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2974860
How can i simulate a slow network connection
1094760
Network tools that simulate slow network connection
2994544
How many files in a directory is too many (on Windows and Linux)?
466521
How many files can I put in a directory?
2985646
How to store a reference to an integer in C#?
2980463
How do I assign by "reference" to a class field in c#?
2255917
How to import java class?
187453
Import package.* vs import package.SpecificType
3008683
Why does Java allow multiple inheritance from interfaces but not from abstract/concrete classes
2515477
Why is there no multiple inheritance in Java, but implementing multiple interfaces is allowed?
3011092
How can I dynamically create a button in Android?
1851633
How to add a button dynamically in Android?
2992615
How to create an array of a collection?
2927391
What's the reason I can't create generic array types in Java?
2435986
With a SELECT...WHERE id IN (...), order results by IN()?
396748
Ordering by the order of values in a SQL IN() clause
3048669
How can I add entries to an existing zip file in Java?
2223434
Appending files to a zip file with Java
3062709
What is the difference between Classic and Integrated pipeline mode in IIS7?
716049
What is the difference between 'classic' and 'integrated' pipeline mode in IIS7?
2320380
How can I determine the current exception in a catch (...) block?
561997
Determining exception type after the exception is caught?
2653759
How can I write a "Hello World" app in assembly language?
1023593
How to write hello world in assembler under Windows?
2657810
Deep copy vs Shallow Copy
184710
What is the difference between a deep copy and a shallow copy?
2092611
Why is it recommended to avoid unidirectional one-to-many association on a foreign key?
1307203
Hibernate unidirectional one to many association - why is a join table better?
2093890
ASP.NET MVC Paginated List Example
1663616
Paging search results with asp.net MVC
2299037
Abstract constructor in C#
2303717
Define new operators in C#?
1040114
Is it possible to create a new operator in c#?
2307602
How to disable the automatic asterisk in Visual Studio when adding a multi-line comment in C#?
51180
How do I stop Visual Studio from automatically inserting asterisk during a block comment?
2348491
What is a good programming language to start my Grade 1 son learning?
20059
Suggestions on starting a child programming
2374416
Why use simple properties instead of fields in C#?
1216958
Difference between Automatic Properties and public field in C# 3.0
1277572
Should I use public properties and private fields or public fields for data?
2381195
What is the purpose of views in SQL?
214132
What are views good for?
2986229
Is it good practice to use std::size_t all over the place?
1951519
When to use std::size_t?
3001108
NameValueCollection vs Dictionary<string,string>
617443
IDictionary<string, string> or NameValueCollection
2887177
when to use === operator check in JavaScript?
2439811
What is difference between \n and \r?
1279779
What is the difference between \r and \n?
3005881
how properly remove item from list
1582285
How to remove elements from a generic list while iterating over it?
2545027
Exception during iteration on collection and remove items from that collection
2450704
Writing String.trim() in C
656542
Trim a string in C
3099753
Why do we use fixed-width fonts in our IDEs?
218623
Why use monospace fonts in your IDE?
3031885
What is the difference between .html and .htm file extension in a Basic Web Page?
1163738
Should you use .htm or .html file extension? What is the difference, and which file is correct?
2072475
Does SQL have a list type that can be used in a WHERE ... IN clause?
337704
Parameterize an SQL IN clause
2904776
PHP: Singleton vs Static Class
519520
Difference between static class and singleton pattern?
3129374
how to prevent this error : Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in ... on line 11
2973202
mysql_fetch_array()/mysql_fetch_assoc()/mysql_fetch_row()/mysql_num_rows etc... expects parameter 1 to be resource
3139619
Check that an email address is valid on iOS
800123
What are best practices for validating email addresses on iOS 2.0
2808583
Read a file from line X to line Y?
514673
How do I open a file from line X to line Y in PHP?
2662140
how to measure running time of algorithms in python
889900
Accurate timing of functions in python
1685221
accurately measure time python function takes
3144673
Java object copy best option?
869033
How do I copy an object in Java?
2841114
Is there a concurrent container library for C++
1164023
Is there a production ready lock-free queue or hash implementation in C++
2194999
How to calculate an age based on a birthday?
3159254
How do I detect that a hardware keyboard is attached to an iPhone?
2893267
How can I detect if an external keyboard is present on an iPad?
3162181
Would making 'this' a reference rather than a pointer be better in retrospect?
2948494
Unix timestamp vs datetime
409286
Should I use the datetime or timestamp data type in MySQL?
1868102
ORDER BY RAND() alternative
1823306
MySQL: Alternatives to ORDER BY RAND()
2203734
What is the difference between Array() and [] in Javascript and why would I use one over the other?
931872
What’s the difference between "Array()" and "[]" while declaring a JavaScript array?
3183064
Git vs Mercurial vs SVN
1218471
For home projects, can Mercurial or Git (or other DVCS) provide more advantages over Subversion?
2738048
How to make a link have the gloved hand mouse when hovering
3087975
How to change the cursor into a hand when a user hovers over a list item?
2998768
How can a language's compiler be written in that language?
193560
Writing a compiler in its own language
3112998
Remove unused CSS selectors
3574136
How do I identify and eliminate unused CSS styles from my bloated stylesheet?
3144904
May I take the address of the one-past-the-end element of an array?
988158
Take the address of a one-past-the-end array element via subscript: legal by the C++ Standard or not?
2149208
How to properly catch a 404 error in .NET
1949610
How can I catch a 404?
