Post answers with the author/book pair. Let's keep it language-neutral. Here's the Coding Horror Recommended Reading list Edit: Related Stackoverflow Question What is the Single Most Influential Book Every Programmer Should Read...
There seem to be a lot of choices now for DOM manipulation, Ajax and effects. Has anyone any experience of the different options and their pros and cons? ...
Yes, Podcasts, those nice little Audiobooks I can listen to on the way to work. With the current amount of Podcasts, it's like searching a needle in a haystack, except that the haystack happens to be the Internet and is filled with too many of these "Hot new Gadgets" stuff :( Now, even though I am mainly a .NET developer nowadays, maybe...
What programming language do you wish would catch on? For me it is these domain driven languages that are useful for creating micro languages in an environment, such as Boo. Please state the reason why do you think so in your replies. ...
What code analysis tools do you use on your Java projects? I am interested in all kinds static code analysis tools (FindBugs, PMD, and any others) code coverage tools (Cobertura, Emma, and any others) any other instrumentation-based tools anything else, if I'm missing something If applicable, also state what build tools you use and...
What is the best documentation generator? I want to something that will easily add templates for documenting functions, classes, etc. I know there are several tools out there -- from Visual Studio plugins to external applications that take code files as input. which is the best? (If language-specific, specify) are there any document...
What fonts do you use for programming, and for what language/IDE? I use Consolas for all my Visual Studio work, any other recommendations? ...
Admittedly back in college I was only interested on the programming courses. Fortunately that includes the "Data Structures and Algorithms" course. Now that I'm studying compilers I wish I had paid more attention on Automata Theory. How about you? Update Compiled replies: Compilers Operating systems Business courses Statistics Disc...
What is the best interview question you have ever been asked? ...
Following this question, what is the worst interview answer you've gotten from an interviewee in a technical interview? ...
I'm currently looking at Bugzilla and Trac, as they seem to be the most popular (and I'm hoping that also means if there are any problems, it will be easier to get help), but I'm curious what solutions you use or have used and what your thoughts are. I'm currently leaning toward Trac, as it's Wiki functionality can be used to support do...
How long (in hours) have you coded in a single sitting (one session)? ...
If you had $150 to spend on one or more developer tools or utilities, what would they be? Please list in shopping list form: $25 SuperMerge (link) $49 MegaGridPro (link) Note: I'm looking for products which are for sale here, so please don't list free software. And, no, donating to an open source project doesn't make it non-free, at ...
Intended to be a quick heartbeat of what people out there are actually using to determine software size (which may lead to an estimate) in order to plan and project schedules. Post Unique answers and Vote +1 to second an existing option. Context : Let me get this off my chest... I detest function points because its difficult to coun...
What tools for managing Scrum would you recommend? ...
This is a poll asking the Stackoverflow community what non-programming books they would recommend to fellow programmers. Please read the following before posting: Please post only ONE BOOK PER ANSWER. Please search for your recommendation on this page before posting (there are over NINE PAGES so it is advisable to check them all). Man...
In natural language research and anthropology there is the construction known as a Shibboleth. Specifically this is defined as when your pronunciation of a word gives away your cultural background. This isn't just your favourite piece of hi-tech argot, but that favourite thing that lusers will say wrong and you'll know them for the n00...
I've been trying to make a decision as to which package to implement. I've looked at Pentaho, Talend, SSIS, Informatica, etc... What do you use? ...
What are the best Java coding practices Podcast you can find on the net? I'm thinking in a podcast like HeardingCode or Hanselminutes, but oriented to java development... is there any this good out there? thanks! ...
There has been some talk of Website performance monitoring tools and services on stackoverflow, however, they seem fairly expensive for what they actually do. Are there any good opensource libraries for automating checking/monitoring the availability of a website? ...