I am applying my new found knowledge of threading everywhere and getting lots of surprises Example: I used threads to add numbers in an array. And outcome was different every time. The problem was that all of my threads were updating the same variable and were not synchronized. What are some known thread issues? What care...
I'm trying to do some image file work, specifically convert one image file format to another. Does anyone know of any examples/guides for how one might accomplish this? What kinds of programming languages is this generally done with? Edit: Apparently I know so little about this I don't even know the important info to tell you :) So I'm...
The question I always wanted to ask and was afraid to, actually - what language is .NET Framework written in? I mean library itself. It seems to me that it was C and C++ mostly. (I hope Jon Skeet is reading this one, it`ll be very interesting to hear what he thinks about it) ...
At the risk of sounding naive, I ask this question in search of a deeper understanding of the concept of programming languages in general. I write this question for my own edification and the edification of others. What is a useful definition of a computer programming language and what are its basic and necessary components? What are th...
Why do most languages seem to only exhibit fairly basic control structures from a logic point of view? Stuff like If ... then, Else..., loops, For each, switch statement, etc. The standard list seems fairly basic from a logic point of view. Why is there not much more in the way of logic syntactical sugar? Perhaps something like a propos...
mob/verb/test(N as num) What language is this code from? ...
I am coming from C/C++, Python background and I am looking to learn a functional language that (Hopefully) can do Serious Matrix Computation expressive real world modelling database integration concurrency/parallelism Battery (library) included Strong integration with other well tuned library in other language Have a positive future ...
Possible Duplicates: How and where can I learn programming? Which books made you a better programmer ? How to become a better programmer? Hey SO: I had an, albeit slightly inebriated, epiphany last night and decided that I need to really start learning more about programming. I am primarily self-taught (started programming...
What features could be added to a new programming language to make it more "intuitive"? When it comes to websites and desktops, we favor high usability, almost intuitive usability. It is becoming increasingly expected that your application should "just work". For a certain class of applications the idea that one has to RTFM, is a ma...
Hi everyone, I'm new to Python, coming from a C# background and I'm trying to get up to speed. I understand that Python is dynamically typed, whereas C# is strongly-typed. -> see comments. What conceptual obstacles should I watch out for when attempting to learn Python? Are there concepts for which no analog exists in Python? How impor...
Hi all! I'm makin' a scripting language interpreter using PHP. I have this code in that scripting language: write {Hello, World!} in either the color {blue} or {red} or {#00AA00} and in either the font {Arial Black} or {Monaco} where both the color and the font are determined randomly (Yes, it's hard to believe but that's the syntax)...
What languages and tools non-professional-programmers (non cs) in here use ? The question title may probably sound a little misleading, so let me clarify. I'm asking what tools and languages are used by those of non-professional-programming capability, non computer scientiscs and not by people who have a degree in something else, but li...
I want to know how the operators work internally in computer? And There are many operators that computer use for performing many tasks like "+" is used for adding two numbers as well as concatenate two string in java.. so, how does it differentiate these type of tasks? ...
Given that it's impossible to see into the future, what factors related to Clojure, Scala or Haskell are likely to determine whether one of them catches on? Are there cultural or economic issues that could give one of these languages an advantage over the others? Or are none of these languages likely to gain traction because of their c...
UML is a standard aimed at the modeling of software which will be written in OO languages, and goes hand in hand with Java. Still, could it possibly be used to model software meant to be written in the functional programming paradigm? Which diagrams would be rendered useful given the embedded visual elements? Is there a modeling languag...
Hi there, When some webpages are not displaying the extensions of server side files which generate that content, how can you know (as a visitor) in what language was that site build? Many thanks ...
Possible Duplicate: Whats a good age to get your children into programming? I have a very smart son of 6 years old. I wonder whether is that a good age to start teaching him programming? Are there any literature and/or sources on the web about doing so? What language should my kid start with (Functional Programming like Scala/...
I thought I'd start learning a real programming language from scratch. I can manage to code in C++, but I haven't been brushing up on my C++ skills at all. This time I'm teaching myself. And I've decided on python. Is it the right language for me? I'm just being an enthusiastic kid, and I'm not learning for any strict purpose (rather th...
In short I want to start developing web related apps that people can easily 'plug-in' to their own site (like a Chat, Video Streaming, MP3 Player). What would be a good language for doing this? ...
I am looking for research papers, case scenarios etc that explain or show why less code is easier to maintain, debug, etc. Possibly how choice of programming language can affect it etc. I have no idea how to find this information. Googling something like "research programming less code" yield tons of results and the first few pages doesn...