Questions tagged [scope]
Use this tag when examining what is on-topic or off-topic, and why.
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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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Would a question asking an unimplemented feature about a fully working script be on-topic here?
Two days ago (or yesterday depending on your timezone) was π-day. So I thought it was a good day to calculate π.
I used Machin-like formula to calculate π, in homage of William Shanks, who calculated ...
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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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Is it appropriate to ask to check exercises from Dragon Book here?
I am studying the Dragon Book about compilers and it has exercises which I try to solve. Unfortunately, there is no-one nearby who could check my solutions. Is it appropriate to post my solutions here ...
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Is it inappropriate to ask for code reviews on github pull requests?
I was wondering if there's a way to get code reviews on github. Although I think I know the answer to this question I want to double check.
There's a question open which is about asking a review of a ...
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What is the best strategy to reopen: text based adventure in python
What's the best strategy to re-open
Text based Game Python? As I wish to invite others to also review the existing working code.
My current understanding is the question is off-topic exclusively due ...
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Are software recommendation questions welcome?
I came across a question to review. I skip the review because I do not know what to do when software (libraries, frameworks, tools) recommendations are asked.
I checked the Help Center, but I can not ...
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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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Can another code review question count as 'review context?'
Questions about isolated code lacking context are closed as 'missing review context.' However, I have a question that, if another piece of code were part of, would count as review context. Suppose I ...
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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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Can I ask a question on a very specific aspect of design?
Can I ask a question on a very specific aspect of design? Like, I would like to know whether
Is this the right way to set defaults? I want the defaults set
regardless of whether an object is created ...
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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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How much modification is needed to be considered authoring the code?
In C++ PEXT/PDEP implementations
I believe that significant changes were made. But there was a comment stating that modifying is off topic.
As this code is public, then modifications should be ...
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Why was my post closed? Was I too critical of the original author or looking for confirmation bias?
I have a question about my Code Review Stack Exchange post: Is this an appropriate way to use TaskFactory to make asynchronous code synchronous? Which I originally posted on Stack Overflow.
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