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When will the Javascript "for...of" loop be implemented in Chrome Chrome?
javascript
firefox
google-chrome
for-loop
language-features
asked 2012-02-16T21:24:14.043
38
votes
3
answers
Java's switch equivalent in Clojure?
java
clojure
language-features
asked 2011-12-02T06:09:03.213
30
votes
7
answers
Why does HTML5 not include a way of loading local HTML into the document?
html
include
language-features
asked 2011-07-29T15:25:40.447
12
votes
5
answers
Java Language Specification - Cannot understand 'BlockStatement'
java
language-features
asked 2011-07-09T20:15:20.460
19
votes
3
answers
What is the difference between a let block statement and an equivalent with statement?
javascript
language-features
with-statement
let
ecmascript-6
asked 2011-06-26T14:48:10.527
18
votes
8
answers
Is there an eval function In C#?
c#
eval
language-features
asked 2011-05-19T00:50:34.263
98
votes
8
answers
Python: How to pass more than one argument to the property getter?
python
properties
language-features
asked 2011-04-19T11:27:36.107
9
votes
4
answers
What does C++ using mean inside a class?
c++
language-features
using
asked 2011-03-05T16:33:43.667
12
votes
3
answers
What is a cofunction and how would it work in Python?
python
language-design
language-features
asked 2011-02-25T21:37:39.293
13
votes
2
answers
Any differences between asInstanceOf[X] and toX for value types?
java
scala
casting
language-features
asked 2010-12-25T01:24:25.190
68
votes
5
answers
Why does Java permit escaped unicode characters in the source code?
java
unicode
language-features
asked 2010-12-15T08:50:22.087
10
votes
7
answers
Are interfaces redundant with multiple inheritance?
oop
interface
abstract-class
language-features
multiple-inheritance
asked 2010-12-02T15:53:16.023
14
votes
8
answers
In which languages is it a security hole to use user-supplied regular expression?
regex
security
language-features
asked 2010-11-27T03:05:12.823
25
votes
5
answers
Why has Python decided against constant references?
python
reference
constants
language-design
language-features
asked 2010-11-16T07:42:51.317
12
votes
5
answers
How unique is PHP's __autoload()?
php
ruby
language-agnostic
language-features
autoload
asked 2010-10-19T09:23:19.053
13
votes
8
answers
What is the name of a [foo, bar] = ["foo", "bar"] feature?
language-features
asked 2010-10-17T03:49:51.207
11
votes
10
answers
What's the best language for physics modeling?
language-features
simulation
physics
modeling
asked 2010-09-24T23:12:47.433
10
votes
4
answers
var: a Type or a keyword
c#
language-features
asked 2010-09-11T07:52:14.700
16
votes
7
answers
Why are Nested Comments forbidden?
programming-languages
comments
language-features
asked 2010-06-03T19:41:37.003
23
votes
15
answers
Are there equivalents to Ruby's method_missing in other languages?
programming-languages
language-features
method-missing
asked 2010-05-19T13:26:30.313
85
votes
9
answers
Why C# doesn't implement indexed properties?
c#
language-features
indexed-properties
asked 2010-05-10T22:30:01.260
16
votes
3
answers
Programming Constructs History
language-agnostic
programming-languages
language-features
history
asked 2010-04-25T22:27:22.963
19
votes
5
answers
Beginner question: What is binding?
data-binding
data-structures
programming-languages
language-features
asked 2010-04-23T13:19:27.340
9
votes
5
answers
Scala puts precedence on implicit conversion over "natural" operations... Why? Is this a bug? Or am I doing something wrong?
scala
language-features
scala-2.8
asked 2010-04-21T13:00:50.737
19
votes
10
answers
Does this language feature already exist?
operators
language-features
dataflow
asked 2010-03-24T23:10:25.953
33
votes
13
answers
Is there, or is there ever going to be, a conditional operator in Delphi?
delphi
delphi-2009
language-features
conditional-operator
asked 2010-01-21T10:59:48.593
11
votes
9
answers
Why are there finalizers in java and c#?
c#
java
language-features
finalizer
asked 2009-12-05T01:24:43.223
14
votes
14
answers
A real use for `as` and `is`
c#
language-features
keyword
asked 2009-10-15T13:06:31.803
9
votes
5
answers
How can I pass my locals and access the variables directly from another function?
python
variables
function
language-features
asked 2009-08-14T12:08:57.710
21
votes
10
answers
How to hide (remove) a base class's methods in C#?
c#
inheritance
language-features
inheritance-prevention
asked 2009-07-14T14:24:27.510
11
votes
2
answers
Should I Use self Keyword (Properties) In The Implementation?
objective-c
properties
language-features
conventions
asked 2009-06-26T22:24:48.940
11
votes
2
answers
How does the C++ runtime determine the type of a thrown exception?
c++
exception
language-features
asked 2009-06-14T17:27:14.600
456
votes
6
answers
What's the difference between interface and @interface in java?
java
interface
annotations
language-features
asked 2009-05-27T23:03:31.773
233
votes
8
answers
Is SQL or even TSQL Turing Complete?
sql
t-sql
programming-languages
language-features
asked 2009-05-22T21:21:37.927
125
votes
9
answers
What is the purpose of python's inner classes?
python
class
oop
language-features
asked 2009-04-05T21:13:28.017
9
votes
16
answers
What's the bright side of Cobol?
language-features
cobol
asked 2009-04-05T15:40:00.987
16
votes
2
answers
Is the order of fields in a javascript object predictable when looping through them?
javascript
language-features
asked 2009-03-15T17:01:28.673
25
votes
7
answers
Is it possible to replace a Python function/method decorator at runtime?
python
runtime
language-features
decorator
asked 2009-03-13T13:42:33.543
15
votes
9
answers
What is the overall design philosophy of php?
php
language-design
language-features
language-comparisons
asked 2009-03-12T20:01:01.440
16
votes
4
answers
string.Format() parameters
c#
language-features
asked 2009-02-18T13:19:53.207
159
votes
17
answers
Is there more to an interface than having the correct methods
java
oop
language-features
interface
asked 2009-02-02T21:07:36.497
142
votes
3
answers
VB.NET equivalent of C# property shorthand?
c#
vb.net
language-features
asked 2009-01-20T03:25:07.800
47
votes
7
answers
What is the purpose of long, double, byte, char in Java?
java
variables
types
language-features
asked 2009-01-06T09:27:18.640
153
votes
10
answers
What is the tilde (~) in the enum definition?
c#
enums
language-features
enumeration
asked 2008-12-22T21:36:07.630
28
votes
6
answers
Is it costly to do array.length or list.count in a loop
c#
performance
language-features
asked 2008-11-04T18:52:56.147
26
votes
9
answers
How do you force constructor signatures and static methods?
c#
java
oop
language-features
language-design
asked 2008-10-02T07:42:04.203
62
votes
8
answers
Javascript as a functional language
javascript
functional-programming
language-features
asked 2008-09-28T02:41:51.260
11
votes
7
answers
Why doesn't VB.NET 9 have Automatic Properties like C# 3?
c#
vb.net
properties
language-features
asked 2008-09-23T17:04:22.737
389
votes
33
answers
Are there legitimate uses for JavaScript's "with" statement?
javascript
language-features
with-statement
asked 2008-09-14T18:54:32.213
485
votes
21
answers
Expression versus Statement
language-agnostic
expression
language-features
asked 2008-08-21T00:28:00.263