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What good are SQL Server schemas?

I’m no beginner to using SQL databases, and in particular SQL Server. However, I’ve been primarily a SQL 2000 guy and I’ve always ...

June 1, 2022
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What is the point of interfaces in PHP?

Interfaces allow you to create code which defines the methods of classes that implement it. You cannot however add any code to those ...

May 23, 2022
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What’s “P=NP?”, and why is it such a famous question? [closed]

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May 21, 2022
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What is referential transparency?

What does the term referential transparency mean? I’ve heard it described as “it means you can replace equals with equals” but this seems ...

May 15, 2022
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Big-O for Eight Year Olds? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: What is a plain English explanation of “Big O” notation? (43 answers) Closed 4 years ago. I’m ...

May 15, 2022
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Are there any O(1/n) algorithms?

Are there any O(1/n) algorithms? Or anything else which is less than O(1)? 32 Answers 32 This question isn’t as silly as it ...

May 11, 2022
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Storing Images in DB – Yea or Nay?

Locked. This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently accepting new ...

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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What is a Y-combinator? [closed]

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May 7, 2022
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What is an NP-complete in computer science?

What is an NP-complete problem? Why is it such an important topic in computer science? 14 s 14 What is NP? NP is ...

May 4, 2022
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