Top "Specifications" questions

A specification (also commonly referred to as "spec") is a description of a defined technology and the resources it offers.

Installing an empty directory with RPM

In my install section of my rpm Spec file I have a bunch of mkdir's to create the directories I …

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What exactly is the HTML5 <command> tag and what is the browser support

I've read the HTML5 spec for <command> and found the information on this element very vague. I've tried …

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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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Specification Pattern in Domain Driven Design

I've been struggling around an DDD related issue with Specifications and I've read much into DDD and specifications and repositories. …

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What makes a good spec?

One of the items in the Joel Test is that a project/company should have a specification. I'm wondering what …

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What is the maximum size of a Java .class file?

A .class file is a rather well documented format that defines sections and size, and therefore maximum sizes as well. …

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Don't understand how to use GridLayout.spec()

This GridLayout is going in my app that has a lot of levels. Each level has a different number of …

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Why does setting XMLHttpRequest responseType before calling open throw?

Running new XMLHttpRequest().responseType = "json" in the console throws an "InvalidStateError" exception in Firefox 26 and IE11 but not in Chrome 31. …

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What's the maximum pixel value of CSS width and height properties?

What are the largest valid px values that CSS width and height properties accept? (I'm currently building a webapp that …

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MySQL "binary" vs "char character set binary"

What's the difference between binary(10) vs char(10)character set binary? And varbinary(10) vs varchar(10)character set binary? Are they synonymous …

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