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Algorithm for flattening overlapping ranges
I am looking for a nice way of flattening (splitting) a list of potentially-overlapping numeric ranges. The problem is very similar to that of this question: Fastest way to split overlapping date ...
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Every function is a closure?
Wikipedia says, that closure - is a function, which has an access to variables, declared outside of the function. There is even an example:
function startAt(x)
function incrementBy(y)
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Multiple attribution in Python, JS, ...?
I accidentally discovered this a=b=c=d=e=f=2 in python(2.7)(and JavaScript a few minutes later) interpreter .
Is this a feature or just the way the interpreter works, if is a feature how it is ...
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How is type checked in a dynamic language interpreter/compiler, such as JavaScript?
In dynamic languages, such as JavaScript or Python, the type of a variable is determined at runtime. This is one reason why they are slower than typed languages such as Java.
How is type checking ...
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