Is “watermarking” code with random trailing whitespace a good way to detect plagiarism?
Consider this:
Is the copy/paste approach professionally viable when working with the Google Maps API?
I find that I understand much of the Javascript concepts used in the Google Maps API code, but then again there is quite a bit that is way over my head in syntax.
For example, the geocoder syntax seems to be of Ajax form, though I don’t understand what is happening under the hood (especially with lines like results[0].geometry.location). I am able to modify the body of if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) for different purposes though.
So, being that I am able to take various code from the Developer’s Guide and rework it to an extent for my own purposes, all the while not fully understanding what Google Maps is actually doing, does this make me a copy-paste programmer?
Is this a bad practice, or is this professionally viable? I am, of course, interested in learning as much as I can, but what if time-constraints outweigh the learning process?
Empirical software engineering case on approaches to handling multiple versions, one file with ifs or several versions of program
I face the situation of having programs doing sets of requirements where this is substantial overlap. The obvious example, is a software firm supporting multiple customers that have similar but different needs. A trivial example is that Customer One wants a blue screen and Customer Two wants a green screen.
is it considered plagiarism to comment out code I copied from elsewhere?
If the plagiarized code is commented out because I found another way to solve the problem, but I forgot to remove the comments, is that considered plagiarism?
is it considered plagiarism to comment out code I copied from elsewhere?
If the plagiarized code is commented out because I found another way to solve the problem, but I forgot to remove the comments, is that considered plagiarism?
is it considered plagiarism to comment out code I copied from elsewhere?
If the plagiarized code is commented out because I found another way to solve the problem, but I forgot to remove the comments, is that considered plagiarism?
is it considered plagiarism to comment out code I copied from elsewhere?
If the plagiarized code is commented out because I found another way to solve the problem, but I forgot to remove the comments, is that considered plagiarism?
is it considered plagiarism to comment out code I copied from elsewhere?
If the plagiarized code is commented out because I found another way to solve the problem, but I forgot to remove the comments, is that considered plagiarism?