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Where/how to ask about API design?
I thought it was appropriate to ask on this site about how best to design library APIs, but my most recent question about that just got closed How to support parametrization/interpolation bindings in ...
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Guidelines for questions about a specific language lacking a specific feature
I have asked some questions about why a specific programming language does not have a specific feature. They seem to have unpredictable/mixed reception as they are sometimes but not always closed as ...
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How can I get my question answered instead of being autodeleted?
This is a followup question to this older question about my question.
At first being way too broad, the question was promptly closed as opinion-based/needs more focus. After quite some time of editing ...
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How to improve my question "Structure of enterprise application with interchangeable technology interface underlying in C# with DDD approach"
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I think this site is about design and best proactive in software engineering as you can see in https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic
and question must be good question as ...
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Why do edit/reopening and reasking behave differently?
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In case of a question getting closed, the asker sees a message like the one below:
You can edit the question or post a new one.
Often, this type of question has already many down votes. Many ...
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Are questions about the architecture of well-known software products within the scope of the site?
Are questions regarding the internal workings and the architecture of a particular software product (e.g. Oracle database, SQL Server, etc) within the scope of the site?
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As you all know, advertising is an important source of revenue for Stack Overflow and it helps us support all the sites across the Stack Exchange Network and the resources that go into maintaining and ...
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Someone plagiarized one of my answers. Now what? [closed]
Recently someone commented on an answer I wrote to Difference between 3-Tier architecture and MVC (Model, View Controller) in ASP.Net that they believe a blog post on blog.devgenius.io (a site ...
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Was my question too specific and asked for opinionated answers? - Are there any general-purpose languages which don't support C?
It seems like a pretty specific question where any answer containing a general purpose language that doesn't support C would qualify. Or is it that there is the possibility of more than one correct ...
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How can I make my question more specific?
I asked this question which was poorly received because it is apparently too broad. What additional narrowing down is required? I removed the vague and/or opinion-based 'best/cleanest/fastest way' ...
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This question about why many programming languages do not support named arguments is not opinon based and should be reopened
I found the question Why do many languages not support named parameters?
I saw that it has been closed as opinion-based. However, I would argue that this question is not really opinion based.
Is ...
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Are questions asking for names of [anti-]patterns really off-topic?
The question essentially asks: "Here's this bad thing I've noticed. It seems like an anti-pattern. Is it a recognized anti-pattern? What is it called?"
It was closed as "opinion-based&...
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Are questions asking for better ways to represent a particular concept in a given language within the scope of the site?
I asked this question in CodeReview and I was informed that I could find better answers in the SoftwareEngineering community. But, just to make sure, would the question be within the scope of the site?...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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Please remove this question from my "failed review" list
As I'm into reviewing some questions, the following appeared, which looks like "I want to design some software, and I would like to use some buttons in the GUI. I have two ideas but I don't know ...
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Is it okay to be a serial minor editor?
Today I opened the homepage and saw this:
and here's one of the edits:
I was wondering whether this kind of editing spree was appropriate.
The pictured edit occurred to a question that had not been ...
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Is there any significance ot the cat(?) in the 404 image?
The 404 page of this site has an image of what looks like a cat:
Is there anything special about this cat? What does a cat have to do with software engineering?
Is it a historical inside-joke? Does ...
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Is this site's penalty factor for Hot Network Questions still necessary?
Currently, this site has a penalty factor imposed on the "hotness" score used by the system to determine if a question on this site should be selected for Hot Network Questions: once a ...
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Why was a terminology question closed as "opinion based"?
I asked a question (link) about the origin of a term which I see frequently while programming. It was just a personal curiosity, but this type of question seems in line with many other questions on ...
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Are JIRA usage questions on topic here?
I recently asked Adding todos for myself to JIRA issues assigned to others, and it was quickly closed (and poorly received by multiple users) with a reason stating that it belonged on SO.
This is fine;...
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Avoid using ChatGPT or other AI-powered solutions to generate answers to questions on Software Engineering
Although the problem is not yet as big as it is on Stack Overflow, there have been some confirmed attempts of accounts using AI-powered solutions, like ChatGPT, to generate and post several answers to ...
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How long should I expect to wait for a simple edit to be approved?
Two weeks ago, I proposed a minor edit to fix spelling and grammar problems with an answer. On most SE sites, that would have been reviewed within a couple of hours, but here, it's been waiting for ...
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Tag usage guidance
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Should I make a post in Meta to ask guidance for the usage of the tags without usage guidance that I'm considering to use in my next question before posting it?
Tags are part of the core ...
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Is "citizen development" on topic in Software Engineering?
Tl;Dr: Are questions about citizen development, as defined by the Project Management Institute in the book of the same name, on-topic in Software Engineering?
Several webpages from software vendors, ...
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How to determine which answer is most correct
My question, if there is ...a canonical way to format 'usage' output for a cli script? has two good answers. One addresses the question posed, but the other addresses my specific use case presented ...
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Are opinionated answers or a whole book the only way to answer a question about flaws in a development plan?
C# coding style, functional approach was closed for being opinion-based.
