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Why is subtracting these two epoch-milli Times (in year 1927) giving a strange result?

answered Jul 27, 2011 at 8:31

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Why is char[] preferred over String for passwords?

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What is the difference between String and string in C#?

answered Oct 18, 2008 at 18:52

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How do I call one constructor from another in Java?

answered Nov 12, 2008 at 20:12

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What are the correct version numbers for C#?

answered Oct 29, 2008 at 17:10

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How do I break out of nested loops in Java?

answered May 20, 2009 at 9:11

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Difference between decimal, float and double in .NET?

answered Mar 6, 2009 at 11:56

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What is a serialVersionUID and why should I use it?

answered Nov 12, 2008 at 23:30

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Group by in LINQ

answered Sep 6, 2011 at 19:46

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What is the difference between a URI, a URL, and a URN?

answered Oct 6, 2008 at 21:29

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"implements Runnable" vs "extends Thread" in Java

answered Feb 12, 2009 at 14:32

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What is the best algorithm for overriding GetHashCode?

answered Nov 4, 2008 at 20:56

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Creating a comma separated list from IList<string> or IEnumerable<string>

answered Apr 28, 2009 at 19:17

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LINQ's Distinct() on a particular property

answered Jan 28, 2009 at 21:17

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Creating a byte array from a stream

answered Oct 21, 2008 at 13:45

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Difference between static class and singleton pattern?

answered Feb 6, 2009 at 8:17

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How do I call a generic method using a Type variable?

answered Oct 24, 2008 at 6:13

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Using LINQ to remove elements from a List<T>

answered May 12, 2009 at 16:01

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Interop type cannot be embedded

answered Mar 20, 2010 at 15:54

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How can I return NULL from a generic method in C#?

answered Nov 19, 2008 at 14:59

1165 votes

Difference between Build Solution, Rebuild Solution, and Clean Solution in Visual Studio?

answered Jun 22, 2010 at 18:21

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Func vs. Action vs. Predicate

answered Nov 30, 2010 at 19:11

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Is List<Dog> a subclass of List<Animal>? Why are Java generics not implicitly polymorphic?

answered Apr 30, 2010 at 14:44

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How do I get the directory from a file's full path?

answered Mar 23, 2009 at 17:52

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Calculate MD5 checksum for a file

answered May 9, 2012 at 16:19

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In C#, should I use string.Empty or String.Empty or "" to intitialize a string?

answered Nov 4, 2008 at 20:07

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How do I return to an older version of our code in Subversion?

answered May 2, 2009 at 8:38

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What does question mark and dot operator ?. mean in C# 6.0?

answered Feb 5, 2015 at 19:12

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Why are static variables considered evil?

answered Aug 11, 2011 at 13:18

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WaitAll vs WhenAll

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Why is subtracting these two epoch-milli Times (in year 1927) giving a strange result?

Why is char[] preferred over String for passwords?

What is the difference between String and string in C#?

How do I call one constructor from another in Java?

What are the correct version numbers for C#?

How do I break out of nested loops in Java?

Difference between decimal, float and double in .NET?

What is a serialVersionUID and why should I use it?

Group by in LINQ

What is the difference between a URI, a URL, and a URN?

"implements Runnable" vs "extends Thread" in Java

What is the best algorithm for overriding GetHashCode?

Creating a comma separated list from IList<string> or IEnumerable<string>

LINQ's Distinct() on a particular property

Creating a byte array from a stream

Difference between static class and singleton pattern?

How do I call a generic method using a Type variable?

Using LINQ to remove elements from a List<T>

Interop type cannot be embedded

How can I return NULL from a generic method in C#?

Difference between Build Solution, Rebuild Solution, and Clean Solution in Visual Studio?

Func vs. Action vs. Predicate

Is List<Dog> a subclass of List<Animal>? Why are Java generics not implicitly polymorphic?

How do I get the directory from a file's full path?

Calculate MD5 checksum for a file

In C#, should I use string.Empty or String.Empty or "" to intitialize a string?

How do I return to an older version of our code in Subversion?

What does question mark and dot operator ?. mean in C# 6.0?

Why are static variables considered evil?

WaitAll vs WhenAll