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A programming language is an artificial language designed to express computations that can be performed by a machine.

Why functional languages?

I see a lot of talk on here about functional languages and stuff. Why would you use one over a "…

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What's the name for hyphen-separated case?

This is PascalCase: SomeSymbol This is camelCase: someSymbol This is snake_case: some_symbol So my questions is whether there …

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Difference between "enqueue" and "dequeue"

Can somebody please explain the main differences? I don't have a clear knowledge about these functions in programming for any …

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What's the difference between compiled and interpreted language?

After reading some material on this subject I'm still not sure what the difference between a compiled language and an …

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c++ array assignment of multiple values

so when you initialize an array, you can assign multiple values to it in one spot: int array [] = {1,3,34,5,6} but what …

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Setting std=c99 flag in GCC

I was wondering if there were any files in which I could set the -std=c99 flag, so that I …

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What is duck typing?

I came across the term duck typing while reading random topics on software online and did not completely understand it. …

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When is a language considered a scripting language?

What makes a language a scripting language? I've heard some people say "when it gets interpreted instead of compiled". That …

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Dynamic type languages versus static type languages

What are the advantages and limitations of dynamic type languages compared to static type languages? See also: whats with the …

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Which programming languages can be used to develop in Android?

Possible Duplicate: Which programming languages can I use on Android Dalvik? Mostly, Android applications are written in Java. But i …

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