Facets of Immutability
Immutability, the cornerstone of functional programming, has many facets. Not every (mainstream) language supports all the facets; at least not per what each facet stands for. That’s what I will …
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A Paradox of Braces
A great deal of thought goes into language design. Eric Lippert’s posts is a living testament, at least for C#. Syntax and idioms are also part of the language design. When designing a language, the …
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C++/CLI Primer – An Apress Book
Earlier this year, I wrote1 about publishing2 C++/CLI Primer on [LeanPub.com]3. I wondered if there is anybody else besides myself and Microsoft using C++/CLI but readers surprised and humbled me with …
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Problem Reduction is what I call when a given problem can be expressed in terms of or solved using a solution to an alternate problem. Take for instance, the word distance problem: Find the shortest …
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semantics | /sɪˈmæntɪks/ | noun (functioning as sing) ‐ the branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning, changes in meaning, and the principles that govern the relationship between …
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