Top "Blocking" questions

Blocking mode I/O blocks the issuing thread until the operation transfers at least one byte or an error or end of stream occurs.

How to block a mobile number call and message receiving in android application development?

I would like to implement an application for block a mobile number for receiving or sending calls and messages. In …

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sleep() in Javascript

Suppose I want to block Javascript execution for certain time for some weird reason, how can I do that. There …

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Concurrent and Blocking Queue in Java

I have the classic problem of a thread pushing events to the incoming queue of a second thread. Only this …

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What is meaning of 'Blocking' in Firebug Net Panel?

I'm using Firebug 1.5.2 and while testing a site before production release i can see a huge amount of time consumed …

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What is NSManagedObjectContext's performBlock: used for?

In iOS 5, NSManagedObjectContext has a couple of new methods, performBlock: and performBlockAndWait:. What are these methods actually used for? What …

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Fastest way to insert in parallel to a single table

My company is cursed by a symbiotic partnership turned parasitic. To get our data from the parasite, we have to …

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What's the difference between: Asynchronous, Non-Blocking, Event-Base architectures?

What's the difference between: Asynchronous, Non-Blocking, and Event-base architectures? Can something be both asynchronous and non-blocking (and event-based)? What's most …

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System.out.println not functioning

What are some scenarios in which java's System.out.println would fail to produce any output. I have a call …

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C# Async Serial Port Read

I have a class which reads from the serial port using the DataReceived event handler in C#. When I receive …

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Is it possible to block cookies from being set using Javascript or PHP?

A lot of you are probably aware of the new EU privacy law, but for those who are not, it …

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