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What is the real point of an “oracle” in the SW testing?
I know the definition of an testing oracle but to me, it seems to be overrated. I have a specification, why should I bother with thinking about oracles? I just compare what the spec wants and what the ...
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C++ why & how are virtual functions slower?
Can anyone explain in detail, how exactly the virtual table works & what pointers are associated when virtual functions are called. If they are actually slower, can you show the time that the ...
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How to apply verification and validation on the following example
I have been following verification and validation questions here with my colleagues, yet we are unable to see the slight differences, probably caused by language barrier in technical English.
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Domain Model Examples Website Similar to Databaseanswers.org
When I was trying to understand database design databaseanswers.org was phenomenal. Now I'm trying to understand the Spring Framework and I'd like to know if there are any sites out there that have ...
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Putting it all together
I've been reading a few books on c# development over the last few months (clr via c#, architecting applications for the enterprise, c# 4 in nutshell just to give you an idea). I really feel it's been ...
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Inspiring problems to show off the importance of regular expressions?
I am planning to give a presentation/demonstration on regular expressions at work to encourage young developers to add this powerful and important tool in their toolbox.
Just teaching syntax doesn't ...
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What are good examples of using assertions to detect bugs?
Most examples of using assertions that I find seem to be about dealing with runtime errors, such as out of memory conditions. That's not what I'm after. One good example of using assertions to detect ...
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What would be the best real example to explain the usefulness of Inheritance ? [closed]
When trying to explain the concept of Inheritance in OOP, the common example is often the mammals example. IMHO, this is really a bad example, because it will lead the newbies to use this concept the ...
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Is there an example secured web service (sandbox) [closed]
I need to verify if the Delphi imported WSDL class is able to work with HTTPS web services. Is there any simple web service which is running on the HTTPS ?
I know for instance these websites, but I ...
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about database design
My question consists of three parts:
When to be sure that your database design is perfect?
Is returning to the data base design to change some issues (like adding new column, delete a column or ...
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How do I safely write code in my own 'words' and not plagiarize?
I understand plagiarism and paraphrasing fairly well when it comes to writing a research paper, but those equivalent areas in programming seem foreign to me. I've looked up the topics online, and ...
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Good unit test examples for embedded C developers
I'm going to be giving a talk to my department next week about unit testing and test-driven development. As part of this, I'm going to show some real-world examples from some code I've written ...
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What is a Neural Network in simple words
Can you please explain neural networks in simple words with an example?
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Examples of Donation Driven Software [closed]
What are some examples of software that provided the developer with a steady income stream purely through optional registration or donations?
I'm writing an article about the effect of crippling ...
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What are examples of small/medium and large applications?
My question is associated with the accepted answer to this question. It says that the language should be based on the fact whther the application is small,medium or large. What popular applications ...
