Questions tagged [language-features]

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When will the Javascript "for...of" loop be implemented in Chrome Chrome?

asked 2012-02-16T21:24:14.043

38

votes

3

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Java's switch equivalent in Clojure?

java clojure language-features

asked 2011-12-02T06:09:03.213

30

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7

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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

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5

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Java Language Specification - Cannot understand 'BlockStatement'

java language-features

asked 2011-07-09T20:15:20.460

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3

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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

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Is there an eval function In C#?

c# eval language-features

asked 2011-05-19T00:50:34.263

98

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8

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Python: How to pass more than one argument to the property getter?

python properties language-features

asked 2011-04-19T11:27:36.107

9

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4

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What does C++ using mean inside a class?

c++ language-features using

asked 2011-03-05T16:33:43.667

12

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3

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What is a cofunction and how would it work in Python?

python language-design language-features

asked 2011-02-25T21:37:39.293

13

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2

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Any differences between asInstanceOf[X] and toX for value types?

java scala casting language-features

asked 2010-12-25T01:24:25.190

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5

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Why does Java permit escaped unicode characters in the source code?

java unicode language-features

asked 2010-12-15T08:50:22.087

10

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7

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Are interfaces redundant with multiple inheritance?

oop interface abstract-class language-features multiple-inheritance

asked 2010-12-02T15:53:16.023

14

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8

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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

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5

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Why has Python decided against constant references?

python reference constants language-design language-features

asked 2010-11-16T07:42:51.317

12

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5

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How unique is PHP's __autoload()?

php ruby language-agnostic language-features autoload

asked 2010-10-19T09:23:19.053

13

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8

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What is the name of a [foo, bar] = ["foo", "bar"] feature?

language-features

asked 2010-10-17T03:49:51.207

11

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10

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What's the best language for physics modeling?

language-features simulation physics modeling

asked 2010-09-24T23:12:47.433

10

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4

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var: a Type or a keyword

c# language-features

asked 2010-09-11T07:52:14.700

16

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7

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Why are Nested Comments forbidden?

programming-languages comments language-features

asked 2010-06-03T19:41:37.003

23

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15

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Are there equivalents to Ruby's method_missing in other languages?

programming-languages language-features method-missing

asked 2010-05-19T13:26:30.313

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votes

9

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Why C# doesn't implement indexed properties?

c# language-features indexed-properties

asked 2010-05-10T22:30:01.260

16

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3

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Programming Constructs History

language-agnostic programming-languages language-features history

asked 2010-04-25T22:27:22.963

19

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5

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Beginner question: What is binding?

data-binding data-structures programming-languages language-features

asked 2010-04-23T13:19:27.340

9

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5

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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

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Does this language feature already exist?

operators language-features dataflow

asked 2010-03-24T23:10:25.953

33

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13

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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

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9

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Why are there finalizers in java and c#?

c# java language-features finalizer

asked 2009-12-05T01:24:43.223

14

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14

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A real use for `as` and `is`

c# language-features keyword

asked 2009-10-15T13:06:31.803

9

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5

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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

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10

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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

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2

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Should I Use self Keyword (Properties) In The Implementation?

objective-c properties language-features conventions

asked 2009-06-26T22:24:48.940

11

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2

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How does the C++ runtime determine the type of a thrown exception?

c++ exception language-features

asked 2009-06-14T17:27:14.600

456

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6

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What's the difference between interface and @interface in java?

java interface annotations language-features

asked 2009-05-27T23:03:31.773

233

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8

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Is SQL or even TSQL Turing Complete?

sql t-sql programming-languages language-features

asked 2009-05-22T21:21:37.927

125

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9

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What is the purpose of python's inner classes?

python class oop language-features

asked 2009-04-05T21:13:28.017

9

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16

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What's the bright side of Cobol?

language-features cobol

asked 2009-04-05T15:40:00.987

16

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2

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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

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7

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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

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9

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What is the overall design philosophy of php?

php language-design language-features language-comparisons

asked 2009-03-12T20:01:01.440

16

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4

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string.Format() parameters

c# language-features

asked 2009-02-18T13:19:53.207

159

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17

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Is there more to an interface than having the correct methods

java oop language-features interface

asked 2009-02-02T21:07:36.497

142

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3

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VB.NET equivalent of C# property shorthand?

c# vb.net language-features

asked 2009-01-20T03:25:07.800

47

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7

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What is the purpose of long, double, byte, char in Java?

java variables types language-features

asked 2009-01-06T09:27:18.640

153

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10

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What is the tilde (~) in the enum definition?

c# enums language-features enumeration

asked 2008-12-22T21:36:07.630

28

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6

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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

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9

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How do you force constructor signatures and static methods?

c# java oop language-features language-design

asked 2008-10-02T07:42:04.203

62

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8

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Javascript as a functional language

javascript functional-programming language-features

asked 2008-09-28T02:41:51.260

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7

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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

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33

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Are there legitimate uses for JavaScript's "with" statement?

javascript language-features with-statement

asked 2008-09-14T18:54:32.213

485

votes

21

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Expression versus Statement

language-agnostic expression language-features

asked 2008-08-21T00:28:00.263

Questions tagged language-features