Questions tagged [source-code]
Source code is any collection of computer instructions (possibly with comments) written using some human-readable computer language, usually as text.
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Why do we need so many classes in design patterns?
I am junior developer among seniors and am struggling a lot with understanding their thinking, reasoning.
I am reading Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and can't understand why we need to create so many ...
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Should I refactor the code that is marked as "don't change"?
I am dealing with a pretty big codebase and I was given a few months to refactor existing code. The refactor process is needed because soon we will need to add many new features to our product and as ...
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How do you dive into large code bases?
What tools and techniques do you use for exploring and learning an unknown code base?
I am thinking of tools like grep, ctags, unit-tests, functional test, class-diagram generators, call graphs, ...
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Why did BASIC use line numbers?
Why did old BASICs (and maybe other languages) use line numbers as part of the source code?
I mean, what problems did it (try to) solve?
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Why are some C programs written in one huge source file?
For example, the SysInternals tool "FileMon" from the past has a kernel-mode driver whose source code is entirely in one 4,000-line file. The same for the first ever ping program ever written (~2,000 ...
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How do you cope with ugly code that you wrote? [closed]
So your client asks you to write some code, so you do. He then changes the specs on you, as expected, and you diligently implement his new features like a good little lad. Except... the new features ...
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Can my company give IP rights away for an application I wrote off hours to another startup? [closed]
I am an intern for a health company (unpaid), let's call it Company A and I noticed that they are using a lot of paper form for things that can be done on the computer. Excel files for things that ...
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Classes naming: singular or plural? [closed]
It is always difficult for me to choose between singular and plural forms for classes names:
CustomerRepository vs. CustomersRepository
CustomerService vs. CustomersService
CustomerController vs. ...
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How do you put a price on your source code? [closed]
I was asked to sell the source code (along with existing users) of small utility app I created years ago. I've investigated how to put a price on the source code but so far haven't come up with a good ...
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How to prevent code from leaking outside work? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to manage a Closed Source High-Risk Project?
I'm working on an institution that has a really strong sense of "possession" - each line of software we write should be only ...
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When is code "legacy"? [closed]
We've all done it, we've labelled some code (often stuff we've inherited) as "legacy"? But it's still used in the production systems - so is it really legacy? And what makes it legacy? ...
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Why aren't there code overviews for open-source projects? [closed]
There are very complex open source projects out there, and to some of them I think I could make some contributions, and I wish I could, but the barrier to entry is too high for a single reason: for ...
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Where do you go to read good examples of source code? [closed]
I have heard a few people say that one of the best ways to improve your coding ability is to read others code and understand it. My question, as a relatively new programmer, where do I go to find ...
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Is there something wrong with how we're doing version control?
I work with a team of programmers as the business analyst. We just released version 2.0 of our product and are working on the next version to be released in 3 months (it's an internal software ...
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Bad sign if nobody can comprehend one's code? [duplicate]
If a coder writes code that nobody other than he can understand, and code reviews always end with the reviewer scratching his head or holding their head in their hands, is this a clear sign that the ...
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