1,486 Answered Questions for the topic computer programming

Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Engineering

07/13/19

What is Relativity program?

Computer Programming Theory Complexity Theory

07/13/19

Did you apply computational complexity theory in real life?

I'm taking a course in computational complexity and have so far had an impression that it won't be of much help to a developer. I might be wrong but if you have gone down this path before, could... more
Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Engineering

07/11/19

Why do businesses need cloud services like AWS & Azure?

Computer Programming Oop Language Agnostic Interface

07/11/19

Interface vs Base class?

When should I use an interface and when should I use a base class? Should it always be an interface if I don't want to actually define a base implementation of the methods?
Computer Programming Theory Computation Turing Machines

07/11/19

When is theoretical computer science useful?

In class, we learned about the halting problem, Turing machines, reductions, etc. A lot of classmates are saying these are all abstract and useless concepts, and there's no real point in knowing... more
Computer Programming Math Computer Science Function

07/09/19

Is finding the equivalence of two functions undecidable?

Is it impossible to know if two functions are equivalent? For example, a compiler writer wants to determine if two functions that the developer has written perform the same operation, what methods... more
Computer Programming Computer Science Theory Definition

07/08/19

What is a Y-combinator?

How do combinators work? What are they good for? Are they useful in procedural languages?
Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Engineering

07/08/19

What system engineers do?

Computer Programming Computer Science Theory Computability

07/08/19

What's a Turing machine?

What is a Turing machine and why do people keep mentioning it? My IBM PC is all I need to do my computation! Why does anyone care about these machines?
Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Engineering

07/04/19

What is a systems engineer job description?

Computer Programming Theory Parsing

07/03/19

Why can't a recursive-descent parser handle left recursion?

Could someone please explain to me why recursive-descent parsers can't work with a grammar containing left recursion?
Computer Programming C# Theory Arrays

07/03/19

How and when to abandon the use of arrays in C#?

Should you try to avoid using an array as much as possible when you will be adding a lot of elements? Should you use iStringMap instead? If so, what happens if you need more than two dimensions AND... more
Computer Programming Computer Engineering Logic Design

07/03/19

What is the use of digital logic design?

Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Engineering

07/03/19

How does Microsoft's cloud services differ from Amazon's?

Computer Programming Computer Engineering Logic Design

07/03/19

What is basic logic gate?

Computer Programming Composition Inheritance Oop

07/03/19

Prefer composition over inheritance?

Why prefer composition over inheritance? What trade-offs are there for each approach? When should you choose inheritance over composition?
Computer Programming Language Agnostic Coding Style

07/02/19

Should a function have only one return statement?

Are there good reasons why it's a better practice to have only one return statement in a function? Or is it okay to return from a function as soon as it is logically correct to do so, meaning there... more
Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Engineering

07/02/19

How much does CCNA exam cost?

Computer Programming Math Proof Theory

07/01/19

Why can't programs be proven?

Why can't a computer program be proven just as a mathematical statement can? A mathematical proof is built up on other proofs, which are built up from yet more proofs and on down to axioms - those... more
Computer Programming Math

06/29/19

what is this guys

Computer Programming C++

06/26/19

Searching an Array for an Exact Match in C++

Ensure the provided code file named MichiganCities.cpp is open. Study the prewritten code to make sure you understand it. Write a loop statement that examines the names of cities stored in the... more
Computer Programming Computer Engineering Logic Design

06/25/19

What does an XNOR gate do?

Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Engineering

06/25/19

What exactly does a software developer do?

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