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 …
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 …
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.
Paradigm for handling list of things or single elements
Sep 5, 2017 · @KilianFoth: I don't think this applies here. "Composite design pattern" would require to wrap the passed parameter in an additional class hierarchy, but additional wrappers …
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.
Variables (scalars and matrices) assignment in Python
Noted. Since the scalar is created using python, it is not behaving similar to array/matrix created by Numpy. I understand that: If we have to initialize 5 matrices, it is better to initialize …
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 …
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 …
microservices - Aggregating responses from several services with ...
Feb 14, 2023 · In a microservices architecture, the responsibility of data aggregation should ideally be with a dedicated service that is responsible for aggregating data from different …