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Determine Whether Two Date Ranges Overlap

Given two date ranges, what is the simplest or most efficient way to determine whether the two date ranges overlap? As an example, ...

April 13, 2022
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What are bitwise shift (bit-shift) operators and how do they work?

I’ve been attempting to learn C in my spare time, and other languages (C#, Java, etc.) have the same concept (and often the ...

April 12, 2022
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What is the difference between an abstract method and a virtual method?

What is the difference between an abstract method and a virtual method? In which cases is it recommended to use abstract or virtual ...

April 11, 2022
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Prefer composition over inheritance?

Why prefer composition over inheritance? What trade-offs are there for each approach? When should you choose inheritance over composition? 3 33

April 10, 2022
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What is tail recursion?

Whilst starting to learn lisp, I’ve come across the term tail-recursive. What does it mean exactly? 3 31

April 10, 2022
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What’s the difference between a method and a function?

Can someone provide a simple explanation of methods vs. functions in OOP context? 3 39

April 10, 2022
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What is dependency injection?

There have been several questions already posted with specific questions about dependency injection, such as when to use it and what frameworks are ...

April 9, 2022
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Is floating point math broken?

Consider the following code: 0.1 + 0.2 == 0.3 -> false 0.1 + 0.2 -> 0.30000000000000004 Why do these inaccuracies happen? 3 31

April 9, 2022
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How can I pair socks from a pile efficiently?

Yesterday I was pairing the socks from the clean laundry and figured out the way I was doing it is not very efficient. ...

April 9, 2022
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The definitive guide to form-based website authentication [closed]

Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 5 years ago. The community reviewed whether to ...

April 9, 2022
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