Questions tagged [programming]
Computer programming is the process of creating computer software. Use this tag if you have any questions relating to this area.
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Is 41% of all code on GitHub AI-generated?
I read on decrypt.co:
Data from GitHub reveals that "41% of all code right now is AI generated" Mostaque remarked.
Is is true that 41% of all code on GitHub is AI-generated? They don't ...
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Was the flawless execution of code used as motivation for moonlanding denial?
In this video around 2:25 on programmer stereotypes it is mentioned in the part named female programmers that the code Margaret Hamilton wrote for the Apollo mission was so flawless that some use it ...
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Is code read more often than it's written? [closed]
There is a popular quote, maybe originated by Robert C. Martin, that says that code is read ten times more than it's written (meaning edited). Goodreads reports it.
As another example the quote is ...
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Does Test Driven Development decrease development time and create better quality software? [closed]
As any software developer out there I hold my own opinions about programming related stuff. I also hold my own opinion about TDD (Test Driven Development).
But my opinion is irrelevant because it's ...
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Did the creator of Unix say "One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code."?
Various books and web pages claim that Ken Thompson said:
"One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code."
It's found for instance in The Art of UNIX Programming by Eric S. ...
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Does the source code of the software for a high-end car contain on average around 100 million lines of code?
This infographic shows the different number of lines that some software applications (or a general type of them) have on average.
The number of lines shown for an average modern high-end car strikes ...
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Does talking to a rubber duck improve programmer performance when debugging?
In software engineering (especially XP) there is a commonly held belief that talking to a rubber duck will improve performance when debugging problematic code.
This technique is referenced in multiple ...
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Did Babbage write programs for the Analytical Engine prior to Lovelace?
Charles Babbage was the inventor of Analytical Engine and Difference Engine.
Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and computer programmer.
The Guardian says :
Often described as the world's first ...
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Are a large proportion of programming job applicants unable to implement FizzBuzz?
On the blog Coding Horror, Jeff Atwood quotes individuals as saying that a large number of programming job applicants are unable to implement FizzBuzz. Why Can't Programmers.. Program?
[Quoting Don'...
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Do iOS developers earn more than Android developers?
There are a few articles on the Internet that say so and I've personally heard it from some people around me.
If this is really so, then what would be the main cause of this?
Sources:
MOBILE
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Was a new deep learning toolkit released once every 22 days in 2015?
Guest Post (Part II): Deep Reinforcement Learning with Neon says:
The deep learning ecosystem has evolved a lot since then. Supposedly a new deep learning toolkit was released once every 22 days in ...
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Is using vim faster than a mouse-based editor for source code?
Many people claim that editing text using the vim editor is faster than using a mouse-based one, for experienced users.
There seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence for this claim, but considering ...
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Does the average software developer not own (or has never read) a book on software development?
The book 'Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams' by Timothy Lister and Tom DeMarco makes an unreferenced claim that:
"The average software developer, for example, doesn't own a single
book on ...
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Has any programmer ever been paid per line of code?
There have been some claims that some software developers were paid per line of code written:
Bill Gates was paid per line of code
I heard that Microsoft has a tradition of needlessly long and ...
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Is it true that the best programmer in the office is 30 times faster than the worst programmer in the office? [duplicate]
I was once told by a professor at a prestigious university (paraphrase):
In the average software development workplace, the best programmer is 30 times faster than the
worst programmer. So if it ...
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