what i learned from 175 stupid questions
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What I learned from 175 stupid questions. Iris Classon Software Developer Dotnet Mentor Techincal Evangelist Telerik. Tweet to me @ IrisClasson. Are you as happy as you want to be?. As you thought you would be?. What are you going to do about it?. Tweet to me @ IrisClasson. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What I learned from 175 stupid questions
Iris Classon Software Developer Dotnet Mentor
Techincal Evangelist Telerik
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Are you as happy as you want to be?As you thought you would be?
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What are you going to do about it?
Tweet to me
@IrisClasson
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This is what I did
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About MeSoftware developer at Dotnet MentorTechnical evangelist at TelerikMCTS, MCPDMEETWindows 8 and WP8 enthusiast Crazy about programming
[email protected]@telerik.com
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Most discussed technical question 3rd place Stupid Question 109: In computer science, what do we mean
by ACID?
Stupid Question 54: Performance, when should you care?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
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Most discussed technical question 3rd place Stupid Question 109: In computer science, what do we mean
by ACID?
Stupid Question 54: Performance, when should you care?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
Tweet to me
@IrisClasson
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Big debate between the ‘think about performance from the start’ and ‘when it is a problem’,everybody agreed you shouldn’t do stupid things ;)
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Most discussed technical question 2nd place Stupid Question 70: Verbatim identifiers in C#, should they be
used and when?
‘Stupid’ Question 29: Do we need properties in c#?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
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Most discussed technical question 2nd place Stupid Question 70: Verbatim identifiers in C#, should they be
used and when?
‘Stupid’ Question 29: Do we need properties in c#?
Stupid Question 51: Stored procedures or not? And does size and/or complexity of app/data matter?
Tweet to me
@IrisClasson
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Some love them, some hate them, some didn’t know we could do without them
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Most discussed technical question 1st place Stupid Question 44: Should I use regions in my code?
Stupid question 41: Should I use IList or List?
Stupid Question 64: Is it considered bad practice to group classes under one file?
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Most discussed technical question 1st place Stupid question 41: Should I use IList or List?
Stupid Question 64: Is it considered bad practice to group classes under one file?
Stupid Question 44: Should I use regions in my code?
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Some devs say regions are a (often) result of code smells,some argue (realistically) they are needed & helps filter out ‘noise’
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Most discussed personal question 3rd place Stupid Question 47: In RE to programming, is it normal to feel
more stupid the more you learn?
Question 25: Am I too stupid to ask and answer questions?
Stupid Question 66: What one piece of advice would you give first year developers?
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Most discussed personal question 3rd place Stupid Question 47: In RE to programming, is it normal to feel
more stupid the more you learn?
Question 25: Am I too stupid to ask and answer questions?
Stupid Question 66: What one piece of advice would you give first year developers?
Tweet to me
@IrisClasson
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‘Feeling stupid’ is something most devs feel from time to time –& is considered a sign of sanity
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Most discussed personal question 2nd place ‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app
that works in IE for clients?
‘Stupid’ Question 22: Is it OK to use dropbox to store and share confidential client documents? Is this safe/good practice?
Stupid Question 65: Can we expect a workplace to let us set aside time for learning?
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Most discussed personal question 2nd place ‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app
that works in IE for clients?
‘Stupid’ Question 22: Is it OK to use dropbox to store and share confidential client documents? Is this safe/good practice?
Stupid Question 65: Can we expect a workplace to let us set aside time for learning?
Tweet to me
@IrisClasson
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A common practice that most developers think is wrong
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Most discussed personal question 1st place Stupid Question 107: Shhh… Harassment. Not a problem?
Strong content warning
Stupid Question 123: What is a polyglot programmer and should we be one?
Stupid Question 117: For the new year- which books are a must read for developers?
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Most discussed personal question 1st place Stupid Question 107: Shhh… Harassment. Not a problem?
Strong content warning
Stupid Question 123: What is a polyglot programmer and should we be one?
Stupid Question 117: For the new year- which books are a must read for developers?
Tweet to me
@IrisClasson
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An important question that affects us all,And no, it is not OK.
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Most googled question 3rd place Stupid Question 60: Should I use named variables in a loops,
lambdas, exceptions etc?
‘Stupid’ Question 1: Who is in charge of the internet? – how DO they make this thing work?
‘Stupid’ Question 11: Why isn’t there multiple inheritance in C#?
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Most googled question 3rd place Stupid Question 60: Should I use named variables in a loops,
lambdas, exceptions etc?
‘Stupid’ Question 1: Who is in charge of the internet? – how DO they make this thing work?
‘Stupid’ Question 11: Why isn’t there multiple inheritance in C#?
Tweet to me
@IrisClasson
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Something nobody owns, but needs to be managed.
The ACTA and privacy debate has resulted in more people taking an interest in this question.
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Most googled question 2nd place
‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app that works in IE for clients?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
Stupid Question 118: The pointer series: What is a pointer?
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Most googled question 2nd place
‘Stupid’ Question 28: Can devs refuse to create a web app that works in IE for clients?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
Stupid Question 118: The pointer series: What is a pointer?
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Strong feelings and a lot of frustration.Majority agreed that older IE versions should result in a higher price
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Most googled question 1st place ‘Stupid’ Question 10: What does a Software Architect do?
Stupid Question 82: What does x86 stand for? And why do we use x86 to represent 32-bit?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
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Most googled question 1st place
Stupid Question 82: What does x86 stand for? And why do we use x86 to represent 32-bit?
‘Stupid’ Question 10: What does a Software Architect do?
Stupid Question 103: What are some different types of code reviews?
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With so many different definitions people seem to be confused about the title
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What I learned
Discussing
Answering
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Thank you
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