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Nicole

United States

http://nicolechaves.com

Full stack software engineer. I've mostly used Java, Python, C, Javascript, HTML/CSS, and SQL.

I work remotely and live in Utah with my beautiful girlfriend Kerstin (with whom I try to talk about software engineering as little as possible) and our kids. I'm a passionate feminist and social change activist.

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Top Questions
321 votes

Should package names be singular or plural?

object-oriented naming packages asked May 12, 2011 at 18:28
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240 votes

Does the first person to mention a number in a salary negotiation lose?

hiring-process salary negotiation asked Apr 10, 2012 at 22:16
workplace.stackexchange.com

222 votes

What is MVC, really?

design-patterns mvc definition asked Dec 30, 2011 at 0:38
softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

137 votes

Is a colon `:` safe for friendly-URL use?

url gwt special-characters friendly-url asked Jan 12, 2010 at 23:04
stackoverflow.com

123 votes

Can we make the title of duplicate questions say "duplicate"?

feature-request status-completed closed-questions exact-duplicates title asked May 10, 2011 at 17:31
meta.stackexchange.com

110 votes

Why can't I suggest edits on SE meta sites?

discussion suggested-edits per-site-meta asked Apr 18, 2011 at 21:21
meta.stackexchange.com

63 votes

What is the difference between dialogue and dialog?

american-english british-english orthography variants asked Feb 29, 2012 at 16:51
english.stackexchange.com

62 votes

Can black people, on average, jump higher than white people?

physiology race asked Mar 28, 2011 at 2:51
skeptics.stackexchange.com

54 votes

Outputting ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

code-golf string number asked Jan 20, 2012 at 17:57
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49 votes

Intentional misspellings to avoid reserved words

coding-style variables readability naming asked Mar 25, 2011 at 19:46
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Top Answers
756
Omitting the second expression when using the if-else shorthand
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568
JavaScript - Get Portion of URL Path
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156
How can I encourage a culture of punctuality in a software company?
workplace.stackexchange.com

146
What is a closure?
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123
SQL query: Delete all records from the table except latest N?
stackoverflow.com

98
pushState and SEO
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92
Are there reasons other than budget for hiring "entry-level" programmers?
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85
When not to use Google Web Toolkit?
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81
What are the key differences between software engineers and programmers?
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74
Why use a form tag when you're submitting via ajax?
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73
What happened to flag weight?
meta.stackexchange.com

70
Default vs Impl when implementing interfaces in Java
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70
Why do programmers use or recommend Mac OS X?
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69
Are 9 to 5 programmers looked down upon?
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68
How do I maintain a good relationship with an employer after resigning?
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63
Why are more programmers not freelance these days?
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59
Why is 2^16 a "special" number?
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58
Why are a seemingly disproportionate amount of programmers just, well, not nice?
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56
I made a mistake accepting this job
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53
Trouble deciding on identifying or non-identifying relationship
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52
Selecting interview attire for a technical job interview
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51
What justifies the use of an IDE versus a standard editor?
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48
How can I convince management to deal with technical debt?
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48
Software Design: Build it fast or build it well?
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47
Harmful temptations in programming
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46
Making decorators with optional arguments
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46
Java fuzzy String matching with names
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44
How should I accept hurtful feedback from a colleague?
workplace.stackexchange.com

44
How honest should I be in performance reviews about colleagues?
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40
Position of text in a submit button
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