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Coding is an alternative way to describe programming.

Programming is how we bend computers to our will. Well, how we want to do that. Sometimes they get the better of us.

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How do I improve my coding skills?

Here's a bit information about me, before starting with the question. I am a Computer Science Undergraduate, Java being my primary coding language. The basic problem in my University are the teaching standards. No one is concerned about teaching…
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I've stopped coding for fun, is this a bad sign?

At some point in time, I just stopped coding for fun. I used to go to work, finish my assignments and then upon arriving home I'd go and write stuff on the side for fun. However, I now just go home and try to avoid the computer. I'd rather read…
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How Much Logic in Getters

My coworkers tell me there should be as little logic as possible in getters and setters. Yet, I am convinced that a lot of stuff can be hidden in getters and setters to shield users/programmers from implementation details. An example of what I…
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Should source-code in textbooks and the like be translated?

A few weeks ago, my class was assigned to translate to Portuguese the book Real World Haskell. As I did the translation of the text and comments, I started to wonder if I should translate the code as well, as the instructor suggested. For…
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Coming from QA, how can one land that first development job?

I have been in QA for 10 years, trying to get into development for about 5 of them. I have taken classes in C++, Java and C#. I was able to write some tools and unit tests in C# at my current job and (by all accounts) did a good job of it. However,…
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experience: coding on netbooks

HI, i want to buy a netbook for doing some stuff in the train. Can someone report how it is to code simple stuff on a netbook? 10/12". I wanted to buy a very cheap one. like 1gb ram 1,6ghz blabla. and run linux on it with apache. i will code with…
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How is your working time distributed between coding and thinking?

...in percentage. For example 60/40 or 90/10 or 100/0. My hypothesis is that the bigger the proportion of time you spend thinking the smaller your code can be as a result (and the less time will be needed to write it down). Think more, write less,…
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What are my options? - Separating out the UI

I'm working on a project where the everything is driven from the a .dll on the server. The UI and the business rules are all on this .dll This makes it pretty difficult to debug. My question is, I would like to present alternatives to allowing the…
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Is it better to write the whole feature and then debug or do it incrementally?

Suppose there is a reasonably sized programming task(500 lines of code). Which is better? 1/Code the whole task from start to finish without running the code and debug later. 2/Code some small features, then test and debug, then repeat until the…
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What can I do to strengthen up my pen and pencil coding skills?

I want to better write code with pen and paper. Whether it'll be in pseudocode or real code, doesn't matter. Could you kindly advise me sources for this?
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Which is more effective in coding? Reducing line of code and execution of code?

I have this doubt many years. I am wring some code to achieve some functionality. For example I am writing 20 lines of code to achieve the functionality and my co worker writing the code for the same functionality with just 5 lines. Since he used…
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Any benefits of writing coding articles

I always wonder if there is any benefit of publishing programming/code related articles/tips either on ones own website or coding sites? I think it has a benefit that a programmer can have a record of his/her learning and refer them later, other…
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How to work on a program from any computer that is connected to the internet?

I apologize if this question is a duplicate but I am having trouble phrasing my question. I am a beginner and for the last months I have been working on a Java program. Sometimes I work on the go from my laptop and sometimes I work at home from my…
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