This is probably a n00blike (or worse) question. But I’ve always viewed a schema as a table definition in a database. This is wrong or not entirely correct. I don’t remember much from my database courses. 16 Answers 16
The BASE acronym is used to describe the properties of certain databases, usually NoSQL databases. It’s often referred to as the opposite of ACID. There are only few articles that touch upon the details of BASE, whereas ACID has plenty of articles that elaborate on each of the atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability properties. Wikipedia … Read more
Is there an easy way to see the code used to create a view using the PostgreSQL command-line client? Something like the SHOW CREATE VIEW from MySQL. 9 Answers 9
I’m reading “Introduction to Algorithm” by CLRS. In chapter 2, the authors mention “loop invariants”. What is a loop invariant? 16 Answers 16
What does Weak Head Normal Form (WHNF) mean? What does Head Normal form (HNF) and Normal Form (NF) mean? Real World Haskell states: The familiar seq function evaluates an expression to what we call head normal form (abbreviated HNF). It stops once it reaches the outermost constructor (the “head”). This is distinct from normal form (NF), in which an expression is … Read more
I have been trying to find a good definition, and get an understanding, of what a thread really is. It seems that I must be missing something obvious, but every time I read about what a thread is, it’s almost a circular definition, a la “a thread is a thread of execution” or ” a … Read more
Let’s say my web service is located at http://localhost:8080/foo/mywebservice and my WSDL is at http://localhost:8080/foo/mywebservice?wsdl. Is http://localhost:8080/foo/mywebservice an endpoint, i.e., is it the same as the URI of my web service or where the SOAP messages received and unmarshalled? Could you please explain to me what it is and what the purpose of it is? … Read more
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 8 years ago. Locked. This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently accepting new answers or interactions. Could someone explain the difference between Software Design and Software Architecture? More specifically; if … Read more
We recently had a problem where, after a series of commits had occurred, a backend process failed to run. Now, we were good little boys and girls and ran rake test after every check-in but, due to some oddities in Rails’ library loading, it only occurred when we ran it directly from Mongrel in production … Read more
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 3 years ago. Improve this question A Y-combinator is a computer science concept from the “functional” side of things. Most programmers … Read more
