
terminology - What does it mean when data is scalar? - Software ...
May 6, 2014 · A scalar is a simple single numeric value (as in 1, 2/3, 3.14, etc.), usually integer, fixed point, or float (single or double), as opposed to an array, structure, object, complex …
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 · 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 …
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 be decomposed into …
Performance implications of a game project monorepo on …
Nov 2, 2020 · Microsoft’s Scalar apparently does some repacking in the background, but that’s only documented somewhat vaguely and in the context of fetch and checkout, so I’m not …
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 …
Array Multiplication and Division - Software Engineering Stack …
In mathematics, if k is a scalar and v is a vector, then k v is scalar-vector multiplication, but v k is undefined. It's always scalar-vector multiplication, and never vector-scalar multiplication.
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 …