The 2nd Monitor

7:01 PM

@retailcoder sometimes it is sobering when you leave a Job to realize that your successor will do/say the same thing....

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Q: Proper and elegant way of Building a XML Document

I need to build the following XML document <?xml version="1.0"?> <SFDocument> <TableID>5415</TableID> <PageSize>1</PageSize> <PageIndex>1</PageIndex> <MultiCompany>No</MultiCompany> <Language>1033</Language> <Fields> <Field>Operation No.</Field> <Field>Lin...

Malachi

i assume that was a C# question, anyone disagree?

I think when I run out of Question votes I also run out of stars

Simon André Forsberg

@Jamal Thanks

Malachi

I just used my last vote on that question

Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi Looks like C# to me

Malachi

7:04 PM

it sucks that I don't get 2 rep per edit anymore

Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi You mean per edit?

Malachi

@SimonAndréForsberg that is what I said

Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi Lol, yeah... right. You want 2 rep for a chat edit too?

rolfl

I see a creepy pencil there.

Malachi

would be nice

rolfl

7:06 PM

(Removed)

Simon André Forsberg

I'm with Rolf on this one, (removed)

rolfl

The problem with looking on CR over lunch is that all the voters are out of ammo.

Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi I guess there's nothing stopping you from posting a feature request

Malachi

@rolfl I hear that

Simon André Forsberg

What's the time for you guys right now anyway?

rolfl

7:08 PM

14:07

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl 6 hours difference from here then, and one minute. 20:08

You just type slow

lol

1:08 PM

108 here have to get back

Simon André Forsberg

7:09 PM

@rolfl Well I didn't speand 6 hours typing it at least

rolfl

@SimonAndréForsberg you type so slow I can measure where you are in the world by the dopler shift in your response.

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Malachi

I can't Star that Message @rolfl

that was funny

rolfl

Thank you, thank, you, I'll be here all week

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl Or you could just check the location on my profile

Starring it for you, @Malachi

rolfl

Really, I should fill my profile in.... sometime.

Simon André Forsberg

7:12 PM

@rolfl You get a badge for it!

rolfl

Yeah, but it' so 'personal'....

Jamal

@rolfl: Is that why your avatar is a baboon? :-)

rolfl

Well, yeah, I try to keep my face off the web.

I am 'old school'... no twitter, no facebook, no linked in, etc.

retailcoder

@Malachi How did you vote 161 times this week?????? that's not fair!

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl ... and you know COBOL...

Jamal

7:17 PM

What if this particular baboon never wanted his face on the web, either? /jk

rolfl

@Jamal I asked his permisssion, he never said 'no'.

retailcoder

@Jamal the baboon is cc-wiki

rolfl

No it's not, is it?

It is my photo, I never put cc-wiki on it.

Jamal

Well, baboons cannot speak, so this is good enough for me.

retailcoder

@rolfl you did, when you uploaded the picture :)

rolfl

7:19 PM

ahh... perjaps.

Malachi

@retailcoder, you can only vote so many times on questions, and so many times on answers. let me see if i can find the post

Jamal

Malachi really wants that Electorate badge...

retailcoder

@Malachi yeah, and you can only vote so many times per day! ...so there is such a thing as zombie-looting?

Malachi

meta.stackoverflow.com/q/90202/200242 check the comments here.

there is something with the 10 extra question votes and the 5 votes remaining warning setting in stone how many votes you have left

so there is a way where you can get cut off before you reach a total of 40 votes in a day. I don't know the specifics though.

it says that I have voted 43 times today.......

retailcoder

Interesting. It explains why you get [badge:suffrage] at 30 votes and [badge:vox-populi] at 40.

Malachi

7:29 PM

so there must be zombie looting, and it still counts on the vote total

BTW 3 Question Votes away from Electorate

retailcoder

But not how you could cast 43 votes in a day... unless... you voted on a question/answer that got deleted?

Malachi

I vote fairly evenly on answers and questions.

and I am up to 99 down votes

almost at 11%

968 and 99

retailcoder

I try to do that too, but the target-shooting brought my answer votes up faster. 20 downvotes to this date.

425/561

Malachi

when I initiate a close I usually downvote the question. and I have downvoted some questions that were horrible to read, and weren't very clear

retailcoder

966 up /20 down

Malachi

7:33 PM

597 Q, 470 A

retailcoder

@Jamal can you find out exactly how one gets a vote back, and why it doesn't affect the daily vote count?

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Q: Am I correctly adjusting image brightness?

I'm trying to do something hopefully simple: change the overall brightness in a resulting image if the overall brightness of the source image is past a certain threshold value. My logic so far is fairly naive/simple: get the difference between the target max. brightness and the source image ov...

image

retailcoder

Just retagged the above with java - is that correct?