But consider what was really being asked here. We were presented a development plan and asked if any problems are already ...
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Is the block against unregistered users asking questions still necessary?
Since 2012, unregistered users (users who haven't explicitly signed up for the site) have been prevented from asking questions (not answering questions) on this site. This block was implemented ...
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Asking a good question about identity management
Some of my questions were not accepted well; I'll try my luck with Meta first.
To formulate the topic/subject: given an auth API for user/group management: create users with passwords, add them to ...
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Stack Exchange is in violation of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license agreement
I have a question about my Software Engineering Stack Exchange post: Does software engineering in C derive a new insight into the halting problem?
Unless my deleted and locked posts are unlocked so ...
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Will removing link to author's own research paper be enough to make this question not spam?
This question is an extension of another meta post: Why were all of my points stripped on the basis of asking this question?.
The original question was marked as spam, and deleted. The meta question ...
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Post notice for duplicating question does not show the duplicated question
Question: Why do we still use JavaScript?
Do you have any idea?
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Why were all of my points stripped on the basis of asking this question?
I have a question about my Software Engineering Stack Exchange post: Does software engineering in C derive a new insight into the halting problem?
The official SE guidance on SPAM:
How to not be a
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Reopen edited "Managing a project with an unfamilar programming language"?
I've edited out the offending resource request in Managing a project with an unfamilar programming language. I don't see yet another good close reason. Any chance we can get this reopened before it ...
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Is my question, about TypeScript and learning difficulties off-topic because I suggest supporting claims with evidence?
I asked https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/440554 and defined what I though were objective criteria, and hoped to leverage the site's expertise in a software engineering topic (I ...
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Do you think the word 'master' in master server or master node is offensive?
I just finished posting a question about Amazon OpenSearch on repost.aws. The question text contained multiple references to the master nodes that elastic search/open search needs to function properly....
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The share button on posts should be updated to reflect the existence of the shorter domain names
On July 21, the swe subdomain was added for Software Engineering, making swe.stackexchange.com a redirect to softwareengineering.stackexchange.com. Now that there is a shorter URL, this should be the ...
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What's not focused about my idiom-adoption question?
I've recently asked:
Pros and cons of using the "die" idiom in C++?
and the question was closed as unfocused. It has an answer and some comments, but no comment explaining why it is ...
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Should there be a shorter subdomain for the Software Engineering Stack Exchange? [duplicate]
A previous feature request has come up for attention by the development team. The idea is that "softwareengineering.stackexchange.com" can be quite long and annoying in the cases where ...
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How can this question be improved so that I can get an answer?
https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/439054/does-this-design-of-a-simulating-halt-decider-meet-the-requirement-that-hp-p-c
Software engineers competent in C and the x86 language ...
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What's a reasonable delay before getting feedback from a reopen edit?
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This question was closed because it was not focused enough.
I've edited it within a day or two.
As of writing this, 11 days have passed since my edit and I did not get any feedback.
The ...
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If my ethics question is opinion-based, aren't all ethics questions opinion-based?
I've asked this question:
Is it legitimate to track down a library maintainer who has disappeared?
This is a question about whether something is ethical or not. Naturally, ethics are a matter of ...
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Bots, bots everywhere (a.k.a. I need a "report this suggested edit" button)
First of all, congratulations for tricking me into reviewing a suggested edit by showing me a dialog that informs me that I now have the privilege to review suggested edits, and then serving me, ...
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Vote to accept a question if it is worthy rather than to close when it is unworthy
It is my impression that most new questions on SESE are closed quickly, often rightfully so. This is problematic for a number of reasons. We have been urged to be friendly and welcoming. Having your ...
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A question was closed as duplicate even though the supposed duplicate was younger
I answered a question some years ago that was widely accepted to be the canonical answer to the very common question-- I think I had over a 200 upvotes and the answer alone added 2000 rep to my ...
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How can I update a terminology question so it can be answered with facts?
I am active on plenty of sites on the SE network, but I asked my first question on Software Engineering SE today: What is a Drop Release? asks about a definition of a term from release management.
To ...
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Question deleted even though there are similar questions on the site
I fond similar questions on the site, so decided it was the right place to ask it here. I have provided those questions in the comments. And the question was not just closed, it was deleted by a ...
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Can I ask whether coding patterns are good or bad? If so, how should I ask?
I have a hard time with asking “is it okay”/“is it good practice” questions in ways that the community deems suitable for this site.
I see popular and high-scoring questions about good/bad practices ...
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Is this SE site the appropriate one for “Figma architecture questions”?
I asked the following question on ux.stackexchange.com, but it got closed as off-topic. Also, I suppose it does not belong on neither Stack Overflow, graphicdesign.stackexchange.com nor superuser.com. ...
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I haven't asked a question in ages yet i still get barred from asking any new questions
Yesterday i've asked a question that wasn't received badly. In total it has received +1 vote. I'm trying to start a new question but i can't. Instead of the question form the following text appears:
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We are no longer accepting questions from this account?
Can anyone shed a light on this ? My last question received two answers, no criticism and it was as comprehensive as possible.
One closed vote without citing a reason.
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