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Comparing Floating Point Numbers, 2012 Edition
We’ve finally reached the point in this series that I’ve been waiting for. In this post I am going to share the most crucial piece of floating-point math knowledge that I have. Here it is:[Floating-point] math is hard.You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly hard it is. I mean, you may think it’s difficult to calculate when trains from Chicago and Los Angeles will collide, but that’s just peanuts to floating-point math.Seriously. Each ti...
Floating point number,Comparison,True value 2012-02-23 07:11:03
Python Performance Tips, Part 1
To read the Zen of Python, type import this in your Python interpreter. A sharp reader new to Python will notice the word “interpreterâ€, and realize that Python is another scripting language. “It must be slow!†No question about it: Python program does not run as fast or efficiently as compiled languages. Even Python advocates will tell you performance is the area that Python is not good for. However, YouTube has proven Python is capable of serving 40 million videos...
Python,Performance,Efficiency,Tips 2012-02-14 10:50:22
Currency list with symbols
For those who want to find out a currency code, name, symbol, numeric code and decimal numbers, below is a simple JSON structure for easy use. [{ "code": "AED", "numeric": "784", "name": "UAE Dirham", "symbol": "د.إ", "decimal": 2 }, { "code": "AFN", "numeric": "971", "name": "Afghani", "symbol": "؋", "decimal": 2 }, { "code": "ALL", "numeric": "008", "name": "Lek", "symbol": "L", "decimal": 2 }, { "code": "AMD", "numeric": "051", "name": "Arme...
JSON,REFERENCE,NUMERIC CODE,SYMBOL,CURRENCY 2021-12-03 04:38:50
Java’s toLowerCase() has got a surprise for you!
Have you ever encountered a surprise while using toLowerCase()? This is a widely used method when it comes to strings and case conversion. There is a nice little thing you should be aware of. toLowerCase() respects internationalization (i18n). It performs the case conversion with respect to your Locale. When you call toLowerCase(), internally toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()) is getting called. It is locale sensitive and you should not write a logic around it interpreting loca...
Java,toLowerCaser(),Locale specific,Stra 2011-09-29 11:21:07
Coding tricks of game developers
If you've got any real world programming experience then no doubt at some point you've had to resort to some quick and dirty fix to get a problem solved or a feature implemented while a deadline loomed large. Game developers often experience a horrific "crunch" (also known as a "death march"), which happens in the last few months of a project leading up to the game's release date. Failing to meet the deadline can often mean the project gets cancelled or even worse, you lose your job. So w...
Tricks,Advice,Gamedesign,Plan 2012-02-12 04:50:30
Translating math into code with examples in Java, Racket, Haskell and Python
Discrete mathematical structures form the foundation of computer science.These structures are so universal that most research papers in the theory of computation, programming languages and formal methods present concepts in terms of discrete mathematics rather than code.The underlying assumption is that the reader will know how to translate these structures into a faithful implementation as a working program.A lack of material explaining this translation frustrates outsiders.What deepens that fr...
Math,Algorithms,Formula,Program,Python 2011-11-14 08:43:15
10 super useful PHP snippets you probably haven’t seen
When working with PHP, it is very useful to have a “toolbox†of handy functions and code snippets that can save lots of time when needed. Today, I’m going to show you 10 super useful code snippets that you probably never heard of. Text messaging with PHP using the TextMagic API If for some reason, you need to send text messages to your clients cell phones, you should definitely have a look to TextMagic. They provide an easy API which allow you to send SMS to cell...
PHP,Code,Snippet,Useful code segment 2012-01-19 11:07:16
Ask Bill Gates Anything: Being a Billionaire is Strange, Microsoft Co-Founder Tells Students
How’s the life of a billionaire? “Quite strange,†says Bill Gates, who fielded questions from University of Washington students on Thursday evening as part of a lecture on the future of computing.Gates’ talk, at a packed hall in the UW’s computer science building, focused on some areas where he thinks cheap, powerful computing will have a major impact on society, including education, disease, and robotics.Gates recalled spending time on the UW camp...
Bill Gate,Billionare,Rich,Advice,UW,Computing 2011-10-28 10:38:34
Designing Fun
What is “Fun?â€â€œI’ll know it when I see it.â€In 1964, in Jacobellis v. Ohio, the US Supreme Court needed to decide whether the state of Ohio could ban a film it called “obsceneâ€â€”a concept people understood but were hard-pressed to define. Justice Potter Stewart, in his concurring opinion, wrote: “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I ...
Why PHP Was a Ghetto
Note: I wrote this over a month ago, but decided not to publish it until now.I was talking with the Co-founder of a pretty cool start-up in DUMBO the other day about why the non-PHP development world generally has such disdain for PHP and the community surrounding it. He brought up an interesting point that stuck with me, largely because I hadn’t heard it before.If you’re unaware of the usual beef most developers have with PHP, it tends to revolve around:Ug...
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