Top "Terminology" questions

What is the difference between a shim and a polyfill?

Both seem to be used in web development circles, see e.g. HTML5 Cross Browser Polyfills, which says: So here …

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What is a multibyte character set?

Does the term multibyte refer to a charset whose characters can - but don't have to be - wider than 1 …

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What does it mean by buffer?

I see the word "BUFFER" everywhere, but I am unable to grasp what it exactly is. Would anybody please explain …

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In Docker, what's the difference between a container and an image?

What's the difference between a container and an image in Docker? In the Get started with Docker tutorial these terms …

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UI Terminology: Logon vs Login

I am crafting an application and cannot decide whether to use the terms Login/out or Logon/off. Is there …

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What does the term "porcelain" mean in Git?

The term "porcelain" appears occasionally in the Git documentation. What does it mean?

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What are Vertex and Pixel shaders?

What are Vertex and Pixel shaders? What is the difference between them? Which one is the best?

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What does Bump Version stand for?

I saw this comment in git many times. What does it mean actually?

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Framework vs. Toolkit vs. Library

What is the difference between a Framework, a Toolkit and a Library?

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What is a domain specific language? Anybody using it? And in what way?

I guess I am looking for some kind of intro and see if anybody have used it. Are there any …

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