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SQL formatting standards

In my last job, we worked on a very database-heavy application, and I developed some formatting standards so that we …

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UNION ALL two SELECTs with different column types - expected behaviour?

What is the expected behaviour due to SQL Standard when we perform UNION on two tables with different data types: …

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Size attribute for an input field not being honored

Taken directly from W3Schools: Definition and Usage The size attribute specifies the width of an input field. For <…

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What is currently the best way to get a favicon to display in all browsers that support Favicons?

What is currently the best way to get a favicon to display in all browsers that currently support it? Please …

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is size_t always unsigned?

As title: is size_t always unsigned, i.e. for size_t x, is x always >= 0 ?

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Why an unnamed namespace is a "superior" alternative to static?

The section $7.3.1.1/2 from the C++ Standard reads: The use of the static keyword is deprecated when declaring objects in a …

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C# read-only calculated properties, should they be methods?

I have several entities that have calculated fields on them such as TotalCost. Right now I have them all as …

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Semantically, which is more correct: a in h2, or h2 in a?

I'm stuck deciding which to use as both seem to work. Should I be placing links <a> inside …

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C++ Modules - why were they removed from C++0x? Will they be back later on?

I just discovered this old C++0x draft about modules in C++0x. The idea was to get out of …

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C++11 Compiler: Closest to the standard and how close?

I'm interested in learning C++ more thoroughly now that C++11 is apparently ratified. What compiler currently implements the closest thing …

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