Context

Pseudo-code

• Why is pseudocode not allowed?

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• Is pseudo-code alright when asking about performance?

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• Can pseudo code be used be used as a clarification to the problem in addition to the code you want reviewed?

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Example Code

• Is example code on-topic?

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• Should specific questions about example code be on-topic?

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• What is the relationship between “example code” and “example project?”

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• Are censored URLs considered example code?

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• Strict requirements around code examples in questions leading to counterproductive results?

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• What causes a question to get closed as example code?

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• Vote to close bounty question - example code

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• Using example code to demonstrate the use case

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• How about including a small amount of example code in a large framework?

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Hypothetical Code

• Why is hypothetical example code off-topic for Code Review?

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• The gray areas of Code Review: Hypothetical / Example code

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• Why was this closed as being hypothetical code?

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• When is a question considered too hypothetical / lacking context?

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Sample Code

• What should we do with questions which are looking like sample code but are a proof of concept implementation?

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Complete

• Does my code example need to be compilable/runnable?

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• Is this grossly incomplete code okay?

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• Asking questions - including full code

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• Are SSCCEs off-topic?

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• Non standard modules not included with code

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• Should we close this one-liner ternary as “unclear what you’re asking”?

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• “Enough reviewable code”

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• Does a simplified and self-contained code constitute ‘real code’?

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• Is removal of some redundant code a good idea?

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• Do I have to include the dependency codes while posting my code?

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• Does the question “Testing current, new or friends firms as max output and least effort” lack code to be reviewable?

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• Can I ask for review for something specific without posting too much context?

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• How much context is the required minimum?

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• Is it okay to post questions that don’t contain a full program/library?

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Support

• My question was closed without any explanation

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• Clarification on how to use generic code snippets?

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• “Code not yet written” clarification: Are unimplemented interfaces on- or off-topic?

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• Why was this question migrated away? Is it off-topic for Code Review?

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• Reviewing code while alluding to a design question

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• Is this question closed inappropriately: “Operating on files from source directory”

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• Why is code that is not explicitly part of a working project not appropriate? [duplicate]

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• What more can I do for my question to not be off-topic?

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• Confusion over posting an acceptable question

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• Why is “Random value excluding both limits” considered an off-topic question?

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• “Function to erase a character in a string” question was unfairly closed

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• Design for a question about thread abortion and related process

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• Rewriting specific parts of the code

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• Clarification as to why a question was closed as off-topic

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• Why was my question which contains the code written by me closed as off topic?

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• Feedback on closing ‘Separation of concerns in graph theory project’

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• Should this question be on hold because of non-real code?

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• “How get all id from the db insert” question closed as “not ready for review”

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• “How get all id from the db insert” question closed as “not ready for review”

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• Why was “Check if a variable is one of a set of valid strings” put on hold?

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• Help a new user avoid being off-topic

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• Why is “Building a good C++11 template library - compile-time checked enum array” on-topic?

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• Why was “Binding a keyboard key to a Tkinter button” closed?

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• How can I improve this off-topic question about downloading anonymous type data?

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• When to create a generator or return simply a list, closed for missing context

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• Need clarification on my close reason interpretation for a specific close reason

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• Please reopen “PHP: Object for HTML hyperlink”

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• Closing of questions citing “off-topic” as reason where user-defined code and standardized code is clearly equivalent

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• How to share an API Key to potential reviewers?

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• Question about “Polymorphic implementation of == with CRTP” on hold as off topic

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Other

• What does a piece of code need to satisfy to be a “real project” by itself?

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• The opportunity to post an anonymised code. To have no problems at the place where you work

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• Asking for a suggestion: partially obscure the source code

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• Please reconsider the rule: Pseudocode, hypothetical code, or stub code should be replaced by a concrete example?

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• Is asking for a review of boiler plate for a minimal repro okay?

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• has the site became less welcoming…?

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• What is “lacks concrete context” exactly?

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• ”Lacks concrete context”, et al - drivng in the wrong direction

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