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What is a loop invariant?

I'm reading "Introduction to Algorithm" by CLRS. In chapter 2, the authors mention "loop invariants". What is a loop invariant?

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What is boilerplate code?

A coworker had never heard of this, and I couldn't provide a real definition. For me, it's always been an …

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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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Converting bytes to megabytes

I've seen three ways of doing conversion from bytes to megabytes: megabytes=bytes/1000000 megabytes=bytes/1024/1024 megabytes=bytes/1024/1000 Ok, I think #3 …

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What's the difference between a word and byte?

I've done some research. A byte is 8 bits and a word is the smallest unit that can be addressed on …

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What is 'Currying'?

I've seen references to curried functions in several articles and blogs but I can't find a good explanation (or at …

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Are there dictionaries in php?

For example: $names = {[bob:27, billy:43, sam:76]}; and then be able to reference it like this: $names[bob]

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What does the term "Tuple" Mean in Relational Databases?

Please explain what is meant by tuples in sql?Thanks..

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What is an API key?

I see this word in almost every cross service application these days. What exactly is an API key and what …

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What is "runtime"?

I have heard about things like "C Runtime", "Visual C++ 2008 Runtime", ".NET Common Language Runtime", etc. What is "runtime" exactly? …

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