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Tagged with mcve or minimal-reproducible-example
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Are debugging questions involving non-public artifacts on-topic?
I have an MRE (a minimalistic Maven project with a failing test).
But to reproduce the issue, you need to add a non-public fork of a public artifact to the classpath. I can include the fork jar.
Would ...
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Is a link to a stackblitz not enough for a minimal reproducible example? [duplicate]
My Vite question was closed because it does not include the:
desired behavior, a specific problem or error, and the shortest code necessary to reproduce the problem.
However I've linked a stackblitz ...
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What exactly is needed for a basic how-to question?
I know from experience that many questions get closed as "Needs debugging details" and will be accused of lacking a minimal reproducible example, and that the early comments on a short ...
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How to ask a question that involves the loading of two HTML pages?
I'm facing an issue that can be reproduced when clicking a link on my HTML page that loads another HTML page (a standard a tag).
Of course I can insert a snippet inside the question, but I'm afraid it ...
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How can I create a minimal reproducible example for an Excel-related question? [duplicate]
I've seen quite a few Excel-related questions that insert an example spreadsheet as an image. (Most recently, this one, but almost every question tagged with excel seems to do this.)
To me, this makes ...
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Tips on creating a minimal reproducible example for a coding challenge program
The usual expectation when asking for debugging help on Stack Overflow is a Minimal Reproducible Example, including any program input needed to reproduce the issue, and the exact text of compilation ...
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For algorithm-design-related debugging-type questions, is compact pseudocode better than a runnable, but very long, MCVE?
Suppose one has a question about a problem with a specific piece of code. The code produces incorrect output in a small number of cases, and works as intended the rest of the time. The asker believes ...
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Is it ok to reask someone's non-mcve question?
Suppose there is a question that is what I want to find now, while the answer looks OK but the question currently looks failed to be MCVE, eg:
Timeline effect CSS only
I think it has only small chance ...
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Deep learning questions almost never have minimal reproducible examples
I've noticed a recurring issue that I believe we can improve upon. Admittedly, I'm not entirely sure what the solutions should be, but I think that these problems should be outlined. Within SO's ML ...
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How do I appeal a question that was closed for a seemingly contrived reason?
My latest question has been closed. I find the reason contrived.
Edit the question to include desired behavior, a specific problem or error, and the shortest code necessary to reproduce the problem.
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How can I create an MRE that involves multiple files?
MREs are great, but often it takes more than one isolated piece of code to reproduce an issue. It seems the in-built MRE tool (the one with the "Run this code snippet" button) can only do so ...
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How should I write my question about margins not working?
I have a question about my Stack Overflow post: Why are margins not working in my HTML file and how can I fix that?
I have a problem with my HTML file, but I can't figure out how I should ask about it....
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How can/should I fix the example in this old question, which doesn't work well for demonstrating the problem?
I just attempted to make some stylistic edits on What are the consequences of nesting classes?.
OP has not been seen on Stack Overflow in 7 years, so I think the question can safely be considered ...
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Trigger MRE error on ctxt.io
There are 20 posts containing a link to ctxt.io, some of which are questions not providing any minimal reproducible example.
The site itself states “This paste expires in <30 days.”. Thus, most ...
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This question appears to lack a clear problem statement. Is it a good audit?
I just failed this review audit, covering this question.
I saw this question and gravitated to the fact that it lacks a clear problem statement. The question asker rightfully mentions that their code ...
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