Top "Internals" questions

How to get array of bits in a structure?

I was pondering (and therefore am looking for a way to learn this, and not a better solution) if it …

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Python generator objects: __sizeof__()

This may be a stupid question but I will ask it anyway. I have a generator object: >>> …

python generator internals

Python string interning

While this question doesn't have any real use in practice, I am curious as to how Python does string interning. …

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How does c# figure out the hash code for an object?

This question comes out of the discussion on tuples. I started thinking about the hash code that a tuple should …

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Internals of Spring Framework and other IoC containers

I've been using spring for some time, but I always wondered how does it work, more specifically, how do they …

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How to do internal interfaces visible for Moq?

I have 3 project in my C# solution. Signatures Structures Tests Signatures has public and internal interfaces. Also it has [assembly: …

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How does object_id assignment work?

I'm playing around with Ruby's .object_id and noticed that, in several sequential sessions of irb, I get these identical …

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Should I use internal or public visibility by default?

I'm a pretty new C# and .NET developer. I recently created an MMC snapin using C# and was gratified by …

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STL internals: deque implementation

I am using a std::deque for storing a large collection of items. I know that deques is implemented as …

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Are Git's pack files deltas rather than snapshots?

One of the key differences between Git and most other version control systems is that the others tend to store …

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