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What is the difference between a shim and a polyfill?

Both seem to be used in web development circles, see e.g. HTML5 Cross Browser Polyfills, which says: So here we’re collecting all the ...

May 6, 2022
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What do the terms “CPU bound” and “I/O bound” mean?

What do the terms “CPU bound” and “I/O bound” mean? 11 Answers 11

May 5, 2022
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What is boilerplate code?

A coworker had never heard of this, and I couldn’t provide a real definition. For me, it’s always been an instance of ‘I-know-it-when-I-see-it’. ...

May 5, 2022
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Epoch vs Iteration when training neural networks [closed]

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May 5, 2022
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Functional, Declarative, and Imperative Programming [closed]

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May 4, 2022
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What is the difference between currying and partial application?

I quite often see on the Internet various complaints that other peoples examples of currying are not currying, but are actually just partial ...

May 4, 2022
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What is a ‘Closure’?

I asked a question about Currying and closures were mentioned. What is a closure? How does it relate to currying? 24 s 24 ...

May 3, 2022
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What exactly are iterator, iterable, and iteration?

What is the most basic definition of “iterable”, “iterator” and “iteration” in Python? I have read multiple definitions but I am unable to ...

May 2, 2022
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What does it mean if a Python object is “subscriptable” or not?

Which types of objects fall into the domain of “subscriptable”? 6 s 6 It basically means that the object implements the __getitem__() method. ...

May 2, 2022
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What does the term “porcelain” mean in Git?

The term “porcelain” appears occasionally in the Git documentation. What does it mean? 9 s 9 “Porcelain” is the material from which toilets ...

May 2, 2022
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