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Top Questions
82 votes

What is the purpose of system table master..spt_values and what are the meanings of its values?

sql sql-server database-design configuration asked Nov 25, 2010 at 4:29
stackoverflow.com

40 votes

Should I capitalize the starting sentence after a greeting that ends in a comma (e.g. "Hello,")?

capitalization comma letter-writing greetings asked Feb 9, 2011 at 8:01
english.stackexchange.com

33 votes

How to better copy&paste big files over RDP?

windows remote-desktop file-transfer clipboard copy-paste asked May 28, 2012 at 2:06
superuser.com

25 votes

How to use nested class in WPF XAML?

c# wpf xaml data-binding nested-class asked Jan 27, 2013 at 10:13
stackoverflow.com

25 votes

Windows LocalSystem vs. System

windows sql-server network-share workgroup asked Aug 10, 2010 at 4:38
serverfault.com

25 votes

What is the origin of "Color me confused"?

meaning etymology asked Mar 5, 2011 at 5:57
english.stackexchange.com

21 votes

What is antonym of "update"?

single-word-requests antonyms technical asked Mar 8, 2011 at 12:11
english.stackexchange.com

21 votes

NULL permitted in Primary Key - why and in which DBMS?

database database-design relational-database terminology asked Oct 11, 2010 at 13:48
stackoverflow.com

20 votes

A code example illustrating the difference between the paradigms of async/await and Reactive (Rx) extension?

c# task-parallel-library system.reactive async-await c#-5.0 asked Apr 8, 2013 at 10:35
stackoverflow.com

20 votes

Wasn't it .NET 4.0 TPL that made APM, EAP and BackgroundWorker asynchronous patterns obsolete?

c# wpf task-parallel-library backgroundworker async-await asked May 3, 2013 at 16:09
stackoverflow.com

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Top Answers
45
Security warning when opening file from network share
stackoverflow.com

41
What are the correct version numbers for C#?
stackoverflow.com

31
Is Facebook allowed to sell/give your information away to anyone willing to buy it?
security.stackexchange.com

18
sql statistics io scan count explanation
stackoverflow.com

16
SQL Server 2008 Windows Auth Login Error: The login is from an untrusted domain
stackoverflow.com

16
How to show error in PowerShell step called from SQL Server 2008 R2 job?
stackoverflow.com

15
How to reconnect InfoPath task form to SPD workflow after moving it to the new Site Collection
sharepoint.stackexchange.com

13
Async/await vs BackgroundWorker
stackoverflow.com

12
System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher and WinForms?
stackoverflow.com

12
Persistent vs non-Persistent - Which should I use?
stackoverflow.com

11
How do libraries in different programming languages handle Date & Time, Timestamps & Durations, Leapseconds & -years, DSTs & Timezones, ...?
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11
How can I make SQL Server return FALSE for comparing varchars with and without trailing spaces?
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11
Add a unique constraint of a sql table as foreign key reference to an another sql table
stackoverflow.com

10
In SQL, is UPDATE always faster than DELETE+INSERT?
stackoverflow.com

10
What is the purpose of a Windows Workgroup?
superuser.com

9
will two strings with same content be stored in the same memory location?
stackoverflow.com

9
How to define DataContext in XAML using StaticResource
stackoverflow.com

9
Can I use my username in a legal license?
softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

8
Task.ContinueWith and TaskContinuationOptions.AttachedToParent
stackoverflow.com

8
Default TaskCreationOptions in Task.Run
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8
Has reCaptcha been cracked / hacked / OCR'd / defeated / broken?
stackoverflow.com

8
Add js to an InfoPath form
sharepoint.stackexchange.com

7
Get SynchronizationContext from a given Thread
stackoverflow.com

7
How to protect html form from spammers?
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7
No InfoPath forms in SP 2013 workflows?
sharepoint.stackexchange.com

6
Asynchronous Programming with Async and Await
stackoverflow.com

6
Why can I not reuse temp tables in T-SQL?
stackoverflow.com

6
Has anybody earned $0.25+ from each of a captcha (on your website) passing?
webmasters.stackexchange.com

6
Usage of the word "orthogonal" outside of mathematics
english.stackexchange.com

6
How to hide the _cts folder in all document libraries?
sharepoint.stackexchange.com

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