pythonic way to do something N times without an index variable?
Every day I love python more and more. Today, I was writing some code like: for i in xrange(N): do_something() I had to … Read more
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Advantages of std::for_each over for loop
Are there any advantages of std::for_each over for loop? To me, std::for_each only seems to hinder the readability of code. Why do then … Read more
Internal typedefs in C++ – good style or bad style?
Something I have found myself doing often lately is declaring typedefs relevant to a particular class inside that class, i.e. class Lorem { … Read more
Check if a string contains an element from a list (of strings)
For the following block of code: For I = 0 To listOfStrings.Count – 1 If myString.Contains(lstOfStrings.Item(I)) Then Return True End If Next Return … Read more
Should enums in C# have their own file? [closed]
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be … Read more
Why do some scripts omit the closing PHP tag, ‘?>’? [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: Why would one omit the close tag? (14 answers) Closed 7 years ago. In some scripts I … Read more
codestyle; put javadoc before or after annotation?
I know that it isn’t the most vital of issues, but I just realised that I can put the javadoc comment block before … Read more
.toArray(new MyClass[0]) or .toArray(new MyClass[myList.size()])?
Assuming I have an ArrayList ArrayList<MyClass> myList; And I want to call toArray, is there a performance reason to use MyClass[] arr = … Read more
For a boolean field, what is the naming convention for its getter/setter?
Eg. boolean isCurrent = false; What do you name its getter and setter? 10 Answers 10
return statement vs exit() in main()
Should I use exit() or just return statements in main()? Personally I favor the return statements because I feel it’s like reading any … Read more