In dependency injection, is there a simple name for the counterpart of the injected object? [closed]
Closed 10 years ago.
What are algorithmic paradigms?
We generally talk about paradigms of programming as functional, procedural, object oriented, imperative etc but what should I reply when I am asked the paradigms of algorithms?
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.
What’s the proper term for a function inverse to a constructor – to unwrap a value from a data type?
Edit: I’m rephrasing the question a bit. Apparently I caused some confusion because I didn’t realize that the term destructor is used in OOP for something quite different – it’s a function invoked when an object is being destroyed. In functional programming we (try to) avoid mutable state so there is no such equivalent to it. (I added the proper tag to the question.)
How to document experimental or incomplete APIs like @deprecated?
Is there a good term that is similar but different than “deprecate” to mean that a method or API is in the code base but should not be used because its implementation is not complete or will likely change? (Yeah, I know, those methods shouldn’t be public, yada yada yada. I didn’t create my situation, I’m just trying to make the best of it.)
Why are some data types Deprecated while others Obsolete? [closed]
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Is there an opposite for the term “Backporting”?
As I understand, the term “Backporting” is used to describe a fix which is applied in a future version which is also ported to a previous version. Wikipedia definition is as follows:
Vocabulary: Should I call this apply or map? [closed]
Closed 9 years ago.
Why is the code section called a text section?
The section of an executable that contains code is sometimes called the .text section. In segmented memory architectures, a segment mapped as code is sometimes called a text segment. The unix error message “text file busy” (ETXTBSY) means “this file is a program that is being executed”.
Diminishing Returns on Additional Developers
Is there a term to describe the point at which adding more developers to a software project will provide diminishing returns?