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Defining static const integer members in class definition

My understanding is that C++ allows static const members to be defined inside a class so long as it's an …

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Explanation of BASE terminology

The BASE acronym is used to describe the properties of certain databases, usually NoSQL databases. It's often referred to as …

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How to find where a method is defined at runtime?

We recently had a problem where, after a series of commits had occurred, a backend process failed to run. Now, …

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Definition of Network Units: Fragment, Segment, Packet, Frame, Datagram

What units are used in network terminology? Where do we use them? I know the following - but I'm not …

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How to Define a MySql datasource bean via XML in Spring

I've looked over the documentation to define a bean. I'm just unclear on what class file to use for a …

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Spring - using static final fields (constants) for bean initialization

is it possible to define a bean with the use of static final fields of CoreProtocolPNames class like this: <…

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Enum inside class (TypeScript definition file)

I've searched around but can't seem to find an answer for this, hopefully you can help. How can I add …

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What does threadsafe mean?

Recently I tried to Access a textbox from a thread (other than the UI thread) and an exception was thrown. …

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What is the definition of "accessor method"?

I've been having an argument about the usage of the word "accessor" (the context is Java programming). I tend to …

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What is the meaning of "exclusive" and "inclusive" when describing number ranges?

Simple question but, I see exclusive and inclusive when referring to number ranges. For example, this is a line from …

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