Top "Specifications" questions

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

Gecko/Firefox support for HTML5 Notifications

I'm wondering if there is any build-in support for the HTML5 Notification feature in Gecko browsers so far? Maybe some …

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Where is the Thrift format specification?

Although Thrift format is relatively widely used (and project still alive), I haven't been able to find specification for the …

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What exactly is a Specification?

I read or hear sentences such as: The Java Persistence API (JPA) is a Java application programming interface specification... or …

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Why is the separator in a TypeScript TypeMemberList semicolon as opposed to comma?

This is a typescript interface: interface A { l: { x: string; y:number } } But this (similar thing) produces an error: interface …

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CSS *only* detection of text overflows in HTML?

I've seen suggestions on using JavaScript for detecting and acting on text that overflows an HTML element. But it's 2013, so …

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Can beforeunload/unload be used to send XmlHttpRequests reliably

recently, I had the urgent requirement to give my server a notice, that a specific page of my webapp is …

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Difference between <acronym> and <abbr>?

Definitionally they seem the same, yet they are deemed dissimilar enough by the W3C to have separate tag definitions. …

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Nested object initializer syntax

Resharper has just suggested the following refactoring to me: // Constructor initializes InitializedProperty but // the UninitializedSubproperty is uninitialized. var myInstance = new …

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What is `%setup -q` in RPM spec?

If you create a .spec file with ViM, the editor will use a skeleton for it. Quite handy! It bugs …

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Where can I find SQL language specification

Is there an official SQL standard? I.e. I want to understand what type of expression is supported by SQL …

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