Is true multithreading really necessary?
So yeah, I’m creating a programming language. And the language allows multiple threads. But, all threads are synchronized with a global interpreter lock, which means only one thread is allowed to execute at a time. The only way to get the threads to switch off is to explicitly tell the current thread to wait, which allows another thread to execute.
Advantages and disadvantages of structuring all code via classes and compiling to classes (like Java)
Edit: my language allows for multiple inheritance, unlike Java.
Why was GOTO included in PHP 5? [closed]
It’s difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, visit the help center. Closed 11 years ago. I discovered some time ago that the GOTO […]
Are there any programming languages that follow a minimalist development approach?
I find it that when languages are considered the same as commercial software, there is always a constant need to add new features to justify new releases.
Why can’t java generics be in arrays?
Why is it that when I try to make an array of ArrayLists: ArrayList<Integer>[] arr=new ArrayList<Integer>[40]; there is an error and java does not allow this?
Documentation Generation – FiM++
This is a question I originally asked on Stack Overflow, but as a conceptual design question as opposed to a technical issue, I believe it may be more appropriate, or possibly have alternate parallel value, on this board.
Why don’t languages include implication as a logical operator?
It might be a strange question, but why there is no implication as a logical operator in many languages (Java, C, C++, Python Haskell – although as last one have user defined operators its trivial to add it)? I find logical implication much clearer to write (particularly in asserts or assert-like expressions) then negation with or:
Is function overloading in general considered Evil? [closed]
It’s difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, visit the help center. Closed 11 years ago. Recently I found about two new programming languages(Vala […]
Why is an interface in Java not allowed to have state?
There must be a good reason why Java designers didn’t allow any state to be defined in interfaces . Can you please throw some light on this aspect of design decision ?
How does C++ handle multiple inheritance with a shared common ancestor?
I’m not a C++ guy, but I’m forced to think about this. Why is multiple inheritance possible in C++, but not in C#? (I know of the diamond problem, but that’s not what I’m asking here). How does C++ resolve the ambiguity of identical method signatures inherited from multiple base classes? And why is the same design not incorporated into C#?