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Mason Wheeler
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A lifelong programmer who's been coding in Delphi since its initial release and currently makes a living at it.
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Should I return from a function early or use an if statement?
Nov 11, 2010
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How are globals any different from a database?
May 24, 2016
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Are exceptions as control flow considered a serious antipattern? If so, Why?
Mar 4, 2013
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Where does this concept of "favor composition over inheritance" come from?
Apr 4, 2011
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Is it premature optimization to add database indices?
Feb 24, 2015
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Does path coverage guarantee finding all bugs?
Mar 29, 2015
126
The difference between "concurrent" and "parallel" execution?
Mar 15, 2013
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Is it a good idea to design an architecture thinking that the User Interface classes can be replaced by a command line interface?
Aug 22, 2012
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What's the use of .Any() in a C# List<>?
Sep 4, 2015
100
Why are bit masks called "masks" and what purpose do they serve?
Sep 26, 2017
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How do you prove you're from the future?
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How can you do anything useful without mutable state?
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How can I fix "unsupported class file major version 60" in IntelliJ IDEA?
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Can I adapt code I wrote for work and release it as open source
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How do I apply a diff patch on Windows?