Questions tagged [scope]
Use this tag when examining what is on-topic or off-topic, and why.
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Active Directory querying Review - On Topic?
Refer to can-these-lists-and-loops-be-refactored-into-something-better, it was brought up that the question may be off-topic for CR because "the code needs to work". I usually agree with this ...
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Is asking for a name for one function on-topic?
In How to name a method that sets some values in a javabean?, the OP only ask for a name of this function, and nothing more. Does it belong to the scope of Code Review?
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Could we detect phrases like "not working" and "bug" in question titles and warn users?
It has been mentioned recently that ~62% of close votes come from the "broken code" or "code not yet written" category. I'm wondering if we could help lower that percentage by detecting certain key ...
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Reviewing code while alluding to a design question
Wells, for the nth time... https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/61319/good-io-library-design
Copying my comment in verbatim, with extra emphasis:
Wells this is the really really grey ...
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Are Monte Carlo algorithms off-topic by definition?
One of the key requirements for posting here is
working code to the best of our knowledge
Where working means that the code compiles and returns correct results.
Where does that put Monte Carlo ...
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What are the conditions for asking a Wolfram Mathematica question here?
What are the conditions for asking a Wolfram Mathematica question here in this community instead of the specific Mathematica community?
There is even a specific tag for this: wolfram-mathematica
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"Code not yet written" clarification: Are unimplemented interfaces on- or off-topic?
I would like to know what exactly it means. The reason for asking is my question which was recently put on hold:
https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/60108/async-task-queue-design
Can ...
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Valid HTML Vs. Viewable HTML
If a user can view the HTML the way they need to on IE (hypothetically), but the HTML isn't valid, is it still On-Topic?
How have you decided this in past? Should we continue to use the same set of ...
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Strict requirements around code examples in questions leading to counterproductive results?
Here's a post that exemplifies my question:
Extension method to enumerate a hierarchical object
Looking at the history, all I can think of is "poor OP." Several items of note:
In an attempt to ...
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How should we handle answers on non-code questions?
Recently I've come across a question that didn't contain any code. The questioner instead asked for code, as some new users do. So far same business as usual, but a user went ahead and posted a ...
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Why is "Random value excluding both limits" considered an off-topic question?
I recently asked this question: Random value excluding both limits
The code to review is as follows:
do {
var random = Math.random();
} while(random === 0);
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The Code Review/Programmers/Stack Overflow hot potato
I don't want to cross-post on all metas, so I chose Code Review.
This is the current hot potato.
So I'm starting to notice that questions are now getting kicked around between sites because each ...
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Requesting a comparative review of own code with third-party code
A user recently posted this question which-set-of-code-is-more-accurate where they ask for a comparative review between their code and code written by a third-party, hosted on GitHub. My question is ...
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CoreData or code-backed UML reviews
About: Core Data model for test-taking iOS app
See also: Are UML diagram reviews on-topic for CodeReview? and Reviewing "design"
I feel the linked question is off-topic because it is ...
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Do questions require specific problems, or are general reviews on-topic?
I have read; the Tour, What not to ask and How to ask a good question. I am unsure whether questions should specify specific problems, or if I should specify parts of the code where improvement is ...
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Code Review not for debugging or understanding -- Added to FAQ
The Code Review Stack Exchange is for sharing working code from projects you are working on for peer review. As such, I added a provision to the FAQ that this site is not about debugging or learning ...
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Is asking for code review on a patch file OK?
Most open source projects accept updates via patch files.
And any non trivial fix is going to be spread across multiple files and thus take up lots of space in the standard format.
Do you think ...
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Is it okay to ask which snippet is considered the most clean?
Is it on-topic to ask a question with two more or less equivalent snippets, and ask which of the two snippets is considered the most clean?
The way I see it, there are four possible answers here:
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Asking for comparison of design of two code snippets giving same functionality
I had asked for the review of the part of a jQuery and as per the answer I made changes in the file. Now after making the changes (mainly moving from triggers to functions) I am not so sure whether I ...
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What to do with bitter disappointment?
put on hold as off-topic by 200_successā¦ 15 mins ago
This question appears to be off-topic for this site. While whatās on-
and off-topic is not always intuitive, you can learn more about it by
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Should newbie questions be moved from SO to CR for style/organization advice?
Suppose a newbie asks a question on SO with an MWE that's adequately formatted, but there are mistakes in style and organization that make it difficult to understand the code. OP is trying to ask a ...
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Are SSCCEs off-topic?
I was recently reviewing a question, which (if I had paid better attention to the question from the beginning, I may have noticed before answering) had a SSCCE as its primary code example.
At first ...
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Are questions on design only requiring minimal code off topic?
I asked this question which someone has flagged as off topic, referencing a question that referred to pseudo code as a reason. My question is in regards to the overall design and not changes to how ...
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Working code vs. working program
I have a feeling that our guidances should be worded better. Take this excerpt from the Help Center:
To the best of my knowledge, does the code work?
I believe this question is incorrect, as seen ...
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Stack Overflow moderator declined to migrate question asking to shorten code
According to the FAQ, the following topics are wanted on Code Review:
Isn't there a point missing? I see a review of my code not only as an attempt to improve performance, security and structure, but ...