Jamal

@retailcoder: What I do know is that a deleted question will return your vote.

retailcoder

@Jamal then this is it - @Malachi got 3 downvotes back when the posts were deleted. I'm putting zombie-looting back into the memes :)

Simon André Forsberg

7:38 PM

@retailcoder Considering the statement import java.util.*; I believe it's Java, yes.

Malachi

@retailcoder I approve this message

@retailcoder you are ahead of me by 14 points again, dang

retailcoder

@Malachi Zombie looting: when you've downvoted (upvoted?) a question that ends up being deleted, and then you get your vote back. The vote count doesn't deplete though, which means zombie looting allows you to appear to have voted like 43 times on a single day, and steal the show on the voters tab.

Malachi

codereview.stackexchange.com/…

I have the most votes for the quarter too

I am also half way to Copy Editor Edited 500 posts

retailcoder

@Malachi ...by 5 votes!! Don't you miss the vote cap a single day till the end of the quarter :)

Malachi

check this out, codereview.stackexchange.com/review/first-posts/stats

retailcoder

7:46 PM

You rock!

codereview.stackexchange.com/…

Malachi

stackexchange.com/sites?view=list#technology-traffic

look at those stats

retailcoder

CR is the 2nd beta with the highest traffic!

Malachi

I like looking at this once in a while as well.

stackexchange.com/leagues/86/week/codereview/…

@retailcoder I artificially Starred this message

1264 total rep this quarter I have gained

retailcoder

@Malachi only look at the top 10 users on that page, add up the rep; then look at the previous week and do the same; go back another week and compare, and one more week back - the week CoD Mission started has essentially doubled the amount of rep awarded to the top 10 users of the week!

CR is the 11th beta site with the highest Answered% - if we manage to get it up to 95%, we'll be 3rd :)

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8:08 PM

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Q: How can I make this code easier to read and more efficient?

How can I rewrite this code making it easier to read and, if possible, more efficient? The conditions are entirely necessary in this problem, but about those if(a != 1) and such, how can I rewrite that? Thanks in advance! celula ** verificaNo(celula ** matriz, int linhas, int colunas){ celula **...

c performance

Malachi

that's cool I can see your Favorite Questions @retailcoder

retailcoder

@Malachi this feels like I've just been caught with my pants down...

tintinmj

hey everyone

Malachi

Hey @tintinmj, how are you?

tintinmj

I just edited one question and added a java

retailcoder

8:16 PM

@tintinmj hello! Thanks for bringing up the winter-bash thing!

Jamal

Hey!

tintinmj

yeah :D

Malachi

I approved one edit you proposed

tintinmj

codereview.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/14719 in this question

hmm but actually I found out there is a programming language called Processing

Processing (programming language)

Processing is an open source programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) built for the electronic arts, new media art, and visual design communities with the purpose of teaching the fundamentals of computer programming in a visual context, and to serve as the foundation for electronic sketchbooks. The project was initiated in 2001 by Casey Reas and Benjamin Fry, both formerly of the Aesthetics and Computation Group at the MIT Media Lab. One of the stated aims of Processing is to act as a tool to get non-programmers started with programming, through the instant gratif...

So adding the Java tag looks like injustice with OP's code

Malachi

fixed it @tintinmj

tintinmj

8:18 PM

So I'm making an unofficial request to make a processing

Malachi

already done

processing

tintinmj

@Malachi fine :) studying for the upcoming sem in 6 days

Malachi

@tintinmj, what are you studying?

tintinmj

as a subject or the course?

Malachi

I am doing monotonous Question Mapping for this trip I am taking next week to Texas

course @tintinmj what is your major going to be?

tintinmj

8:21 PM

Information Technology(I.T)

Malachi

Nice. Programming, Networking, etc?

tintinmj

I guess networking will be on the next year

and programming... yes

Malachi

oh nice going for the whole package, wish that I had done that when I got out of highschool

anyone still have votes and knows SQL C#

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Q: Any way to upgrade this code?

The code works just fine, but recently performace has taken a hit and it has SQL Timeouts far too often. I have it set up so I can run 50 different version of the application two for each different m.qlevel. This allows it to run fairly fast, but the SQL timeouts are requiring to much babysitti...

c# sql sql-server

Jamal

@Malachi: Could you also consider a better title for that question?

tintinmj

and I think processing.org is the official site?

Malachi

8:27 PM

@Jamal will do that shortly

retailcoder

SQL timeouts are requiring too much babysitting - where's the like button?!!

