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Learn a framework on a project, or mix languages between backend services [closed]
I am designing my next project, which will do various domain-specific tasks, but all that will be controlled and used via a generic crud web app.
I have been professionally using Java with Spring for ...
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Difference between a REPL and interactive shell
Noob question. I am not quite able to tell the difference between a REPL and an interactive shell just by reading the definitions on Wikipedia.
Wiki notes that REPL is a particular kind of ...
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Is Python a good choice to develop UIs? If so, wxPython or Tkinter?
I'm looking forward to develop a desktop application using Python. I'm a beginner and I don't have sufficient expertise in Python. I'm also a Java programmer. Although I have some experience in ...
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Is code written inline faster than using function calls?
I wrote some script in Python that creates a giant 2D matrix (1000x1000 or bigger) and fills it with random numbers. And after that, it goes through every element of the matrix and changes the number ...
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Python productivity VS Java Productivity
Over on SO I came across a question regarding which platform, Java or Python is best for developing on Google AppEngine. Many people were boasting of the increased productivity gained from using ...
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Do all dynamically typed languages not support function overloading?
I have noticed that JavaScript and PHP and Python do not support function overloading.
Do all dynamically typed languages not support function overloading? If the answer is yes, then why is that?
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What does it mean when you say C++ offers more control compared to languages like Python?
I am comparing C++ with Python. It is clear that C++ is much more efficient and that the C++ code compiles directly to machine code whereas in Python it is interpreted.
I do understand that Python is ...
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is python(cpython) code represented as c code by the interpreter?
what i know is , in cpython when we run a code then its first compiled into byte code and the cpython interpreter( which is written in c interprets it) interprets the byte code and converts it into ...
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Use the latest technology or use a mature technology as a developer?
I would like to develop an application for a group of people to use. I have decided to develop using python, but I am thinking of using python 2.X or python 3.X. If I use python 2.X, I need to upgrade ...
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Why do python generators and functions share the "def" keyword?
Consider the following:
def some_function():
return 1
def some_generator():
yield 1
In the code above, some_function is a function, while some_generator is a generator. They look quite ...
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Why doesn't Python need a compiler?
Just wondering (now that I've started with C++ which needs a compiler) why Python doesn't need a compiler?
I just enter the code, save it as an exec, and run it. In C++ I have to make builds and all ...
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Programming language usage at Google [closed]
I have heard Google uses Python, Java and C++. But what I don't know is how is each of those programming language is used. I mean what is Python, Java and C++ is used for at Google. Why would they ...
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Is Python Interpreted or Compiled?
This is just a wondering I had while reading about interpreted and compiled languages.
Ruby is no doubt an interpreted language since the source code is processed by an interpreter at the point of ...
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How to fix bad fundamentals? [closed]
I am a native PHP developer, and have been for about a year or so. I love PHP and it was very easy for me to learn, but I have developed some bad habits along the way due to never having a formal ...
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Is programming in Python faster than in C, C++ or Java? [closed]
There's a widespread belief among programmers that the more dynamic and loosely typed the language, the more productive the programmer will be in it. Guido van Rossum wrote about programming ...
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