Answers

Automation

• Should we lint code for askers?

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• Is there a place for automated code reviews?

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• Tools for format and error checking in your programming language

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• Performance checking tools

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Amount

• Should one person have multiple answers?

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• Should we merge multiple answers from the same person? [duplicate]

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• Multiple proposed answers to a single question [duplicate]

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• Should one person have multiple answers?

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• Is there a limit to the number of answers a user can post to one single question?

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Body

• Should answers include unit tests?

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• Should references always be used in answers?

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• When is it appropriate to include a picture in an answer?

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• Should timings be included in answers where appropriate?

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• Are encrypted answers acceptable?

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• Why shouldn’t I use W3Schools as reference? [closed]

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• A code review without the code

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• Should you write the code for the OP?

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• Should we refer to the C++ Core Guidelines?

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• Code Score Cards

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• Should answers refrain from referring to other answers on the same question?

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• Add a link as an answer to myself

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Size

• Answering Guidelines (answer length)

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• Must answers include a code review?

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• Self-answers that re-write code with little/no explanation

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• Is solely suggesting another solution a bad answer?

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• Is it ok to review only a part of the code [duplicate]

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• Is it really necessary to explain trivial answers? [closed]

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• Why are alternative solutions not welcome?

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• Why are alternative solutions not welcome?

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Code

• Poor man’s inline comments: Should we suggest using these?

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• Can answers to questions contain code written in a different language?

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• Is it acceptable for an answer to contain fully rewritten code?

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• If my review includes code, must it be a perfectly working solution to the OP’s problem?

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• Inline review format

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Content

• Should “your code seems fine” answers be acceptable?

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• Should be focus on solving OPs problem or more general analysis

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• Review focus on code or on solution?

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• Is “just reviewing the code” good enough of an answer?

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• How much can an answer be subject to opinion?

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• Unanswerable Questions [duplicate]

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• Are “rants” valid in an answer?

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• Is it always ok to suggest best formatting practices on code that doesn’t follow popular conventions?

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• Reviewing code rewrites

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• Is it ok to review only a part of the code [duplicate]

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• Should “your code seems fine” answers be acceptable?

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• Should we spend a little more effort telling people what they’ve done right?

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• Do we need to strictly follow posed poster requirements when reviewing?

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• Should we encourage deliberately incomplete answers?

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• Using another answer’s improvement in your own answer

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• Answering a JavaScript question with jQuery

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• Is it okay to give a review without actually answering some of the OP’s requests?

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• Should you answer and review the intent of the question, or the actual code?

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• Is “You’re doing it wrong” a review?

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• Design-only answers?

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• Is nitpicking worthy of a full answer?

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• Should pedantry be discouraged?

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• My suggested review would suggest not using the code altogether

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• Must answers be limited to the code only?

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• Should “your code seems fine” answers be acceptable?

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• Is an answer that doesn’t provide any code review, only how to unit test on-topic?

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• Answer made on suggested comment, not on initial question

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• Is simply telling someone to use an API an appropriate code review?

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• Reviewing Programming Challenge requirements and givens

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Comments

• What is the proper comment when downvoting an answer that is not an answer?

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• Asking for a review in a comment in another post

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• Respond to an answer?

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Moderation

• Duplicate answers - clean them up?

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• What are the correct actions to take when there is a ‘bad’ answer?

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• What do you do when an answer is upvoted but is broken?

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• Reviewing reviews

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• Duplicated answers for duplicate patterns/subroutines

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• Best action for reviewing a code-only answer

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• Should deletion be an option for a low-quality accepted answer?

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• Downvoting trivial answers

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• Should you refrain from answering questions that are likely to get closed?

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• What is the proper comment when downvoting an answer that is not an answer?

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• I think I’ve answered a borderline off-topic question, is that answer still valid?

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• How should we handle answers on non-code questions?

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Guide

• Tips for writing better answers

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• What makes for a good answer?

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• Checklist or general directions on how to write a good CR-ish answer

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• How can I be a nice reviewer?

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• Justify your review!

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Flags

• Should I cast a VLQ flag on an answer that has a moderator notice on it?

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• How do we handle answers that pertain solely to other answers?

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Votes

• Downvoting trivial answers

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Improve

• Tips for writing better answers

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• Peer review a code review?

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• Why is my self answer being downvoted?

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Other

• Defining answers

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• Advice for reviewing edits

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• Correct edit rejection

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• Consistency of coding style between question and answer

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• Jack of All Trades, Master of None - Let’s work together to offer ultimately better content, faster

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• New answers on old questions using new language features

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• Does a good posted answer make the question on topic regardless of content?

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• To what extent should a recorded Excel macro be rewritten (removing .Select)?

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• Is it appropriate to reveal solutions to public challenges in comments and answers?

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• Do you have to speak the language to answer the question?

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• What are our answer editing guidelines?

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• How much abstraction/extrapolation from the existing code should be made to give a good answer?

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• Should answers to clearly off-topic questions be encouraged or discouraged?

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• Is StyleCop bad?

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• What to do with Code Only Answer in Low Quality Queue

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• Is it OK to put a lengthy comment on an answer in another answer?

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• On the huge amount of work needed for a CR answer

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• Why should I be able to answer my own question in the question’s editor on Code Review?

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• How to prevent people from answering off-topic questions?

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• I broke your code, therefore your code doesn’t work: NAA discussion

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• Advice without knowledge of specific language

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