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Is there any practical algorithm / data-structure that can't be done with non-recursive Lambda Calculus augmented with foldl?
In my search for a practical non-turing complete programming language, I've been paying attention to lambda-calculus with disallowed self-application - that is, x x forbidden. After taking that ...
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Why many programming languages have only 2 data-structures: arrays and hashes?
Many programming languages have only those 2 structures, and even some languages that have more structures still only provide special syntax for those 2; usually, [] and {}. Why is this? Is there ...
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Sets Data Structure in Golang
I really like google golang but could some one explain what the rationale is for the implementors having left out a basic data structure such as sets from the standard library?
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What do you call classes without methods?
What do you call classes without methods?
For example,
class A
{
public string something;
public int a;
}
Above is a class without any methods. Does this type of class have a special name?
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Writing a new programming language - when and how to bootstrap datastructures?
I'm in the process of writing my own programming language which, thus far, has been going great in terms of what I set out to accomplish. However, now, I'd like to bootstrap some pre-existing data ...
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Programming language with pattern matching in trees
I'd like to prototype a computer algebra system. An equation would be represented by a tree and rules would be defined - similarly to mathematical axioms - by specifying a pattern (in the tree) and a ...
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How do you choose a programming/data structure/algorithm book?
I really should not be mentioning the name of the book, but the first time I read it (during my under-grad days) I almost concluded that data structure was a bad course to pick.
Which brings me to ...