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Is an answer not discussing the code at all on-topic?
I came across the question:
Single-page personal portfolio website
It has an answer, that doesn't review the code at all. It only comments:
[ā¦] I can tell you there is not many things you can ...
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Could I make my design/approach question on-topic?
I just want to discuss my question which was put on hold:
https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/93537/config-data-management-within-a-framework
I'm not ranting or arguing. I'm just trying ...
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Using example code to demonstrate the use case
Take a look at the code in this recently closed question. It clearly consists of two parts.
The method, which OP wants us to review.
An example (hypothetical?) code, which demonstrates the use case ...
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Asking questions with UML diagrams instead of code [duplicate]
Can I ask a question with a UML class diagram instead of code? What about instead of some code? The kind of questions I'm interested in asking are about software architecture, not low-level coding ...
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Where do I ask questions about software structure?
One of the bullet points for this site is that it is not for asking, "Higher-level architecture and design of software systems".
That's exactly what I'm needing answers about. If not here then where?...
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Is asking why code I know is bad on-topic for Code Review?
I have some code I know is bad practice. And I only want to know why it is bad practice. So I can justify changing it to my non-tech boss.
Is Code Review a good place to ask?
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Are answers that discuss design/architecture related aspects of an on-scope question valid? [duplicate]
On IsInternetAvailable, I've written an answer (IsInternetAvailable) that addresses more high-level issues with the code from my perspective.
From what I can tell from the help center, questions that ...
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Is this slow-loading images question off-topic?
This question was closed for asking for code to be written, but I think it is really asking how to speed up the loading of images, which I would think is performance related, which is something that ...
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Put on-hold and off topic 2 time
I have a question about my Code Review Stack Exchange post: Driver for Sensor payload Decoder
I have been trying to get some suggestions on the code which I have written after learning about drivers. ...
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Non-code formula spreadsheet
From what I can tell this site is mainly (not sure about solely) for the use of reviewing CODE. I am wondering if it will also review code-free spreadsheets for potentially better formulas, or layout ...
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Interview questions
It this a good site to ask others to review my interview question practice code? Or are you trying to keep it to "real world" questions?
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How can I improve this question?
I'm referring to this question: SQL-Server Merge Statement with .NET DataTable
I've given it a couple days to see what happened after I asked it initially. There's been very little traffic, no votes ...
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Are these [performance] questions on-topic?
These two questions were posted by the same user, in August - the user joined CR around that time:
Capture with User32.dll or hook?
Encoding a screenshot to JPEG and saving it to a memorystream
Both ...
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Codeblock detection
The idea jumped at me after reviewing two close votes in a row (granted, from the same user) that were homework assignments without any code in it.
Since a question that has no code in it (or one ...
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Are questions that ask *not* to offer readability/style/structure advice, on topic? [duplicate]
The question in question: A platform-independent implementation of "which" in Ruby
The OP has rather specifically asked that people not talk about how to improve the readability of the code ...
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What to do with Playground questions?
Are questions about code and its performance in a "Playground" on-topic?
This question is primarily inspired by this question (which is off-topic anyways as being broken code): Simplify expression in ...
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Should we delete off-topic questions by new users right away?
Brand-new user likely only have 1 rep point, but trusted Stac kExchange users have 101 when they make their first post here.
When they post an off-topic question, they usually get downvoted and ...
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Can you post code that works on one version of a interpreter (ex:Python 2) but not on another (ex:Python 3)
I am new to this specific Q&A site and I got my rep off of association bonuses, and I wanted to ask how to fix my code to work for another version of python.
I noticed the text "Post code that is ...
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What should we do with questions which are looking like sample code but are a proof of concept implementation?
Yesterday I stumbled over 2 questions which seemed to be sample code.
The first stated
I wrote a sample project to show you my model. What do you think about it?
and the other had code like
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Off topic reason for questions that don't include code?
Currently, one of the two custom off topic reasons for CR is:
Questions must contain working code for us to review it here. For questions regarding specific problems encountered while coding, try ...
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Technology review without code
I developed a new blockchain technology. I have white papers and my code is under development.
I would like to ask a question about my technology idea and not providing actual code. Is that kind of ...
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The close reason for this question seems vague
Correct User Input - x86 Linux Assembly was closed for being "off topic", but looking at what's on topic, I noticed the likely reason was vaguely stated:
To the best of my knowledge, does the code ...
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Review one-by-one feature?
I am writing a library. It is mostly ready, but there are known bugs and ToDo stuff (including for example missing const specifiers for member functions which do ...
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Is the Code Review SE the right site for checking if the code of my Arduino project minimizes the risk of overheating as much as possible?
In a project of mine I use temperature sensors and an Arduino to dimm a light bulb to keep a box warm (in a certain temperature range above room temperature). I want others to look at my code if it ...
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How can I make my question on-topic?
Connecting to Oracle using ODP.NET
I was told in the comments that it is off-topic, and someone has also downvoted it without any explanation.
I have shown code that works fine and want it reviewed. ...
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