Stefano Borini

Cambridge, United Kingdom

http://ForTheScience.org

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"Least Astonishment" and the Mutable Default Argument

python language-design default-parameters least-astonishment asked Jul 15, 2009 at 18:00

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571 votes

Reimport a module while interactive

python asked Aug 10, 2009 at 11:24

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234 votes

prototype based vs. class based inheritance

javascript oop inheritance prototype-programming asked May 3, 2009 at 1:39

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226 votes

decorators in the python standard lib (@deprecated specifically)

python decorator deprecated asked Mar 29, 2010 at 7:14

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219 votes

Asynchronous method call in Python?

python asynchronous python-asyncio coroutine asked Aug 6, 2009 at 13:55

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206 votes

How do I tell matplotlib that I am done with a plot?

python matplotlib plot asked Apr 12, 2009 at 14:40

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182 votes

Is Java really slow?

java performance asked Jan 29, 2010 at 16:39

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170 votes

Unique object identifier in javascript

javascript asked Jan 4, 2010 at 5:34

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157 votes

Authoritative position of duplicate HTTP GET query keys

http uri asked Nov 17, 2009 at 4:04

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151 votes

Alternatives to JavaScript

javascript browser asked May 30, 2009 at 22:06

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Syntax for a single-line while loop in Bash

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Design patterns or best practices for shell scripts

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"Too many values to unpack" Exception

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What are the worst working conditions you have written code in?

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Why can't I stop vim from wrapping my code?

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What do .c and .h file extensions mean to C?

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What statistics should a programmer (or computer scientist) know?

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How does Google calculate my location on a desktop?

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Eliminate space before \begin{itemize}

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What is 'railroading', and what are its pros and cons?

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SVN Error: "' 'x' isn't in the same repository as 'y' " during merge

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What is meant by the term "dirty object"?

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Convert integers to strings to create output filenames at run time

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Algorithm for creating a school timetable

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How to check if a directory exists in Linux command line?

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python write string directly to tarfile

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Pipe output and capture exit status in Bash

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Python: Importing an "import file"

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How much work should the constructor for an HTML parsing class do?

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Why don't Researchers publish when their experiment fails?

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Use 'import module' or 'from module import'?

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What happens when you run a program?

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Opinions on NetCDF vs HDF5 for storing scientific data?

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Python naming conventions for modules

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