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 …
Recommended generic approach to checking scalar field presence …
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.
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 …
Paradigm for handling list of things or single elements
Sep 5, 2017 · This is not the best because I type check and also there are cases where the code in the function is complex and needs major revision when treating scalar instead of list I could …
What is meant by a primitive data type? - Software Engineering …
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 …
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 …
Why do heavily object-oriented languages avoid having functions …
Oct 2, 2022 · In contrast, true object-oriented languages (Smalltalk, Ruby, Scalar, Eiffel, Emerald, Self, Raku) treat everything as an object which responds to methods. Everything.
Strategy for storing mixed value and reference types without boxing
Sep 21, 2014 · In C++ this could be an array of union of scalar and pointer types, but that strategy is unavailable (or at least highly unsafe) in .NET. This is a place where I really don't need a …
matlab - Plotting electrical field lines on a 2d plane - Software ...
May 5, 2015 · This question is ambiguously defined. Electrical field lines (as referenced in the title) are not the same as equipotential lines. Specifically the electric field E followed by electric …
c++ - Passing parameters that need to be copied by value or …
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 …