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Add the "Copy button for code blocks” feature on PLDI
Stack Exchange has finally introduced a new copy button on SO (example), and we can request to have it available on other SE sites:
We can also enable this feature on other tech sites that use code ...
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Should [types] and [type-systems] be synonyms?
I just noticed 2 tags when asking a question: types and type-systems. They look very similar, but I think they're different - the former could be more about use of types in variables, data; while the ...
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Why are questions about the Angular JavaScript framework poorly received here?
Angular is a framework in the full sense of that word. When using Angular, one cannot even use the JavaScript's if-else ...
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Are questions about providing suggestions for what the compiler thinks are misspelt variable names in general poorly received here?
So, I recently asked a question about providing suggestions for what the assembler thinks might be misspelt register names, and it was received rather poorly. Why is it so? Are questions about using ...
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Rework help page to allow discussing computer languages
The article "What topics can I ask about here?" mentions only programming languages.
It seems to make sense to extend the scope to computer languages. They include programming languages, but ...
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2024: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we bid farewell to the year that's concluded and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of ...
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Clarify usage of the [ambiguity] tag
We've got this ambiguity tag currently without usage guideline or description. While most question tend to agree that it refers to an anomolous situation in grammar, it's better to have an explicit ...
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One year of Programming Language Design and Implementation Stack Exchange!
Today marks one year since the start of the private beta at the beginning of this site. Happy birthday to langdev! Some vital statistics about the last year:
There have been a total of 2,434 answers ...
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Is it a good idea to include code from the relevant part of your compiler/interpreter in a question?
In my recent question, I included the relevant part of my compiler code in the question. Is that a good idea?
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What's up with the Community user?
Community seems to have acquired a new name and icon - User -1 is now labeled as 'Community Compiler', with a generated Identicon. On other sites, Community appears unchanged, with the same user ...
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Why was this question closed and upvoted?
This question was closed for being off-topic. It also has 7 upvotes. How does it have that many upvotes if it's not on topic and was closed?
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Is it appropriate to ask to check exercises from Dragon Book here?
I am studying the Dragon Book about compilers and it has exercises which I try to solve. Unfortunately, there is no-one nearby who could check my solutions. Is it appropriate to post my solutions here ...
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How can I salvage my question about names for true/false values?
I have a question about my question: Are there any names for true/false values that languages used besides bool?
It got -4 and close as opinion-based. But I thought that you could ask list-style ...
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Unable to search for words inside and outside code blocks together
I searched pascal user:me and div user:me, both returned one of my answer, which is exactly what I did intend to find.
But pascal div user:me and even pascal div returned nothing.
After a few tries, ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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