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Cogent arguments for 'semantic css' over 'object oriented css'

[Context - I'm a Java developer, having a discussion with a designer who works in the html/css space] I was having a discussion with a co-worker today about the merits of 'semantic css'. His ...
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Semantic web friendly languages, is there any? [closed]

So, I have a web project I would like to get into as a learning process. This project is a wiki-like (kind of) site heavily relying on semantics, which seems to be non-existant apart from the Semantic ...
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How to format this line according to PEP 8? [closed]

I'm trying to adhere to PEP 8, with a 78 character limit on the length of my lines. I have the following statement: startTime = time.strptime(request.GET.get('st', (dt.datetime.now() - ...
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Which are the alternatives to using a stack to represent function call semantics?

We all know and love that function calls are usually implemented using the stack; there are frames, return addresses, parameters, the whole lot. However, the stack is an implementation detail: ...
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Difference between sending a message and emitting it

Halfway through the RabbitMQ tutorial, I noticed that the tutorial stops referring to producers "sending" messages and starts using the verb "emit" instead — and pretty consistently, too; after the ...
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UML modelling semantics

In today's lecture about Modelling techniques with respect to MDD using UML the lecturer stated that it's absolutely necessary to give a (possibly) textual description about the semantics of each ...
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Objective C - nested messages … confusion about

Wonder if anyone could shed some light on this messaging construct: The documentation says that messages appear btwn brackets [] and that the msg target/object is on the left, whilst the msg itself ...
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Should semantic breaking changes be tied to syntactic breaking changes?

Explanation First let me briefly define how I'm using terms (I might be bending their typical use a little): When I talk about semantic breaking changes, I'm referring to a change in the ...
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What is the difference, between a server and a mainframe? [closed]

To me, it seems as though "mainframe" is a somewhat dated term; is it simply an older synonym of "server," or does it server a purpose more similar to a cluster/supercomputer?
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What is the right HTTP method for upvoting?

From a RESTful point of view, what is the most appropriate HTTP method for the action of upvoting a forum post (like on StackExchange)? I would say POST for voting and DELETE for canceling vote, but ...
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Using 'new' in a projection?

I wish to project a collection from one type (Something) to another type (SomethingElse). Yes, this is a very open-eneded question, but which of the two options below do you prefer? Creating a new ...
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What is meant by a “First Class Protocol”

The Node.js about page describes HTTP as being a "first class protocol" within node.js. What does this mean? http://nodejs.org/about
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Why is semantic markup given more weight for search engines?

This question follows directly from the part of an answer of this question - Why would one bother marking up properly and semantically? . I would like to understand why SEO techniques gives more ...
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Why would one bother marking up properly and semantically?

Note that I (try) to mark up as semantically as possible because I like they way it looks and feels, but not because I'm aware of any other stunning advantages. The point of my question is to be ...
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Using empty subclasses to add to the semantics of a class hierarchy?

I was wondering whether using (almost) empty derived classes to give additional semantics to a class hierarchy was a good idea (or practice) ? Because a (not so short) example is always better than a ...

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