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Abstraction VS Information Hiding VS Encapsulation

Can you tell me what is the difference between abstraction and information hiding in software development? I am confused. Abstraction …

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What is a 'Closure'?

I asked a question about Currying and closures were mentioned. What is a closure? How does it relate to currying?

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What is the difference between procedural programming and functional programming?

I've read the Wikipedia articles for both procedural programming and functional programming, but I'm still slightly confused. Could someone boil …

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What are the differences between delegates and events?

What are the differences between delegates and an events? Don't both hold references to functions that can be executed?

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What is declarative programming?

I keep hearing this term tossed around in several different contexts. What is it?

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What is the dependency inversion principle and why is it important?

What is the dependency inversion principle and why is it important?

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Markdown vs markup - are they related?

I'm using markdown to edit this question right now. In some wikis I used wiki markup. Are they the same …

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Simple explanation of MapReduce?

Related to my CouchDB question. Can anyone explain MapReduce in terms a numbnuts could understand?

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What are attributes in .NET?

What are attributes in .NET, what are they good for, and how do I create my own attributes?

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What is the difference between Type and Class?

What makes a type different from class and vice versa? (In the general language-agnostic sense)

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