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Highest scoring answer that outscored an accepted answer with score of more than 10 by more than 2x. This badge can be awarded multiple times.
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What is different between the internal design of Java and C++ that lets C++ have multiple inheritance?
Awarded May 11, 2019 at 22:05
Why Isn’t SQL More Refactorable?
Awarded May 2, 2019 at 0:30
Working through the single responsibility principle (SRP) in Python when calls are expensive
Awarded Apr 14, 2019 at 2:00
Applicability of Single Responsibility Principle
Awarded Apr 12, 2019 at 16:05
How do you justify more code being written by following clean code practices?
Awarded Mar 18, 2019 at 22:15
Programming as fast as you can touch-type... How to get to that stage?
Awarded Mar 5, 2019 at 21:40
Why are standard libraries not programming language primitives?
Awarded Jan 30, 2019 at 2:00
Best way of writing comments in code
Awarded Dec 28, 2018 at 12:25
Why inherit a class without adding properties?
Awarded Dec 18, 2018 at 17:40
Is it a bad idea have make a class method that is passed class variables?
Awarded Dec 10, 2018 at 13:55
Is there a performance benefit to using the method reference syntax instead of lambda syntax in Java 8?
Awarded Dec 5, 2018 at 16:55
Quality of Code in unit tests?
Awarded Nov 30, 2018 at 7:40
Why are cryptic short identifiers still so common in low-level programming?
Awarded Nov 27, 2018 at 19:30
Making code findable by using globally unique message IDs
Awarded Nov 26, 2018 at 0:50
Why are objects passed by reference?
Awarded Nov 14, 2018 at 9:55
How do I efficiently search for all the landmarks within a range of a certain landmark?
Awarded Nov 7, 2018 at 11:15
Why do we need a Builder class when implementing a Builder pattern?
Awarded Oct 24, 2018 at 13:40
Should each unit test be able to be run independently of other tests?
Awarded Oct 13, 2018 at 19:00
Should I keep my GitHub forked repositories around forever?
Awarded Oct 3, 2018 at 10:25
Why does the call stack have a static maximum size?
Awarded Sep 18, 2018 at 13:10
In microservice, is it single database or single database instance for each service?
Awarded Sep 15, 2018 at 18:15
Why use an interface when the class can directly implement the functions?
Awarded Sep 14, 2018 at 14:45
When to optimize for memory vs performance speed for a method?
Awarded Sep 6, 2018 at 16:00
What's the most used programming language in high performance computing? And why?
Awarded Aug 28, 2018 at 7:40
Given a herd of horses, how do I find the average horn length of all unicorns?
Awarded Aug 20, 2018 at 15:35
Foreach-loop with break/return vs. while-loop with explicit invariant and post-condition
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 10:40
Using multiple Git repositories instead of a single one containing many apps from different teams?
Awarded Aug 1, 2018 at 22:05
How to avoid logical mistakes in code, when TDD didn't help?
Awarded Jul 15, 2018 at 9:44
How do huge open source libraries get maintained while having code far from "clean code" practices?
Awarded Jul 11, 2018 at 17:59
If functions have to do null checks before doing the intended behaviour is this bad design?
Awarded Jul 3, 2018 at 8:53
Why are unit tests failing seen as bad?
Awarded May 22, 2018 at 20:23
Why aren't Java objects deleted immediately after they are no longer referenced?
Awarded May 9, 2018 at 7:35
Why are multiple programming languages used in the development of one product or piece of software?
Awarded May 7, 2018 at 10:54
What's the history of the non-official pronunciation of SQL?
Awarded Apr 23, 2018 at 10:32
Line break before or after binary operator?
Awarded Apr 3, 2018 at 11:48
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Awarded Mar 22, 2018 at 21:32
What "version naming convention" do you use?
Awarded Mar 15, 2018 at 8:01
How do I document my code for minimum time review?
Awarded Mar 11, 2018 at 9:41
Prevent deprecated code from compiling after reaching a deadline
Awarded Mar 9, 2018 at 8:03
Is "composition over inheritance" violating "dry principle"?
Awarded Feb 27, 2018 at 9:34
Should I return an HTTP 400 (Bad Request) status if a parameter is syntactically correct, but violates a business rule?
Awarded Feb 26, 2018 at 21:05
Why use Optional in Java 8+ instead of traditional null pointer checks?
Awarded Jan 20, 2018 at 8:49
I can't program because the code I am using uses old coding styles. Is this normal to programmers?
Awarded Jan 3, 2018 at 17:18
What is beautiful code in C++, and why do most programmers care that much?
Awarded Dec 19, 2017 at 15:57
How much difference does experience make?
Awarded Nov 10, 2017 at 22:39
Development process used for the code on Apollo 11 missions?
Awarded Nov 1, 2017 at 12:24
Should I accept to write unsecure code if my employer requests me to do so?
Awarded Oct 27, 2017 at 9:27
Does MVC apply only to web
Awarded Sep 21, 2017 at 1:08
Which HTTP verb should I use to trigger an action in a REST web service?
Awarded Sep 1, 2017 at 9:18
Why does software use the Win32 name?
Awarded Aug 29, 2017 at 19:14
Why should I use a factory class instead of direct object construction?
Awarded Aug 22, 2017 at 17:42
Should we include the NuGet PACKAGE folder in version control?
Awarded Aug 16, 2017 at 20:03
Error handling considerations
Awarded Jul 14, 2017 at 3:59
What is the common procedure used when compilers statically type check "complex" expressions?
Awarded Jul 7, 2017 at 7:09
Is it bad practice to not delete redundant files right away from VCS but instead mark them as "To be deleted" with comments first?
Awarded Jun 15, 2017 at 9:00
How does garbage collection work in languages which are natively compiled?
Awarded Jun 15, 2017 at 3:26
Are the tests for test-driven development (TDD) always unit-tests?
Awarded Jun 13, 2017 at 10:50
How to develop excellent software with agile methods?
Awarded May 21, 2017 at 22:16
Is there any logical reason to auto-generate code documentation?
Awarded May 8, 2017 at 14:56
Should functions that take functions as parameters, also take parameters to those functions as parameters?
Awarded Mar 21, 2017 at 20:13
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