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What are sessions? How do they work?

I am just beginning to start learning web application development, using python. I am coming across the terms ‘cookies’ and ‘sessions’. I understand ...

May 8, 2022
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What are five things you hate about your favorite language? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 11 years ago. Locked. This question and its answers are locked ...

May 8, 2022
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What is the coolest thing you can do in

As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, ...

May 8, 2022
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Shortest distance between a point and a line segment

I need a basic function to find the shortest distance between a point and a line segment. Feel free to write the solution ...

May 7, 2022
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Way to go from recursion to iteration

I’ve used recursion quite a lot on my many years of programming to solve simple problems, but I’m fully aware that sometimes you ...

May 7, 2022
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Getting the closest string match

I need a way to compare multiple strings to a test string and return the string that closely resembles it: TEST STRING: THE ...

May 6, 2022
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What is the meaning of the term “thread-safe”?

Does it mean that two threads can’t change the underlying data simultaneously? Or does it mean that the given code segment will run ...

May 6, 2022
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Runtime vs. Compile time

What is the difference between run-time and compile-time? 26 Answers 26 The difference between compile time and run time is an example of ...

May 5, 2022
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Why should I not wrap every block in “try”-“catch”?

I have always been of the belief that if a method can throw an exception then it is reckless not to protect this ...

May 5, 2022
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Expression Versus Statement

I’m asking with regards to c#, but I assume its the same in most other languages. Does anyone have a good definition of ...

May 5, 2022
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