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36 questions linked to/from Checklist for how to write a good Code Review question
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What's a Zombie? And what are the many other memes of Code Review?
What is a Zombie? Why are Code Reviewers so violent and talking about killing Zombies all the time? And what ammo are they talking about? What is a TS? What does RSA mean?
And what other Code Review-...
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7answers
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How is this site different from Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
I've decided to check this site out since it was tweeted by the great Jeff Atwood himself. The first question I saw was "Advice on making ruby code more ruby-like", which is the kind of question I see ...
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4answers
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How to get the best value out of Code Review - Asking Questions
I have a project I am working on, and I would like some, or all of it
reviewed, how can I ask for this review on Code Review in a way that
produces the best possible value?
This is not about a ...
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5answers
809 views
Code Review is getting boring
Boring
I find that Code Review is getting pretty boring and unprofessional. The reason why I think this way is that many good questions about real-world problems don't get very much attention. ...
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6answers
213 views
Does Code Review systematically prefer the least important code, and what can we do about it?
There are already a large number of intrinsic hurdles before production code can get reviewed; it can be against company policy, paid developers are likely less open to criticisms and new coders are ...
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1answer
1k views
How to post a follow-up question?
Sometimes I stumble upon follow-up questions, where code is being posted again after having gone through a review (or two).
Examples of possible sets of follow up questions:
Find missing numbers - ...
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4answers
159 views
What tips would you suggest to increase tag activity?
I honestly looked for a dupe for this but could not find one. If it did exist I would assume it was tag-centric so I didn't notice.
I have been doing powershell on SO for some time now and have a ...
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4answers
368 views
Should I be asking shorter questions?
Background
I've been meaning to ask this for a while, and this meta question prompted me to finally write something. I've read the answers to that question and the ones to which it links, and the ...
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3answers
284 views
Tackling overwhelmingly long questions
I'm wondering how some users handle huge amounts of code. There's a vba question out there right now that I would really like to review. However, as stated in the question - it's 1400 lines.
I know ...
27
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1answer
457 views
What makes a good question? [duplicate]
I think it would be a good idea to compile a list of guidelines on how to ask good question. What information should be present, how to structure it, etc.
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3answers
138 views
What is the best way to ask about distinct aspects of a project?
I have a project that I've undertaken to better understand several distinct aspects of the language and system I'm learning and am wondering what the best approach to asking about these aspects is.
I'...
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1answer
369 views
Checklist or general directions on how to write a good CR-ish answer
This question is intended to be the counterpart of Checklist for how to write a good Code Review question.
Getting started with Code Review:
New users often seem to have problems to understand, what ...
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1answer
304 views
How can I make my question get more attention?
I have written a question that hasn't gotten an answer in several days, and there's not much activity on my question (votes, views, comments).
What can I do to draw more attention to my question?
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2answers
214 views
Help a new user avoid being off-topic
I am new to Code Review (but not new to Stack Exchange in general). I'm puzzled by the reasoning for putting this question on hold and would like some advice on how to be on-topic in this and future ...
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3answers
158 views
Hot Network Questions Policy
As of recently, moderators have the ability to remove a CR question from the HNQ list.
There are times when the hotness formula selects a question that a site would rather not have featured. Up ...