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davidbak

Seattle, WA

http://www.bakins-bits.com

I've been programming for 35 years and I'm still learning new things. My major interests recently are programming models and methods for concurrency, applications of functional programming, and doing interesting things with Mathematica.

BTW, #SOreadytohelp

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Top Questions
56 votes

Is Jackson's @JsonSubTypes still necessary for polymorphic deserialization?

java json jackson json-deserialization asked Jul 28, 2015 at 0:36
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38 votes

Was Apollo 13 radio blackout on reentry longer than expected?

apollo-13 asked Jul 17, 2019 at 5:31
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23 votes

Suppose leased car is totalled: what are financial implications?

united-states car-insurance auto-leasing asked Jun 9, 2019 at 16:40
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20 votes

Why was Marisa Tomei nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role instead of Best Actress?

academy-awards my-cousin-vinny asked Jan 24, 2017 at 4:31
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19 votes

How did the Motorola MC68030 and MC68040 come to have the powerful and expensive CAS2 instruction?

instruction-set multitasking motorola-680x0 asked Sep 13, 2021 at 2:16
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16 votes

Can things created by the Room of Requirement be removed from the Room of Requirement?

harry-potter asked Mar 16, 2016 at 22:07
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15 votes

What is this thing hanging from a wire from the front headliner at the top of the windshield?

honda accord sensor part-identification antenna asked Apr 4, 2016 at 23:06
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14 votes

What does the abbreviation "RNIO" mean in a painting of the Virgin and Child?

symbolism art passion-of-jesus asked Mar 13, 2016 at 19:13
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13 votes

How long does a hard disk spin after power off?

hard-drive hardware-failure spinup asked Oct 1, 2020 at 14:20
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11 votes

Assembler where output file was executable WHILE including the source code

ms-dos assembly cp-m identify-this-software asked Mar 12, 2021 at 1:20
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Top Answers
51
What are @JsonTypeInfo and @JsonSubTypes used for in jackson
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48
Pass complex parameters to [Theory]
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37
Why were programs entered on punch cards instead of paper tapes?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

35
Were any IBM mainframes ever run multiuser?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

34
Why does the delete[] syntax exist in C++?
stackoverflow.com

31
Dealing with oversized files decades ago? Data transfer in the age of floppy disks
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

26
What is the correct way to approach the request that "new developers should not be able to access the codebase"
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22
Managing difficult employees
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22
80286 can switch from real mode to protected mode - but why not back?
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19
Are there situations when self-assignment is useful?
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18
Was there a retro computer susceptible of being damaged only by issuing instructions at it?
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15
Which endian was the Intel 4004?
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15
Why does KCl come in amber coloured bottles?
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13
What was the earliest system to explicitly support threading based on shared memory?
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13
Was there a retro computer susceptible of being damaged only by issuing instructions at it?
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13
What is this thing hanging from a wire from the front headliner at the top of the windshield?
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13
Disciplining hard-working but insubordinate engineer or his superior?
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12
What was the DEC Type 30 vector graphics display used for?
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11
Is RabbitMQ capable of "pushing" messages from a queue to a consumer?
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11
Is becoming an Amazon seller profitable? Is it worth paying for a course?
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11
How to handle colleagues who are unwilling to write a bug report?
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10
Why do we need a weak_ptr in C++11?
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10
How likely is a computer programmer to receive Long Term Disability (LTD) benefits?
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10
Why use static RAM addresses instead of the stack?
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9
The two types of Return keys on keyboard layouts
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9
How does the GLL parsing algorithm work?
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9
What were the first BASIC interpreters to be programmed in high-level languages?
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9
How does Expedia manage to sell a room significantly cheaper than the hotel itself?
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9
Why does std::pair expose member variables?
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8
What was the main purpose of bitshift instructions in CPU?
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