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. The community reviewed whether to reopen this question 7 months ago and left it closed: Original close reason(s) … Read more
From using a number of programming languages and libraries I have noticed various terms used for the total number of elements in a collection. The most common seem to be length, count, and size. eg. array.length vector.size() collection.count Is there any preferred term to be used? Does it depend on what type of collection it … Read more
I am trying to explain to a non-developer the difference between an API an SDK. I need to explain why a commercial fingerprint software vendor will likely not provide an SDK, although they may certainly have used one. Both device vendors and software vendors can and should expose a well-defined API. This API allows other … Read more
Should we refer to “replacing an implementation” as overwriting or overriding? Is it language-specific? 5 Answers 5
This question already has answers here: What’s the difference between an argument and a parameter? (36 answers) Closed 9 years ago. I often find myself confused with how the terms ‘arguments’ and ‘parameters’ are used. They seem to be used interchangeably in the programming world. What’s the correct convention for their use? 12 Answers 12
Well, not exactly to a 5-year-old, but please avoid buzzword and enterprisespeak if possible. Claims-based authentication seems to be all the rage now, but I could not find a simple and down-to-earth explanation of what it actually is, how is it different from what we have now (I assume “what we have now” to be … Read more
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. I often see people saying that certain software is “very opinionated” or that Microsoft tends to write “un-opinionated” frameworks. What does this actually mean? 9 Answers 9
In the context of security frameworks, a few terms commonly occur subject, user and principal, of which I have not been able to find a clear definition and the difference between them. So, what exactly do these terms mean, and why are these distinctions of subject and principal needed? 7 Answers 7
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 2 years ago. Improve this question Can someone explain what the difference is between classification and clustering in data mining? If … Read more
I see the word “BUFFER” everywhere, but I am unable to grasp what it exactly is. Would anybody please explain what is buffer in layman’s language? When is it used? How is it used? 9 Answers 9
