How to evaluate code quality when you’re not familiar with the language? [closed]

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Store image as logic file (in db by using binary format) or physical file (in the server) [duplicate]

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Is adhering to one assert per test foolish consistency in this case?

I have a class that I’m testing. The class has a function: apply(List<IRule> rules, List<ITarget> targets);

what is the best way to ensure accountability in code checkins?

Note: after writing this I realize that this question is perhaps philosophical, but I’m interested in how the industry handles this scenario regardless.

Is a coder that ‘quality checks’ bug fixes and bugs raised by testers a recognised role?

I’ve recently found myself frequently in the position where I’m checking both bug fixes by other programmers, and bugs raised by the QA team.

Is code duplication a necessary evil in C?

I’m rather new to C, and I’m wondering if code duplication is a necessary evil when it comes to writing common data structures and C in general?

Is looking at random code snippets useful to quickly determine the quality of a project?

To get an idea of the quality of a project that I’ve never seen before (usually open source projects that I’m considering whether or not to use), I often start by opening random files and eyeballing fine details of the code.

Recursion or while loops

I was reading about some development interview practices, specifically about the technical questions and tests asked at interviews and I’ve stumbled quite a few times over sayings of the genre “Ok you solved the problem with a while loop, now can you do it with recursion”, or “everyone can solve this with a 100 lines while loop, but can they do it in a 5 lines recursive function?” etc.

Should I spend time prettifying unit tests? [closed]

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Descriptive naming vs. 80 character lines [closed]

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