What is the difference between memoization and dynamic programming?
What is the difference between memoization and dynamic programming? I think dynamic programming is a subset of memoization. Is it right? 11 Answers 11
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What is a practical use for a closure in JavaScript?
I’m trying my hardest to wrap my head around JavaScript closures. I get that by returning an inner function, it will have access to any variable defined in its immediate parent. Where would this be useful to me? Perhaps I haven’t quite got my head around it yet. Most of the examples I have seen … Read more
What is a web service endpoint?
Let’s say my web service is located at http://localhost:8080/foo/mywebservice and my WSDL is at http://localhost:8080/foo/mywebservice?wsdl. Is http://localhost:8080/foo/mywebservice an endpoint, i.e., is it the same as the URI of my web service or where the SOAP messages received and unmarshalled? Could you please explain to me what it is and what the purpose of it is? … Read more
In Docker, what’s the difference between a container and an image? [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: What is the difference between a Docker image and a container? (30 answers) Closed 3 years ago. What’s the difference between a container and an image in Docker? In the Get started with Docker tutorial these terms are both used, but I do not understand the difference. Can anybody … Read more
UI Terminology: Logon vs Login [closed]
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 9 years ago. Improve this question I am crafting an application and cannot decide whether to use the terms Login/out or Logon/off. Is there a more correct option between … Read more
Static/Dynamic vs Strong/Weak
I see these terms bandied around all over the place in programming and I have a vague notion of what they mean. A search shows me that such things have been asked all over stack overflow in fact. As far as I’m aware Static/Dynamic typing in languages is subtly different to Strong/Weak typing but what … Read more
What is the difference between tree depth and height?
This is a simple question from algorithms theory. The difference between them is that in one case you count number of nodes and in other number of edges on the shortest path between root and concrete node. Which is which? 11 Answers 11
Difference between ‘cls’ and ‘self’ in Python classes?
Why is cls sometimes used instead of self as an argument in Python classes? For example: class Person: def __init__(self, firstname, lastname): self.firstname = firstname self.lastname = lastname @classmethod def from_fullname(cls, fullname): cls.firstname, cls.lastname = fullname.split(‘ ‘, 1) 6 Answers 6
How to explain callbacks in plain english? How are they different from calling one function from another function?
How to explain callbacks in plain English? How are they different from calling one function from another function taking some context from the calling function? How can their power be explained to a novice programmer? 33 Answers 33 I am going to try to keep this dead simple. A “callback” is any function that is … Read more
What is the difference between task and thread?
In C# 4.0, we have Task in the System.Threading.Tasks namespace. What is the true difference between Thread and Task. I did some sample program(help taken from MSDN) for my own sake of learning with Parallel.Invoke Parallel.For Parallel.ForEach but have many doubts as the idea is not so clear. I have initially searched in Stackoverflow for … Read more
