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Bob Tway
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"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."

Stack Overflow appears to be a vast experiment to prove the truth of this statement.

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At what point is brevity no longer a virtue?
Jan 5, 2017
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Why do C# developers newline opening brackets?
Apr 25, 2014
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Value of using private methods vs all public in classes for internal software for ease of unit testing [duplicate]
Jun 6, 2016
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Is it possible to take a flexible agile approach to projects that require estimates of both time taken and time saved?
Sep 25, 2015
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Getting coders to do code review
Apr 29, 2014
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In agile, how are basic infrastructure tasks at the start of a project planned and allocated using strict management frameworks like TFS online?
Jan 19, 2017
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What's best practice when putting an abstraction layer over an ORM?
Sep 7, 2015
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Is there any value in asserting values prior to acting in unit tests?
Feb 8, 2016
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Is there a standard way of cleaning data files?
Jun 20, 2014
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How do you prioritize initial sprints to maximise the chance of catching architecture errors early?
Jan 15, 2015
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When and why did orcs go green?
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When and why did orcs go green?
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Is it reasonable for me to complain about an objectionable newspaper being ordered for the office?
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Did the UK homicide rate go up after handgun ownership was banned?
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How can I learn to effectively train underskilled staff?