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Is a language that provides more abstractions to use it's own API, considered higher-level than a language that doesn't? [duplicate]
Consider two programming languages: Both run on a VM, have the same amount of abstraction levels between the programmer and the OS and CPU, etc.
The only difference is inside the languages themselves ...
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How do I create my own programming language and a compiler for it [closed]
I am thorough with programming and have come across languages including BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, LISP, LOGO, Java, C++, C, MATLAB, Mathematica, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, Assembly and so on. I ...
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What is the process or term for viewing HTML/CSS using localhost?
I have recently used some software, which come as a regular setup file, where you install your software, and then when you run it, opens the browser, uses the localhost with some specific port number ...
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How do you write a code analysis & refactoring tool to interface with Visual Studio?
Recently while working on a project of mine and doing some refactoring I got an idea to write a custom tool to help me analyze my code in a very specific context and perform some very custom ...
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When Interfacing with a 3rd Party API, What Can Make Things Challenging?
Reuse of components in development of software program are always exposed through the API's.
Most of the products in today's world (such a facebook, google, .Net, JDK, ...) provide API's to reuse ...
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How to use the APIs for different platforms?
From what I know, learning a programming language consists of :
1- Learning the syntax
2- Learning how does the language handle\use\implement its "abilities" (Classes, delegates, structs, ...
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How are undocumented functions discovered?
I've always wondered how do you find undocumented / private API ?
Example the Apple undocumented / private API, Play Station, Windows Phone 7, Win32 Kernel, Windows API, hidden callback, etc...
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