In a low level language (C, C++ or whatever): I have the choice in between either having a bunch of mutexes (like what pthread gives me or whatever the native system library provides) or a single one for an object. ...

My co-workers took me back in time to my University days with a discussion of sorting algorithms this morning. We reminisced about our favorites like StupidSort , and one of us was sure we had seen a sort algorithm that was O(n!) . That got me started looking around for the "worst" sorting algor...

A colleague once told me that the last option when everything has failed to debug on Linux was to use strace . 12 Answers ...

What is the technical reason why it is considered bad practice to use the C++ throw keyword in a function signature? 7 An...

I localized a part of my application with creating a base.lproj storyboard and 3 string files for it. It was a month ago and after that I added new view controller to app, but this controller's buttons and labels not appear in string files ...

I am trying to understand the dmesg timestamp and find it hard to convert that to change it to java date/custom date format. ...

Just because functions are first class objects, there are closures, and higher order functions, does Javascript deserve to be called a Functional Programming language? The main thing I think it lacks is Pure Functions, and it doesn't 'feel' like other functional languages, like lisp (although thats...

Is it possible to run a cronjob every three days? Or maybe 10 times/month. 11 Answers ...

How can I commit changes without specifying commit message? Why is it required by default? 9 Answers ...

I deleted a file from a repo and now want to put it back. The best I can figure out is to: 9 Answers ...