147 votes

What does a tilde in angle brackets mean when creating a Java generic class?

java generics intellij-idea syntax tilde asked Feb 3, 2011 at 15:10
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94 votes

Can moderators from other sites be differentiated here?

feature-request status-declined profile-page meta moderators asked Feb 24, 2011 at 20:43
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76 votes

Why use partial classes?

c# design language-design asked Apr 26, 2011 at 19:42
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47 votes

Is there any reason to use "plain old data" classes?

java code-quality object-oriented code-smell asked Dec 27, 2010 at 14:35
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25 votes

What do you look for when debugging deadlocks?

debugging multithreading asked Jan 26, 2011 at 14:56
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23 votes

How does pthread work?

c multithreading pthreads asked Jan 31, 2011 at 19:06
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21 votes

Working with clients who don't know what they want

productivity client-relations asked Nov 10, 2010 at 1:43
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14 votes

Why doesn't my android custom account show in "Accounts and Settings"?

android authentication accounts asked Dec 20, 2013 at 2:53
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14 votes

Can the Strategy pattern be implemented without significant branching?

design design-patterns unit-testing strategy asked May 1, 2012 at 18:57
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13 votes

Pros and cons of different types of vibrato on trumpet

trumpet vibrato asked Jun 17, 2011 at 0:47
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Top Answers
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Are there guidelines on how many parameters a function should accept?
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114
What can multiple threads do that a single thread cannot?
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77
Is anything in programming truly evil?
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72
How necessary is it to follow defensive programming practices for code that will never be made publicly available?
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47
What's a nice explanation for pointers?
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38
Why doesn't my android custom account show in "Accounts and Settings"?
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36
Pronunciation of "char"
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31
In TDD should I have to write Test first or Interface first?
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31
What are the must have development tools for Windows?
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30
Is static typing worth the trade-offs?
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30
How do I tell my parents that landing a job is what actually counts?
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27
Please stop using SoftwareEngineering.SE as your toilet bowl
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25
What do you wish language designers paid attention to?
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25
Is developing games the best way to learn programming?
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24
How is a switch statement better than a series of if statements?
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22
Using @RequestLine with Feign
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21
Encouraging software engineers to track time
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20
Does it make sense to use ORM in Android development?
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20
Reading a collection of strings from the user
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19
Should You Log From Library Code?
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18
Do variable names affect the performance of websites?
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18
What non-OO language should I learn?
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17
Is it necessary to create a database with as few tables as possible
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17
Converting from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates
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Is Model-View-Presenter (MVP) scheme useful for Android?
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16
Would you hire a computer scientist which refuses to use computers?
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15
Why did memory-managed languages like Java, Javascript, and C# retain the `new` keyword?
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15
When being a technical genius is not enough to be a successful developer?
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14
Why C# doesn’t support multiple inheritance?
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13
Cleaning a tarnished flute
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