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I believe my solution is better than my boss's, so should I ignore him?

answered Dec 20, 2010 at 9:09

48 votes

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Can you be Agile without doing TDD (test driven development)?

answered Nov 27, 2010 at 10:33

46 votes

Convince developer to use IDE

answered Mar 2, 2011 at 10:11

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Are bugs part of technical debt?

answered Aug 3, 2013 at 14:24

29 votes

Alternatives to Professional Version Control

answered Dec 8, 2011 at 11:53

25 votes

Is anything in programming truly evil?

answered Dec 21, 2010 at 19:07

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Best language or tool for automating tedious manual tasks

answered Nov 16, 2010 at 10:51

23 votes

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Business case for decentralized version control systems

answered Jan 7, 2011 at 8:38

23 votes

Why are more programmers not freelance these days?

answered Dec 4, 2010 at 11:58

20 votes

What advantages do continuous integration tools offer on a solo project?

answered Dec 1, 2010 at 14:14

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How to improve my email communication

answered Jan 12, 2011 at 19:35

18 votes

Doesn't "if (0 == value) ..." do more harm than good?

answered Nov 4, 2010 at 20:22

15 votes

Is it OK to return HTML from a JSON API?

answered Aug 10, 2013 at 9:17

15 votes

Refactoring Switch Statements and is there any real use for Switch Statements at all?

answered May 4, 2012 at 8:53

14 votes

Explaining technical things to non-technical people

answered Oct 13, 2010 at 7:49

11 votes

Do you have to be good at math to be a good programmer?

answered Sep 17, 2010 at 12:19

11 votes

Citations for inadvisability of globally unique password

answered Dec 2, 2010 at 16:51

11 votes

How do I determine if customers have already received a newsletter?

answered Dec 20, 2010 at 12:15

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Is blocking an entire web-client due to compatibility a reasonable request?

answered Sep 9, 2013 at 16:52

9 votes

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Continuous integration (with iOS and Android projects)

answered Mar 24, 2012 at 14:22

9 votes

How do you explain the importance of using a [distributed] version control system to someone who's not in the CS field?

answered Jul 11, 2012 at 16:53

9 votes

Should newbies use IDE autocomplete (Intellisense)?

answered Jan 26, 2011 at 12:58

8 votes

Two HTML elements with same id attribute: How bad is it really?

answered Dec 27, 2011 at 20:47

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Advantages of using business logic in model

answered Mar 19, 2012 at 10:37

8 votes

I have 200k lines of poorly designed code, will units tests or integration tests be more valuable?

answered Jul 29, 2013 at 17:33

7 votes

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How do you debug a complex application?

answered Mar 11, 2015 at 16:40

7 votes

Best practice to query data from MS SQL Server in C#?

answered Jan 21, 2012 at 15:46

7 votes

Dealing with engineers that frequently leave their jobs

answered Feb 4, 2011 at 10:36

7 votes

What's the most absurd myth about programming issues?

answered Oct 1, 2010 at 16:16

6 votes

How much credit do you take when you used plugins etc.?

answered Sep 14, 2010 at 18:47

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I believe my solution is better than my boss's, so should I ignore him?

Can you be Agile without doing TDD (test driven development)?

Convince developer to use IDE

Are bugs part of technical debt?

Alternatives to Professional Version Control

Is anything in programming truly evil?

Best language or tool for automating tedious manual tasks

Business case for decentralized version control systems

Why are more programmers not freelance these days?

What advantages do continuous integration tools offer on a solo project?

How to improve my email communication

Doesn't "if (0 == value) ..." do more harm than good?

Is it OK to return HTML from a JSON API?

Refactoring Switch Statements and is there any real use for Switch Statements at all?

Explaining technical things to non-technical people

Do you have to be good at math to be a good programmer?

Citations for inadvisability of globally unique password

How do I determine if customers have already received a newsletter?

Is blocking an entire web-client due to compatibility a reasonable request?

Continuous integration (with iOS and Android projects)

How do you explain the importance of using a [distributed] version control system to someone who's not in the CS field?

Should newbies use IDE autocomplete (Intellisense)?

Two HTML elements with same id attribute: How bad is it really?

Advantages of using business logic in model

I have 200k lines of poorly designed code, will units tests or integration tests be more valuable?

How do you debug a complex application?

Best practice to query data from MS SQL Server in C#?

Dealing with engineers that frequently leave their jobs

What's the most absurd myth about programming issues?

How much credit do you take when you used plugins etc.?