Top "Semantics" questions

The study of meaning as it applies to programming languages

LDAP Syntax/Semantics: Filter vs. Base DN?

This is probably pretty stupid, but I'm still green to LDAP. So I hope someone can lend me a hand. …

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HTML5 <section>'s inside <article> and header

I'm trying to make a semantic HTML5 code and not sure if it will be right. Visualy I have an …

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Counting in SPARQL

Ok so i have this query PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> SELECT DISTINCT (COUNT(?instance) AS ?…

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How to correctly format PHP 'IF ELSE' statements?

It's been a long running issue that I've come across in many-a-hot-and-steamy coding sessions. One person codes this way another …

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H1 in article page - site title or article title?

Within an article-oriented page (such as a blog post), the <h1> element (level 1 heading) is commonly used to …

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Is there a valid way to wrap a dt and a dd with an HTML element?

I wish HTML could do something semantically equivalent to this; <dl class="main-list"> <definitionitem> <dt&…

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RPC semantics what exactly is the purpose

I was going through the rpc semantics, at-least-once and at-most-once semantics, how does they work? Couldn't understand the concept of …

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What exactly defines production?

Like almost anyone who's been programming for a while, I'm familiar with the term "production code" and have a vague …

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boost spirit semantic action parameters

in this article about boost spirit semantic actions it is mentioned that There are actually 2 more arguments being passed: the …

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What does the HTML acronym "span" stands for?

I guess that <div> might actually stand for: "division" since it creates a division in the document by …

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