Why does the C library use macros and functions with same name?

I am reading ‘The Standard C Library’ by PJ Plauger which is really interesting. The book explains not only how to USE the library but also how it is implemented.

Function declaration as var instead of function

More and more I’m seeing functions being declared like

Best Method of function parameter validation

I’ve been dabbling with the idea of creating my own CMS for the experience and because it would be fun to run my website off my own code base.

Function that requires many parameters

I have a problem related to this:

Is it bad practice to output from within a function?

For example, should I be doing something like:

What can procs and lambdas do that functions can’t in ruby

I’ve been working in Ruby for the last couple weeks, and I’ve come to the subject of procs, lambdas and blocks. After reading a fair share of examples from a variety of sources, I don’t how they’re much different from small, specialized functions. It’s entirely possible that the examples I’ve read aren’t showing the power behind procs and lambdas.

Is there a difference between arguments and parameters?

It might be like this: Parameter means from the callers POV and arguments mean inside the procedure, or other way round.

Functional Methods on Collections

I’m learning Scala and am a little bewildered by all the methods (higher-order functions) available on the collections. Which ones produce more results than the original collection, which ones produce less, and which are most appropriate for a given problem? Though I’m studying Scala, I think this would pertain to most modern functional languages (Clojure, Haskell) and also to Java 8 which introduces these methods on Java collections.

Looking for terminology for the relation of a subject and a predicate [closed]

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The idea of functionN in Scala / Functionaljava

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