nnxion

mitakeet I copied the modified version I had for your forum to here. Maybe mods can copy the thread in the C forum as well.

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mitakeet

I just saw DaWei make a post, I think we need to recreate our stickies here (on at least C and C++).

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Pizentios

Thread is now sticky.

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mitakeet

Secure programming writeup: http://sol-biotech.com/code/SecProgFAQ.html.

Performance programming writeup: http://sol-biotech.com/code/PerformanceProgramming.html

I forgot to add my writup on finding and diagnosing buffer overflows: http://sol-biotech.com/code/BufferOverflows.html.

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Pizentios

and copied as well too :-)

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jubitzu

i think my post is highly inadequate for this purpose (i didnt think so many devshedders would be here so soon so i threw this up in haste...) i simply refuse to go to devshed and copy theirs though. perhaps we should frame one up that is a little better than this one, then make that one sticky and dump this one.

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DaWei

I agree with Jubitzu. I don't think anything should be copied -- particularly if it wasn't authored by the copier. I like the link in Jubitzu's sig, but it's way too detailed for a prelim. I think the standard sticky should emphasize the use of non-stupid (and uninformative) subject lines, the use of tags when posting code, the inclusion of pertinent information such as error messages (NOT paraphrased), the approximate location of the errors, and the platform/OS/tools used. It should emphasize that potential respondents are sitting here, not at the OP's monitor. We haven't struggled with the code for days and had nightmares; WE CANNOT READ HIS/HER MIND very well, although one would be surprised at the amount of mindreading that seems to be accomplished from time to time.

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nnxion

Well, telling someone how to post a question can only be done in so many words, I copied the "How to post a question" a modified it so it is more general. I favor the option that there should be a FAQ sticky for each forum and a How to post sticky for each forum, the latter can be the same for every forum. The former cannot, as PHP programming and say business design are completely different things.

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mitakeet

I tried to post this earlier, hopefully it will go through this time...

I suggest a single sticky for newbies that is general-purpose, copied to each forum and then locked, then a forum-specific FAQ.

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bl00dninja

in my crazy forum that i visit (i'm mentally fucked up) they have a whole forum for newb questions like post count ratings and how to post and such. i don't think it would be a bad idea for this forum.

big K, how about a newbie forum for FAQ shit? like "what programming language should i learn" and crap like that?

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