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Q: Handling database queries and other requests

I am trying to improvise a piece of code. The best is to get reviews from experts, so here I am. Can you have a look? What do you think of it? Any suggestions? This code basically connects to a database, sets login success and failure pages, queries the database for user details, checks if us...

php clean-code database session

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Q: Currying options for Bootstrap components for use in Meteor; code review request

Bootstrap 3 helper (redacted) for displaying alerts. b3 = @b3 b3.timeouts = {} b3.alarms = {} b3.hoverAfters = {} Alerts = new Meteor.Collection null # insert a new Alert into collection displayed with {{#each alerts}} .. Alert = (options)-> if not (@ instanceof Alert) then return new Aler...

coffeescript meteor

retailcoder

Another gem: I am trying to improvise a piece of code - CodeJazzMan

Malachi

where is that @retailcoder

Jamal

Whose Code Is It Anyway?

retailcoder

8:31 PM

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Q: Handling database queries and other requests

I am trying to improvise a piece of code. The best is to get reviews from experts, so here I am. Can you have a look? What do you think of it? Any suggestions? This code basically connects to a database, sets login success and failure pages, queries the database for user details, checks if us...

php clean-code database session

Jamal

I promise I didn't leave that in on purpose.

retailcoder

lol

Jamal

While we're on this topic, does someone want to give a tag wiki for session?

retailcoder

I'm a windows dev - to me session is like a bag to hold all kinds of stuff. Best I could do.

tintinmj

@rolfl you there?

Jamal

8:37 PM

I have no idea about this kind of code. I just slapped together that title because it seems much better than the generic one.

Malachi

@Jamal I cheated

@Jamal what code are you talking about? reference link?

Jamal

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Q: Handling database queries and other requests

I am trying to improvise a piece of code. The best is to get reviews from experts, so here I am. Can you have a look? What do you think of it? Any suggestions? This code basically connects to a database, sets login success and failure pages, queries the database for user details, checks if us...

php clean-code database session

Anyway, now that you all have tag wiki reviewing privileges, adding new wikis should be a quicker process (plus rep can still be gained).

Malachi

check out the Title? do you like @Jamal. I am still working on my title Editing Skills

Jamal

@Malachi: As am I, but it's weird doing so for code I don't understand.

Malachi

this answer is getting overlooked because it is at the bottom, but I think it is the most important answer to this question.

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A: Speed up application and avoid SQL Timeouts

try this Query const string Sql = @"select top 1 d.UID, d.CreatedDate, d.Location, m.number from master m with (NOLOCK) inner join documentation_attachments da with (NOLOCK) on m.number = da.accountid inner join documentation d w...

I need to learn Jquery and Javascript, StackExchange is Hiring Web Developers and all I am really missing is JQuery

well and MVC experience. but that is almost like Master Pages, should be easy to pick up I already see it enough out here

retailcoder

8:50 PM

@Malachi edit it into the top of your other answer then :)

Malachi

@retailcoder you just wanted me to lose 10 points so I am back behind you huh?

we are tied for the moment

(busted!)

(removed)

lol

@Jamal, if someone voted on that answer that I removed, but they voted on it 3 days ago, do they still get a vote back?

retailcoder

9:02 PM

I think if you undelete it the upvote is still there, my thought would be no.

I think only questions can be looted :)

Malachi

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Q: returned votes when question is deleted

if I vote on a question/answer and it is deleted 3 days later, (and I am out of votes today), do I get that vote back for today?

discussion voting

retailcoder

...those deleted by a moderator - 404'd

Malachi

I got an answer quick on that.

rolfl

@tintinmj I am now ....

tintinmj

@rolfl yeah you answered codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/36214/…

rolfl

9:11 PM

I did .....

tintinmj

hmm actually i was thinking of adding some point

but due to my exam study I don't have much time for testing and debuging codes

rolfl

Feel free.... I got called in to ameeting, and had to hurry up and post before you answered it.

tintinmj

i think of two points

1. this is a classic sum of subsets problem an i have a code from a blog looks like ideone.com/g4BWni

rolfl

@tintinmj - feel free to criticise my code too .... I have a tough skin ... ;-)

tintinmj

@rofl no i don't want to criticize your code just want to add some point

rolfl

9:14 PM

You are encouraged to add multiple answers.... so answer just the points you feel are missing.

There is no 'competition' for the 'best' answer (although mine are always the best ;-) )

tintinmj

2. populateSubset() should be invoked by only populateSubSet(array) and the recursive should be private helper method IMO

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Q: Simplifying the if else statement

I am trying to simplify the below if else statement. I think, it can be simplified - Algorithm is like this - if user_ptr exists, then lock attrmap, find user_ptr. And if it is a batch, then don't ping. And else if user_ptr doesn't exists and if it is not a batch, then do other stuffs but if ...

c++ clean-code

tintinmj

hmm actually I don't have much time for code testing...

rolfl

You are right, but..... for pretty much all 'homework' questions the entry point is a 'main' method, and the concept of correct encapsulation is broken.

