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Jerry Coffin
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Started programming on a Control Data mainframe in FORTRAN IV, back when that was still a new thing. Was apparently quite masochistic, because I kept programming anyway. For that matter, I still do...



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Why we still need Short Term Memory if Long Term Memory can save temporary data?
Feb 7, 2021
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Why is push_back in C++ vectors constant amortized?
Feb 1, 2013
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Is it possible to design a C++ like language without a Preprocessor?
Jan 13, 2014
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Why are ambiguous grammars bad?
Jun 11, 2019
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Why is SAT so important in theoretical computer science?
Feb 7, 2021
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Which has optimum performance? raw core or multithreaded
Feb 10, 2021
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Where does the decimal to binary "Divide by 2" algorithm come from?
Feb 10, 2021
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Correct format specifier for double in printf
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How to print (using cout) a number in binary form?
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Fastest way to determine if an integer is between two integers (inclusive) with known sets of values
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Can code that is valid in both C and C++ produce different behavior when compiled in each language?
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Why is conversion from string literal to 'char*' valid in C but invalid in C++