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Database, Programming

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What is sharding and why is it important?

I think I understand sharding to be putting back your sliced up data (the shards) into an easy to deal with aggregate that ...

May 31, 2022
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C++, Programming

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Why are two different concepts both called “heap”? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: What’s the relationship between “a” heap and “the” heap? (10 answers) Closed 10 months ago. Why are ...

May 30, 2022
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Programming, web-services

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API vs. Webservice [closed]

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 29, 2022
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Database, Programming

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Explanation of BASE terminology

The BASE acronym is used to describe the properties of certain databases, usually NoSQL databases. It’s often referred to as the opposite of ...

May 27, 2022
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What is the difference between a JavaBean and a POJO?

I’m not sure about the difference. I’m using Hibernate and, in some books, they use JavaBean and POJO as an interchangeable term. I ...

May 26, 2022
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What’s the difference between a character, a code point, a glyph and a grapheme?

Trying to understand the subtleties of modern Unicode is making my head hurt. In particular, the distinction between code points, characters, glyphs and ...

May 25, 2022
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What is the difference between a “function” and a “procedure”?

Generally speaking, we all hear about the functions or procedures in programming languages. However, I just found out that I use these terms ...

May 23, 2022
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What is an Endpoint?

I have been reading about OAuth and it keeps talking about endpoints. What is exactly an endpoint? 10 Answers 10

May 23, 2022
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What is an anti-pattern?

I am studying patterns and anti-patterns. I have a clear idea about patterns, but I don’t get anti-patterns. Definitions from the web and ...

May 23, 2022
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What is a coroutine?

What is a coroutine? How are they related to concurrency? 13 Answers 13

May 21, 2022
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