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Jack Aidley
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Sometimes a scientist, sometimes a programmer. Currently making video games.

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Should I follow the normal path or fail early?
May 20, 2014
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Is better Show() + Hide() or SetVisible(bool visible)?
Mar 20, 2014
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Should we eliminate local variables if we can?
Jan 4, 2017
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Code that converts a value into a different representation, then converts it back to where it started is bad, but how?
Oct 23, 2014
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Why is there no 'finally' construct in C++?
May 9, 2013
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Is using C/C++ macros as a shortcut for conditional compilation a good practice?
Sep 17, 2018
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Origins of code indentation
May 22, 2014
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Quantifying the advantages of a modern version control system
Aug 6, 2014
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If null is bad, why do modern languages implement it?
May 2, 2014
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Are error variables an anti-pattern or good design?
Jun 18, 2014
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How to search and replace text in a file
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Was credit for the black hole image misattributed?
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Opposite of any() function
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How can a fish that explodes by itself prosper enough to reproduce on a grand enough scale to persist as a species?
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Co-authors request that others do not use "he" as a pronoun - is this reasonable?