
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
matlab - Plotting electrical field lines on a 2d plane - Software ...
May 5, 2015 · This question is ambiguously defined. Electrical field lines (as referenced in the title) are not the same as equipotential lines. Specifically the electric field E followed by electric …