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What I learned from 175 stupid questions
Iris Classon Software Developer Dotnet Mentor
Techincal Evangelist Telerik
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Are you as happy as you want to be?As you thought you would be?
What are you going to do about it?
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This is what I did
About MeSoftware developer at Dotnet MentorTechnical evangelist at TelerikMCTS, MCPDMEETWindows 8 and WP8 enthusiast Crazy about programming
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Most discussed technical question 3rd place Stupid Question 109: In computer science, what do we mean
by ACID?
Stupid Question 54: Performance, when should you care?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
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Most discussed technical question 3rd place Stupid Question 109: In computer science, what do we mean
by ACID?
Stupid Question 54: Performance, when should you care?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
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Big debate between the ‘think about performance from the start’ and ‘when it is a problem’,everybody agreed you shouldn’t do stupid things ;)
Most discussed technical question 2nd place Stupid Question 70: Verbatim identifiers in C#, should they be
used and when?
‘Stupid’ Question 29: Do we need properties in c#?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
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Most discussed technical question 2nd place Stupid Question 70: Verbatim identifiers in C#, should they be
used and when?
‘Stupid’ Question 29: Do we need properties in c#?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
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Some love them, some hate them, some didn’t know we could do without them
Most discussed technical question 1st place Stupid Question 44: Should I use regions in my code?
Stupid question 41: Should I use IList or List?
Stupid Question 64: Is it considered bad practice to group classes under one file?
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Most discussed technical question 1st place Stupid question 41: Should I use IList or List?
Stupid Question 64: Is it considered bad practice to group classes under one file?
Stupid Question 44: Should I use regions in my code?
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Some devs say regions are a (often) result of code smells,some argue (realistically) they are needed & helps filter out ‘noise’
Most discussed personal question 3rd place Stupid Question 47: In RE to programming, is it normal to feel
more stupid the more you learn?
Question 25: Am I too stupid to ask and answer questions?
Stupid Question 66: What one piece of advice would you give first year developers?
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Most discussed personal question 3rd place Stupid Question 47: In RE to programming, is it normal to feel
more stupid the more you learn?
Question 25: Am I too stupid to ask and answer questions?
Stupid Question 66: What one piece of advice would you give first year developers?
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‘Feeling stupid’ is something most devs feel from time to time –& is considered a sign of sanity
Most discussed personal question 2nd place ‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app
that works in IE for clients?
‘Stupid’ Question 22: Is it OK to use dropbox to store and share confidential client documents? Is this safe/good practice?
Stupid Question 65: Can we expect a workplace to let us set aside time for learning?
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Most discussed personal question 2nd place ‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app
that works in IE for clients?
‘Stupid’ Question 22: Is it OK to use dropbox to store and share confidential client documents? Is this safe/good practice?
Stupid Question 65: Can we expect a workplace to let us set aside time for learning?
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A common practice that most developers think is wrong
Most discussed personal question 1st place Stupid Question 107: Shhh… Harassment. Not a problem?
Strong content warning
Stupid Question 123: What is a polyglot programmer and should we be one?
Stupid Question 117: For the new year- which books are a must read for developers?
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Most discussed personal question 1st place Stupid Question 107: Shhh… Harassment. Not a problem?
Strong content warning
Stupid Question 123: What is a polyglot programmer and should we be one?
Stupid Question 117: For the new year- which books are a must read for developers?
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An important question that affects us all,And no, it is not OK.
Most googled question 3rd place Stupid Question 60: Should I use named variables in a loops,
lambdas, exceptions etc?
‘Stupid’ Question 1: Who is in charge of the internet? – how DO they make this thing work?
‘Stupid’ Question 11: Why isn’t there multiple inheritance in C#?
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Most googled question 3rd place Stupid Question 60: Should I use named variables in a loops,
lambdas, exceptions etc?
‘Stupid’ Question 1: Who is in charge of the internet? – how DO they make this thing work?
‘Stupid’ Question 11: Why isn’t there multiple inheritance in C#?
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Something nobody owns, but needs to be managed.
The ACTA and privacy debate has resulted in more people taking an interest in this question.
Most googled question 2nd place
‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app that works in IE for clients?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
Stupid Question 118: The pointer series: What is a pointer?
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Most googled question 2nd place
‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app that works in IE for clients?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
Stupid Question 118: The pointer series: What is a pointer?
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Strong feelings and a lot of frustration.Majority agreed that older IE versions should result in a higher price
Most googled question 1st place ‘Stupid’ Question 10: What does a Software Architect do?
Stupid Question 82: What does x86 stand for? And why do we use x86 to represent 32-bit?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
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Most googled question 1st place
Stupid Question 82: What does x86 stand for? And why do we use x86 to represent 32-bit?
‘Stupid’ Question 10: What does a Software Architect do?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
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With so many different definitions people seem to be confused about the title
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