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Why exactly does Java not allow numeric conditionals like if(5) { ...} if C does?

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Does storing plain text data take up less space than storing the equivalent message in binary?

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Dry running a function

answered Jan 25, 2022 at 21:38

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Why are floats still part of the Java language when doubles are mostly recommended instead?

answered Apr 26, 2016 at 20:43

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What is meant by the phrase “Software can replace hardware”?

answered Dec 7, 2016 at 15:47

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Difference between hotfix and bugfix?

answered Jul 7, 2015 at 12:57

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What is the usefulness of private variables?

answered Sep 22, 2015 at 15:35

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The trend of the "develop" branch going away

answered Mar 7, 2016 at 20:19

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What makes (or why is) a language Server-Side?

answered Oct 13, 2016 at 13:59

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Why don't all languages have the same efficiency?

answered Aug 3, 2017 at 18:02

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How does a CPU load multiple bytes at once if memory is byte addressed?

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 20:17

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What are the advantages of build scripts?

answered Jun 29, 2015 at 15:39

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How is spinlock different from polling?

answered Nov 6, 2015 at 18:39

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Version control on standalone (in-house) libraries?

answered Apr 7, 2016 at 18:01

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Are data type declarators like "int" and "char" stored in RAM when a C program executes?

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 20:02

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How is it possible to have limitless availability of threads while only having a finite number of physical processing units?

answered Aug 16, 2017 at 15:23

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What should be placed in the "core" folder in a software project?

answered Nov 8, 2017 at 22:11

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Is a function getting a value from another function considered pure?

answered Mar 14, 2016 at 14:52

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Functional style exception handling

answered Oct 27, 2016 at 15:00

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Why don't servers deliver JS and CSS at the same time as HTML?

answered Aug 4, 2016 at 21:00

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Including functionality in standard libraries vs in the language itself

answered Sep 6, 2016 at 20:01

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When designing an ISA , is it a good design decision to permit a `pop` instruction that does not require an operand to receive the popped value?

answered May 16, 2017 at 20:10

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I understand what a stack pointer is - but what is it used for?

answered Dec 4, 2015 at 19:00

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Is there a reason for support multiple different releases?

answered Jan 21, 2016 at 21:01

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Non-synchronized method that calls synchronized methods only

answered Sep 23, 2015 at 18:27

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What are "Version.txt/Version in build script" and "Build Server versioning"?

answered Sep 26, 2017 at 20:33

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I have a set of variables that are not known until run-time, and will be shared by all instances of that class.

answered Jun 6, 2017 at 19:22

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Functions whose parameters are implicitly supplied

answered Aug 11, 2015 at 14:30

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How are literal values encoded into bytecode?

answered Dec 22, 2016 at 19:11

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How would you name the function that takes a list of lists [L1, L2, L3] and returns a list of lists [l1, l2, l3]

answered Mar 17, 2017 at 18:29

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Why exactly does Java not allow numeric conditionals like if(5) { ...} if C does?

Does storing plain text data take up less space than storing the equivalent message in binary?

Dry running a function

Why are floats still part of the Java language when doubles are mostly recommended instead?

What is meant by the phrase “Software can replace hardware”?

Difference between hotfix and bugfix?

What is the usefulness of private variables?

The trend of the "develop" branch going away

What makes (or why is) a language Server-Side?

Why don't all languages have the same efficiency?

How does a CPU load multiple bytes at once if memory is byte addressed?

What are the advantages of build scripts?

How is spinlock different from polling?

Version control on standalone (in-house) libraries?

Are data type declarators like "int" and "char" stored in RAM when a C program executes?

How is it possible to have limitless availability of threads while only having a finite number of physical processing units?

What should be placed in the "core" folder in a software project?

Is a function getting a value from another function considered pure?

Functional style exception handling

Why don't servers deliver JS and CSS at the same time as HTML?

Including functionality in standard libraries vs in the language itself

When designing an ISA , is it a good design decision to permit a `pop` instruction that does not require an operand to receive the popped value?

I understand what a stack pointer is - but what is it used for?

Is there a reason for support multiple different releases?

Non-synchronized method that calls synchronized methods only

What are "Version.txt/Version in build script" and "Build Server versioning"?

I have a set of variables that are not known until run-time, and will be shared by all instances of that class.

Functions whose parameters are implicitly supplied

How are literal values encoded into bytecode?

How would you name the function that takes a list of lists [L1, L2, L3] and returns a list of lists [l1, l2, l3]