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Term (or "pattern"?) for "Do something if it's not already done"

answered Aug 27, 2017 at 7:45

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Why do so many standards for JSON API response formats contain a "success" property in the response body instead of just using HTTP status codes?

answered Mar 23, 2022 at 6:54

76 votes

Would unit tests have helped Citigroup to avoid this expensive mistake?

answered Jul 14, 2016 at 8:07

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Is passing arguments as const references premature optimization?

answered Jun 5, 2018 at 19:19

72 votes

Why are reproduction steps helpful for fixing software bugs?

answered Jun 17, 2021 at 14:18

68 votes

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Is it common practice to validate responses from 3rd party APIs?

answered May 17, 2020 at 17:54

58 votes

What factors should influence how I determine when to abandon a small project with a friend?

answered May 14, 2015 at 8:23

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Sufficient conditions for refactoring

answered Feb 3 at 22:16

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How can I prevent header hell?

answered Feb 17, 2017 at 10:53

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Should I raise an exception/error when an optional argument is used but is not necessary?

answered Mar 7, 2022 at 5:43

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Is putting general-use functions in a "helpers" file an anti-pattern or code smell?

answered Mar 2, 2021 at 21:15

39 votes

Should I check if something exists in the db and fail fast or wait for db exception

answered Sep 19, 2018 at 10:59

38 votes

Code review from domain non expert

answered Sep 19, 2023 at 6:51

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Why is "diamond problem" a problem? Why doesn't the child simply call both parent's methods sequentially? Why is a thing with solutions a problem?

answered Aug 14, 2023 at 9:14

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How to represent a set in JSON?

answered Aug 6, 2017 at 18:39

36 votes

Developer insists if statements shouldn't have negated conditions, and should always have an else block

answered Jun 9, 2017 at 19:06

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Recommended HTTP status code for "plan limit exceeded" response

answered Jul 1, 2015 at 10:07

35 votes

Will a computer attempt to divide by zero?

answered Feb 26, 2016 at 9:38

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Is it bad practice to compare string representation on an object instead of its properties during unit tests?

answered Jun 22, 2022 at 16:01

29 votes

I changed one method signature and now have over 25,000 errors. What now?

answered Nov 4, 2016 at 9:02

29 votes

New developer can't keep up with branch merges

answered Aug 17, 2018 at 21:06

27 votes

Rationale to prefer local variables over instance variables?

answered Mar 5, 2019 at 7:08

27 votes

Is it better to check `c >= '0'` or `c >= 48`?

answered Nov 25, 2015 at 17:23

25 votes

Should I record a bug that I discovered and patched?

answered Oct 20, 2016 at 16:03

25 votes

Should generated documentation be stored in a Git repository?

answered May 13, 2019 at 6:55

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Is it the correct practice to keep more than 10 years old spaghetti legacy code untouched without refactoring at all in big product development?

answered Sep 29, 2020 at 12:09

24 votes

My boss asks me to stop writing small functions and do everything in the same loop

answered Nov 11, 2016 at 18:05

22 votes

"Write an Assembler in C." Why writing a machine code translator for a low level language in a higher level language?

answered Jul 14, 2016 at 8:13

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Is it bad practice to use hyphens in JSON keys?

answered May 28, 2016 at 17:41

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Which object should have the method?

answered Oct 30, 2020 at 7:28

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Term (or "pattern"?) for "Do something if it's not already done"

Why do so many standards for JSON API response formats contain a "success" property in the response body instead of just using HTTP status codes?

Would unit tests have helped Citigroup to avoid this expensive mistake?

Is passing arguments as const references premature optimization?

Why are reproduction steps helpful for fixing software bugs?

Is it common practice to validate responses from 3rd party APIs?

What factors should influence how I determine when to abandon a small project with a friend?

Sufficient conditions for refactoring

How can I prevent header hell?

Should I raise an exception/error when an optional argument is used but is not necessary?

Is putting general-use functions in a "helpers" file an anti-pattern or code smell?

Should I check if something exists in the db and fail fast or wait for db exception

Code review from domain non expert

Why is "diamond problem" a problem? Why doesn't the child simply call both parent's methods sequentially? Why is a thing with solutions a problem?

How to represent a set in JSON?

Developer insists if statements shouldn't have negated conditions, and should always have an else block

Recommended HTTP status code for "plan limit exceeded" response

Will a computer attempt to divide by zero?

Is it bad practice to compare string representation on an object instead of its properties during unit tests?

I changed one method signature and now have over 25,000 errors. What now?

New developer can't keep up with branch merges

Rationale to prefer local variables over instance variables?

Is it better to check `c >= '0'` or `c >= 48`?

Should I record a bug that I discovered and patched?

Should generated documentation be stored in a Git repository?

Is it the correct practice to keep more than 10 years old spaghetti legacy code untouched without refactoring at all in big product development?

My boss asks me to stop writing small functions and do everything in the same loop

"Write an Assembler in C." Why writing a machine code translator for a low level language in a higher level language?

Is it bad practice to use hyphens in JSON keys?

Which object should have the method?