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Idiomatic config management in clojure?

configuration clojure configure configuration-management idioms
asked 2013-07-18T09:46:10.853
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Python nested looping Idiom

python loops for-loop foreach idioms
asked 2012-12-14T19:41:12.980
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Specific to the world of programming, what does "Turtles all the way down" mean?

idioms phrase
asked 2012-08-18T20:53:27.773
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Idiomatic Python logging: format string + args list vs. inline string formatting - which is preferred?

python logging coding-style idioms
asked 2012-08-14T15:31:13.690
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In C, Generic Containers or Safe Containers?

c containers idioms void-pointers generic-programming
asked 2012-04-29T05:37:28.783
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What is the standard way to write nested define statements (like in scheme) for clojure?

clojure scheme idioms
asked 2012-03-27T13:50:09.423
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4
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Aggregating values in a data frame based on key

r idioms
asked 2011-07-25T05:23:28.877
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Lightweight wrapper - is this a common problem and if yes, what is its name?

c++ design-patterns locking wrapper idioms
asked 2011-07-11T10:10:22.293
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Learning Elisp - what are the highest quality libraries to read source code?

emacs styles elisp idioms
asked 2011-03-12T15:22:30.227
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How do I use Python to easily expand variables to strings?

python string variables idioms expand
asked 2011-01-30T01:21:31.773
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Ruby: Finding most recently modified file

ruby idioms
asked 2011-01-28T00:25:25.987
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Pairs from single list

python list zip slice idioms
asked 2011-01-07T17:20:04.500
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ruby default argument idiom

ruby default default-value idioms
asked 2010-10-06T18:55:51.440
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How to count non-null elements in an iterable?

python iterator list-comprehension idioms
asked 2010-08-03T03:40:33.530
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Rails 3: What is the proper way to respond to REST-ful actions with JSON in rails?

ruby-on-rails json idioms ruby-on-rails-3
asked 2010-04-03T20:31:18.300
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Is str.replace(..).replace(..) ad nauseam a standard idiom in Python?

python performance replace idioms
asked 2010-03-20T18:11:12.900
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Is there any metaprogramming patterns catalog for Python?

python design-patterns metaprogramming idioms
asked 2010-01-22T14:38:25.487
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When to use std::size_t?

c++ types idioms size-t loop-counter
asked 2009-12-23T09:02:01.297
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7
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What C++ idioms should C++ programmers use?

c++ design-patterns idioms c++-faq
asked 2009-11-18T22:28:55.523
43
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8
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Rails idiom to avoid duplicates in has_many :through

ruby-on-rails activerecord associations idioms
asked 2009-08-22T04:14:42.590
9
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9
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Good or Bad C++ Idiom - Objects used purely for constructor/destructor?

c++ idioms raii
asked 2009-01-12T12:50:21.310
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5
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LBYL vs EAFP in Java?

java python error-handling idioms
asked 2009-01-01T09:50:56.343
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24
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In what contexts do programming languages make real use of an Infinity value?

python ruby language-agnostic idioms infinity
asked 2008-12-19T23:54:04.747
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Best ruby idiom for "nil or zero"

ruby design-patterns idioms null
asked 2008-10-16T17:19:55.043