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A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
CSS, short for Cascading Style Sheets, is a language used to control the presentation of HTML and XML documents including colors, layout, and fonts.
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for code whose main focus is high-performance testing of the actual functional code.
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For when you know you are reinventing the wheel, but are doing it anyways. Questions with this tag involve code that is already fully implemented (such as from a library).
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for programs where "functional" style is important - likely making use of function composition and without side-effects.
NOT simply because your code contains functions!
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Node.js is an event based, asynchronous I/O framework that uses Google's V8 JavaScript engine. Node.js is commonly used for heavy client-server JavaScript applications.
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used for questions which present a problem and multiple solutions, where the asker wishes to know which solution is best (and why).
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A data structure that uses a hash function to map identifying values, known as keys, to their associated values
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A tree is a graph in which there is exactly one path between any two nodes. It is often used as a hierarchical data structure.
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Rust is a systems programming language focused on three goals: safety, speed, and concurrency. It maintains these goals without needing a garbage collector, making it a useful language for a number of…
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JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) aka the Fat Free Alternative to XML is a lightweight data exchange format inspired by JavaScript object literals. It is often used with JavaScript, Ajax, and RESTful …
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Regular expressions are a declarative language, mainly used for pattern matching within strings. Please include a tag specifying the programming language you are using, together with this tag.
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for programs that interact with their user by means of a character-based console or terminal
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BASH is the GNU Bourne Again SHell, the successor to the classic Unix Bourne sh (shell). It's the default shell for various GNU systems.
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A block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, accessible by the string-based name or path. Files are available to computer programs and are usually based on some kind of persi…
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for questions pertaining to random numbers, whether pseudo random or truly random.
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Android is Google's software stack for mobile devices. For non-developer questions, see http://android.stackexchange.com
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Computer security is security applied to computing devices such as computers and smartphones, as well as to both private and public computer networks, including the whole Internet.
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NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing with the programming language Python.
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for questions related to the loading, formatting, saving, compression, and display of data representing pictures.
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The various techniques used for maintaining stable program state in circumstances that, if not taken care of ("handled"), could cause serious issues, including logical bugs and abrupt execution termin…
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Validation is used to check data to make sure it fits whatever required specifications are set for it.
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A graph is an abstract representation of objects (vertices) connected by links (edges). For questions about plotting data graphically, use the [data-visualization] tag instead.
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for reviews of code that performs file system operations, such as creating, deleting, renaming, moving, copying, reading, and writing files.
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Primes or prime numbers are numbers which are divisible only by themselves and one, starting with 2, 3, 5, 7, 11.... They are commonly used in encryption and hashing algorithms.
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In mathematics, a matrix (plural matrices) is a rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and columns. The individual items in a matrix are called its elements or entries…
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Swift is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language developed by Apple Inc. for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, Linux, and z/OS.
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ECMAScript 6 reached feature complete status in 2014. The features vary widely from completely new objects and patterns to syntax changes to new methods on existing objects.
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A comma-separated values (CSV) file stores tabular data (numbers and text) as plain text, with rows and columns delimited by line terminators and commas, respectively. You may also use this tag for va…
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Memory management is the act of managing computer memory by allocating portions of memory to programs as well as freeing memory so that it can be re-used.
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A game, also known as "Noughts and Crosses", in which players take turns placing marks on a 3 × 3 grid in an attempt to form a line of three consecutive marks. You can also use this tag for variants o…
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For code that aims to solve problems in all branches of mathematics. (Please do NOT use this tag for incidental trivial use of arithmetic. A simple test to apply is: would an amateur or professional m…
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Web scraping is the use of a program to simulate human interaction with a web server or to extract specific information from a web page.
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Language INtegrated Query (LINQ) is a Microsoft .NET Framework component that adds native data querying capabilities to .NET languages.
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Go, commonly referred to as "golang", is a fast, statically typed, compiled language created by Google. The language was initially developed as an alternative to C++ for server infrastructure and has …
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