I have a habit of only coding the problem I see, which was the recursive method, not the bigger problem which may be something else entirely (and not described in the question).

Invariably, you are right, that the presentation is important, but, the presentation was not the point I was trying to make ;-)

tintinmj

;)

rolfl

9:18 PM

Anyway, I can shut CR down for a few hours, I have maxed my rep for the day.... again.

retailcoder

@rolfl you max out rep, I max out votes :)

Malachi

@rolfl later then?

rolfl

Yeah, I have to get home, deal with kids, the good things, you know.

Malachi

that StackOverflow Meta Question put me over 200 rep on Meta so I got a Silver Badge

@rolfl that is awesome. I have a 4 day weekend and then I go to texas for 4 days, I am going to miss my Kids and my Wife

the Yearling badge

retailcoder

@Malachi if you accept Servy's answer you'll be at 210 meta-rep :)

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9:22 PM

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Q: c++ delegate implementation with member functions

I have been implementing a delegate class with c++11 that supports class member functions. I am interested in knowing if there are any potential problems with this implementation. My main concern is the private Key-struct of Delegate class. Can I always rely on the key being correct in all situat...

c++ c++11 delegates pointers

Malachi

@retailcoder I am waiting to make sure that a moderator doesn't chime in and say something otherwise.

rolfl

heh.... @Malachi take 2 tag-edit points

Malachi

@rolfl thank you

you guys should probably take a look at this for migrating questions here too.

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Q: Sometimes I get flag decline reasons that don't make sense

For example, this flag on Agent job that emails from custom email table: I think this should be migrated to Code Review or Database. – Malachi Oct 24 at 16:28 declined - The unfortunate outcome of all of those "Show Your Work" comments has been folks dumping big chunks of code into their qu...

discussion declined-flags

tintinmj

cough self-advertisement cough codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/31417/… this question has many answers un-voted (including mine)

another self-advertisement, codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/30249/… OP didn't come back after the last comment. So I couldn't know does my review helped him or not...

So can you guys check back and comment/down-vote/up-vote my answer. Actually I'm concern about the UPDATE after OP's comment part

retailcoder

9:40 PM

@tintinmj out of votes, but that last one looks like a quite good answer

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Q: Euler problem c++ / std::library usage

Euler problems (projecteuler.net) often invites to quick and dirty solutions. While hurrying through Problem 34 I found myself in want of the std:: toolkit. Not sure what it is though. The problem description is included in the first comment. I would really appreciate any suggestions as for t...

c++ c++11 project-euler

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Q: Could incomplete or not-quite-working code be suitable for review?

I've noticed that sometimes I end up reviewing code despite the question's violation of our policy that it must contain working code. I bring this issue up because it is related to Changing wording of the code-to-be-written and working-code off-topic reasons, but I don't want to sidetrack that d...

discussion close-reasons on-topic answers

retailcoder

10:10 PM

@all this is going to be a good meta-discussion: meta.codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/1073/…

Malachi

10:42 PM

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Q: Should the 10k no-delete grace period of closed questions match the on-hold period?

I'm normally not one to suggest features conceived from summat other than mechanical or philosophical conflict, or something not coming from observed metrics (indeed I have no reason to believe we have an extant problem with deletion in betwixt 2 days and 5 days) but this here just feels... extre...

feature-request closed-questions on-hold

Malachi

11:07 PM

I just had an answer deleted off a question on Programmers....lol

programmers.stackexchange.com/a/219592/62519

serves me right though. they are hard butts over there there. if you look through the first page of newest questions, like 25% or more are on hold

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Q: WPF Load boolean values in combobox

I have a Combobox and I want to edit a boolean value. <dxe:ComboBoxEdit ItemsSource="{Binding EnumItemsSource}" DisplayMember="Name" ValueMember="Id" IsTextEditable="False" EditValue=...

wpf xaml

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Q: WPF Window with different DataTemplates

I have to do a task hard for me and maybe you can help me. I try to design a window dialog to update data from a database view. This database view contains integer, DateTime, string, Time, Boolean properties. First of all, I load the database view data into a GridControl. The GridControl is rea...

c# wpf mvvm xaml

rolfl

11:39 PM

@Malachi Let's see how I fare.....

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A: Is it Typical for Large Software Companies to Not Document or Refactor Code?

A perspective which I don't believe has been covered in other answers (yet) is the cost of change in three areas: testing re-familiarization opportunity cost A company with a large product will need to test all changes. These test procedures need to be tracked over multiple axes: different pl...

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