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What is an ORM, how does it work, and how should I use one? [closed]

Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 2 years ago. Locked. This question and its ...

May 25, 2022
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Why are floating point numbers inaccurate?

Why do some numbers lose accuracy when stored as floating point numbers? For example, the decimal number 9.2 can be expressed exactly as ...

May 24, 2022
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Is there a difference between foreach and map?

Ok this is more of a computer science question, than a question based on a particular language, but is there a difference between ...

May 24, 2022
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What does ‘foo’ really mean? [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 1 year ago. Locked. This question and its answers are locked ...

May 24, 2022
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What are “first-class” objects?

When are objects or something else said to be “first-class” in a given programming language, and why? In what way do they differ ...

May 24, 2022
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What is the difference between a map and a dictionary?

I know a map is a data structure that maps keys to values. Isn’t a dictionary the same? What is the difference between ...

May 23, 2022
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When should I use Debug.Assert()?

I’ve been a professional software engineer for about a year now, having graduated with a CS degree. I’ve known about assertions for a ...

May 23, 2022
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When is it right for a constructor to throw an exception?

When is it right for a constructor to throw an exception? (Or in the case of Objective C: when is it right for ...

May 23, 2022
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Match linebreaks – \n or \r\n?

While writing this answer, I had to match exclusively on linebreaks instead of using the s-flag (dotall – dot matches linebreaks). The sites ...

May 23, 2022
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