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I compared 2 different malloc versions and asked about malloc and free where a test first resulted in that one malloc was faster than the other and then a comment or answer was that if you allocate or ...
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How can this question be fixed?

In looking at various questions that are specifically mentioning a tool (as they are often tool questions that should have been asked on Stack Overflow years ago instead of here), I've come across ...
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Help edit the Wiki Answer: Canonical Book on Agile

This post is a call to arms to higher rep users on Programmers that have the ability to view deleted answers. I merged a couple questions together asking for Agile references on request and took the ...
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Why was my answer repeatedly downvoted and deleted then?

The answer lists the only three books solely devoted to exceptions I know of (and quite probably, the only three that exist): For the ASP.NET part (your example case), point them to Robust ASP.NET ...
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Short answer deleted, not sure why? [duplicate]

Yesterday I provided a short answer to a question, and it has been deleted as if it was a comment: https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/270394/40631 I don't think it was a comment, ...
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remove CW status for this answer? (OO-principles for Javascript by Daniel)

https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/180588/31260 Above answer has been made CW per automatic rule (quote source): The post has been edited ten (10) times by the original owner. ...
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Is this (code-only) answer OK?

The question is: Use constructor or setter method? ...I am not sure if that is a correct way to deal with problem. I think in above mentioned case user is anyway going to change the text, so why not ...
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is there a value in this answer?

I fail to see any value in this answer. Do I miss something? Question: I have to make database for data that are currently being kept in excel files, so I have to do some changes before writing ...
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remove CW status for this answer? (hashing algorithms testing by Ian Boyd)

Which hashing algorithm is best for uniqueness and speed? Particular answer to above question has been made CW per automatic rule (quote source): The post has been edited ten (10) times by the ...
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