Questions related to software development.
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Space before three dots? [duplicate]
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What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces before/after them?
Should there be a space before three dots?
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I don't know if this is good...
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What is a good, short, word to describe a software engineer?
What should I call a person who write software, computer programs ? I know he/she is a software engineer, can I call him/her as "Coder"?
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“In the menu” vs. “on the menu” (in software)
I usually see this phrase used interchangeably with the prepositions in and on. I know that their meaning isn’t the same, but I can’t think of situations where we should use one instead of another. ...
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What is the correct word for “dependee”?
What is the word for something that is depended upon? The relationship here is in the context of software engineering
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Is “a software” really never correct? [duplicate]
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Why don't we use the indefinite article with 'software'?
In France I have always been told that saying "a software" is not correct English (as a nominal ...
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What is the word for something that has not yet been configured?
I am writing a user-interface for a program that configures some things. Let’s call them entries. To help the user keep track of what is left of configuration, a section such as the following is ...
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Do people truly notice ellipses in computer applications? [closed]
Following a question on user experience stack exchange which discussed the ellipsis in the context of computer applications, I was asked whether there's any research indicating that users actually ...
