Questions tagged [asking-questions]
This tag is for questions specifically about the process of asking questions on Code Review; e.g. how to ask, whether specific questions are appropriate, etc.
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Lost in the bureaucracy
I have a question about usage of libraries, harming performance of other code. I thought the question would fit Code Review being a general point about coding, prepared and put it into CR.SE.
I ...
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Can I post a question about my own answer to another question that has been criticized?
My situation is a bit peculiar and unusual: I posted an answer to a question around a month ago, and originally got 5 upvotes and accepted. Later OP unaccepted my answer, and recently a person told me ...
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I try to refactor a working code and it's doesn't work. Would adding the failed attempt be on-topic?
Below is my draft:
I have a working code to have 2 search bars with dropdown suggestions, selectable by both mouse and arrow keys in TypeScript and Fresh/Preact. In there I have to explicitly declare ...
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How to provide large code for code review?
What is the way to provide large code for code review at the codereview.stackexchange.com?
I do my best cutting the code into pieces which could be reviewed separately as components. I started from ...
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Is it possible to have a "professional" take a look at my whole HTML / CSS Project here?
Is it possible to upload an entire HTML/CSS code project on this site for review, rather than just a small code snippet?
I'm currently working on a r/place clone and while my code works fine, it would ...
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How should I include resources (images, videos, audio, etc) in questions?
I know my code doesn't have to be complete.
However, in my specific case I have a project where I'd like to focus on performance improvements.
Some optimizations are obvious,
where others require ...
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Comparative Code Review [duplicate]
I manage a team of Java Engineer so I have recently been exposed to the "Builder" pattern that they use. It helps when you have a large number of parameters in a constructor were a lot of ...
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Reviewing Git commit messages alongside code
Recently, I have started using Git regularly for both my projects at work and my small personal projects. I was wondering if it would be acceptable to request Git commit message reviews alongside the ...
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Should Code Review improve the new-question Title hint?
I would like to suggest a UX improvement
for new users, so they're less likely
to encounter edits / pushback from mods.
1. Summarize the problem
Code Review posters are typically new users.
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Are 'follow up' questions on the same/similar code allowed?
I had a code that I submitted here for review, and got a review. Good. But the implementation was primitive, and I have since written a new, more refined implementation, but the concept/intended ...
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May I post a question whose code is written in a programming language about which nothing exists in Code Review Stack Exchange?
May I post a question whose code is written in a programming language about which nothing exists in Code Review Stack Exchange?
For example, Asymptote is a vector graphics programming language which, ...
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Do questions require specific problems, or are general reviews on-topic?
I have read; the Tour, What not to ask and How to ask a good question. I am unsure whether questions should specify specific problems, or if I should specify parts of the code where improvement is ...
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What is the recommended length of the code for review?
I have code that is about 1000 lines long (and growing, as some features are not yet implemented and some edge cases unhandled), so posting it here likely would overwhelm people, even if it would be ...
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Hide the "describe what you've tried" bullet (new askers' modal)
Our new asker's modal has the three bullets:
Summarize the problem
Provide details and any research
When appropriate, describe what you've tried
We are able to remove the third bullet point (see "...
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How do I post code which is reliant on large file IO operations?
I have code which does IO operations (read and process) on large files (multi GB or sometimes TB). It is not practical for me to post real examples to stackexchange and I would not want to post code ...
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