terminology - What does it mean when data is scalar? - Software ...
May 6, 2014 · The term "scalar" comes from linear algebra, where it is used to differentiate a single number from a vector or matrix. The meaning in computing is similar. It distinguishes a single value …
Variables (scalars and matrices) assignment in Python
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Representing a large list of complex objects in JSON
Jun 14, 2021 · I am currently developing an API that returns JSON structures. One of the domain objects returned is a time series, which is a potentially large list (many thousands of elements) of complex …
Is it wrong to parse YAML `true` as a string?
Feb 28, 2019 · Given these lines of YAML: version: 1.00 y: 1 What does this represent? According to the YAML spec (I'm not a delicate enough to read the spec like a lawyer), does this necessarily …
Java - Why do we call an array a "vector"?
Aug 7, 2013 · For what is worth, in mathematics a vector is not a 1-dimensional array. A vector is an element of a vector space, that is, a set in which elements can be added and multiplied by scalars.
In what configuration file format do regular expressions not need ...
Sep 20, 2021 · I want a configuration file for a .NET program. This file is to configure pairs of regular expressions. The regular expressions belong within a hierarchy of sections. Section1 SubsectionA
Are all languages basically the same? - Software Engineering Stack …
The basics of most procedural languages are pretty much the same. They offer: Scalar data types: usually boolean, integers, floats and characters Compound data types: arrays (strings are special …
coding style - Software Engineering Stack Exchange
Oct 5, 2016 · This question is inspired by a question about final in java. In C/C++, should I use const whenever possible? I know there is already a related question about using const in parameters. …
data structures - How to represent a set in JSON? - Software ...
Aug 6, 2017 · JSON supports the following data structures (Java equivalents): Scalar, Array/List, and Map. A Set is not supported out-of-the-box in JSON. I thought about several ways to represent a set …
Naming a class representing a collection of objects of another class ...
Jul 8, 2017 · I support this notion by implementing methods that work on collections with supplemental methods to handle scalars; purely for syntactic sugar. The scalar method seldom does little more …