2785612
C++, What does the colon after a constructor mean?
1272680
What does a colon following a C++ constructor name do?
2349978
Variables after the colon in a constructor
3158083
What is big-O notation? How do you come up with figures like O(n)?
487258
What is a plain English explanation of "Big O" notation?
3221968
What's difference between #pragma and #ifndef?
1143936
#pragma once vs include guards?
2241268
In C# what is the difference: string vs String
3013506
Creating exe for my java Application in eclipse?
3032492
Save Settings in a .NET Winforms Application
26369
What is the best way to store user settings for a .NET application?
3221175
var vs Object in C#
1552881
Difference between "var" and "object" in C#
1888407
How to write conditional statements in WPF?
1213576
XAML Conditional Compilation
1916515
How defensive should you be?
6847
Defensive programming
2170557
split method of String class does not include trailing empty strings
545957
Java split() method strips empty strings at the end?
2190863
Why are Nodes and Elements different in XML? What was the rationale?
132564
What's the difference between an element and a node in XML?
3277812
C++ Template class inheriting another template class with a template-specified input type
11405
GCC issue: using a member of a base class that depends on a template argument
1239908
Why doesn't a derived template class have access to a base template class' identifiers?
2218841
Is it advisable to go with Python 3.1 for a beginner?
2090820
What version of Python should I use if I'm a new to Python?
2876887
Using Entity Framework 4.0 in a .Net 3.5 Application
2500609
Using EF 4 on .NET 3.5 SP1
3295464
Java equivalent of C# 'using' statement
2943542
"using" keyword in java
2271509
"Between" in Linq C#
1447635
LINQ Between Operator
3059149
When to use <strong> and when to use <b>?
2243074
Is it ok to use <strong> in place of <b> blindly?
3063027
When exactly is constructor of static local object called?
246564
What is the lifetime of a static variable in a C++ function?
2955562
The C++ 'new' keyword and C
2841204
Use the keyword class as a variable name in C++
2241012
.net: Is there a way to read a txt file from bottom to top?
452902
How to read a text file reversely with iterator in C#
2886320
int i vs int index etc. Which one is better?
130775
Is a variable named i unacceptable?
2889921
How do I become better in math, after being a programmer for several years
862804
How to improve my math skills to become a better programmer
3067586
How to capture the android device screen content?
2661536
How to programmatically take a screenshot on Android?
2316199
jQuery get DOM node?
1677880
How to get a DOM Element from a JQuery Selector
3082728
How does free() function collect the info about the no. of bytes to be freed
1518711
How does free know how much to free?
2256802
How do I check scalar for an 'inf' value in Perl?
1185822
How do I create or test for NaN or infinity in Perl?
3234216
How to parse command line arguments in Python?
20063
What's the best way to parse command line arguments?
3235402
Is there any true point to the Java interface?
504904
Is there more to an interface than having the correct methods
2274143
Is there something in PHP similar to Option Explicit in VB
3193072
Strict mode in PHP
2301015
Shuffle List<T>
273313
Randomize a List<T>
2308460
How can I get a traceback in Perl?
738628
How do I force a stack backtrace for all fatal errors in Perl?
2948258
is memset(ary,0,length) a portable way of inputting zero in double array
1373369
Which is faster/preferred: memset or for loop to zero out an array of doubles?
2337540
When should you use the "this" keyword in C++?
1057425
Excessive use of `this` in C++
2340841
fileName or filename?
742115
Parameter naming: filename or fileName?
3172179
Valid Permutation of Parenthesis
727707
Finding all combinations of well-formed brackets
3112078
rails boolean fields: `is_foo` or just `foo`?
1524154
Naming Boolean columns in Rails
2964100
#pragma once Versus #if !defined MYHEADER_INCLUDED_
2965229
nbsp not working in CSS content tag
190396
Adding HTML entities using CSS content
3359916
Format to two decimal places
3364259
SQL: BETWEEN and IN (which is faster)
3308280
Is there a performance difference between BETWEEN and IN with MySQL or in SQL in general?
2640110
How can you suppress checkstyle checks within a block of code only for specific rules?
4023185
How to disable a particular checkstyle rule for a particular line of code?
2577233
Threading in python: retrieve return value when using target=
1886090
Return value from thread
2663237
A scripting language for Windows?
326775
Best "official" scripting language for Windows programmers
1104886
Universal scripting language for Windows
2587236
Generic Property in C#
271347
Making a generic property
3316801
Which programming languages can be used to develop in Android?
1994703
Which programming languages can I use on Android Dalvik?
3332216
What's the difference between 'atomic' and non-atomic?
588866
What's the difference between the atomic and nonatomic attributes?
3333631
:(){ :|:& };: Forkbomb?
515844
The Bash command :(){ :|:& };: will spawn processes to kernel death. Can you explain the syntax?
2968414
Disable specific days of the week on jQuery UI datepicker
501943
Can the jQuery UI Datepicker be made to disable Saturdays and Sundays (and holidays)?
3376141
OpenID vs. OAuth
1087031
What's the difference between OpenID and OAuth?
3001695
How to determine whether a linked list contains a loop?
34249
Best algorithm to test if a linked list has a cycle
494830
How to determine if a linked list has a cycle using only two memory locations
3382643
XCode 4: How do you add an existing framework?
3352664
How to "add existing frameworks" in Xcode 4?
3221861
Does a JIT compiler have any disadvantages compared to a traditional compiler?