Doc Brown

Germany

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Senior developer, mathematics and CS background. C# / C++ / VB.NET / VBA, but did also some Perl / Python / Javascript / Scheme and other languages in the past.

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Why wasn't reputation loss on downvoted questions doubled as well?

discussion reputation down-votes reputation-recalc asked Nov 15, 2019 at 17:08

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Copy data from from IntPtr to IntPtr

c# intptr asked Apr 12, 2013 at 16:02

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38 votes

AutoScaleMode problems with changed default font

c# .net winforms asked Jun 4, 2010 at 10:12

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29 votes

Is there an equivalent to the C# "var" keyword in C++/CLI?

c# .net c++-cli type-inference asked Jan 5, 2010 at 17:48

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19 votes

Split files while keeping history in SVN

svn tortoisesvn asked Feb 15, 2011 at 9:47

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9 votes

Creating unit tests for assuring immutability

c# unit-testing nunit immutability asked Mar 24, 2011 at 9:29

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WiX, how to prevent files from uninstalling though we forgot to set Permanent="yes"

windows installer wix msi asked May 11, 2010 at 17:03

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WinForms: finding the size of a minimized form without going to FormWindowState.Normal

c# .net winforms asked May 20, 2010 at 17:24

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6 votes

UI design for changing multiple records at once

design gui desktop-application asked Mar 7, 2014 at 14:14

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5 votes

Merge contents of 2 Excel cells keeping character format intact (using VBA)

excel vba asked Feb 3, 2010 at 14:46

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Why are unit tests failing seen as bad?

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A large part of my code has a major design flaw. Finish it off or fix it now?

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When to use / not use syntactic sugar

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How to modify the output of a program for which you don't have the source code

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Should I refactor the code that is marked as "don't change"?

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Coding standard for clarity: comment every line of code?

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Why do many software developers violate the open/closed principle?

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Why are some C programs written in one huge source file?

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Dealing with non-reproducible bugs

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What is the utility and advantage of getters & setters especially when they are merely used to read and assign values to properties of an object?

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Dealing with failed sprints and deadlines

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What to do when you can't determine a boolean value?

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Treating a 1D data structure as 2D grid

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Writing tests for code whose purpose I don't understand

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How can I deal with a team member who dislikes making comments in code?

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If I need to use a piece of memory throughout the lifespan of my program, is it really necessary to free it right before program termination?

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Are classes with only a single (public) method a problem?

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Is this use of a symbolic constant overkill?

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Is using parameter names that differ from type names only by casing considered a bad practice in C#?

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Is there a pattern for handling conflicting function parameters?

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Should entities contain information about their amount?

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How do you transition a program from in-development to release?

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Should the solution be as generic as possible or as specific as possible?

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Class that does not represent anything - is it correct?

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Detect manual changes to an autogenerated C header

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Is it wrong to use a boolean parameter to determine values?

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Should we avoid using design patterns in constantly changing projects?

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Are design patterns frowned upon?

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Is "convention over configuration" not violating basic programming principles?

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Should I follow a bad coding style just to follow the established conventions at my workplace?

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