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 …
What are the "scalar fields" and "composite fields" in JAVA?
Jul 11, 2019 · The terms 'scalar type' or 'scalar field' are usually used to contrast them with compound types/fields. A compound type is easiest to define and it is a type that contains multiple distinct …
Recommended generic approach to checking scalar field presence in ...
May 29, 2023 · There are several questions related to presence field tracking of scalar fields in protobuf 3, but I didn't find any with generic default approach recommendation.
Why exactly does Java not allow numeric conditionals like if(5 ...
May 12, 2017 · 0 Well, every scalar type in C, pointer, boolean (since C99), number (floating-point or not) and enumeration (due to direct mapping to numbers) has a "natural" falsey value, so that's good …
c++ - Passing parameters that need to be copied by value or const ...
Dec 16, 2014 · @rwong: using "const reference" for function parameters in C++ is not more or less idiomatic than just passing parameters by value. It is typically (but not exclusively) used for passing …
What is meant by a primitive data type?
It kind of depends on the language. For example, in languages like C and C++, you have a number of built-in scalar types - int, float, double, char, etc. These are "primitive" in the sense that they cannot …
Why do many programming languages lack standard vector types?
Mar 24, 2023 · Many languages such as C or even C++ or C# or Java have no natively supported vector (SIMD) types or functionality. In such languages, one would have to either use non-standard …
Is code written inline faster than using function calls?
Oct 16, 2022 · Many language implementations will automatically inline function calls wherever this makes sense and is possible. This is completely normal for “compiled languages” like C, or JIT …
terminology - What term describes a list of exactly length 1 ...
Aug 25, 2020 · As I say, the value-carrying capacity (of a scalar type vs a length-1-rank-1 array) may be the same, but the storage of the value is structured differently. The length-1-rank-1 array contains a …
Clean Code: A function with many arguments should become an object ...
Sep 11, 2020 · I've found in trying to propose and create the analogical aabb2f and use it widely, that it causes too much strife among the team with one person wanting half-size/center rep, and another …