Questions

How to disable Python warnings?

I am working with code that throws a lot of (for me at the moment) useless warnings using the [warnings](https://docs.python.org/3/library/warnings.html) library. Reading (/scanning) the documentation...

22 Jan at 02:50

Why Does OAuth v2 Have Both Access and Refresh Tokens?

Section 4.2 of the draft OAuth 2.0 protocol indicates that an authorization server can return both an `access_token` (which is used to authenticate oneself with a resource) as well as a `refresh_token...

Appending a vector to a vector

Assuming I have 2 standard vectors: ``` vector<int> a; vector<int> b; ``` Let's also say the both have around 30 elements. - The dirty way would be iterating through b and adding each element vi...

18 May at 17:4

How do you prevent install of "devDependencies" NPM modules for Node.js (package.json)?

I have this in my package.json file (shortened version): ``` { "name": "a-module", "version": "0.0.1", "dependencies": { "coffee-script": ">= 1.1.3" }, "devDependencies": { "st...

16 Apr at 04:16

Sleep for milliseconds

I know the POSIX `sleep(x)` function makes the program sleep for x seconds. Is there a function to make the program sleep for x in C++?

4 Feb at 10:30

How to put a border around an Android TextView?

Is it possible to draw a border around an Android `TextView`?

How to calculate the difference between two dates using PHP?

I have two dates of the form: ``` Start Date: 2007-03-24 End Date: 2009-06-26 ``` Now I need to find the difference between these two in the following form: ``` 2 years, 3 months and 2 days ``` ...

22 Mar at 16:23

How to apply color on text in Markdown

I want to use Markdown to store textual information. But quick googling says Markdown does not support color. Also Stack Overflow does not support color. Same as in case of GitHub markdown. Is there a...

12 Aug at 18:1

Loaded nib but the 'view' outlet was not set

I added a new nib file to my project, and tried to load it. However, when I click on the toolbar icon that is supposed to take me to the view that I created, I get an `NSInternalInconsistencyExceptio...

30 Jul at 13:32

How can I reverse the order of lines in a file?

I'd like to reverse the order of lines in a text file (or stdin), preserving the contents of each line. So, i.e., starting with: ``` foo bar baz ``` I'd like to end up with ``` baz bar foo ``` ...

4 Dec at 05:7

Convert DOS/Windows line endings to Linux line endings in Vim

If I open files I created in Windows, the lines all end with `^M`. How do I delete these characters all at once?

How can I make Flexbox children 100% height of their parent?

I'm trying to fill the vertical space of a flex item inside a Flexbox. ``` .container { height: 200px; width: 500px; display: flex; flex-direction: row; } .flex-1 { width: 100px; backgrou...

1 Apr at 01:25

Removing whitespace from strings in Java

I have a string like this: ``` mysz = "name=john age=13 year=2001"; ``` I want to remove the whitespaces in the string. I tried `trim()` but this removes only whitespaces before and after the whol...

28 Mar at 07:29

Static variables in JavaScript

How can I create static variables in Javascript?

20 Jan at 17:0

Go to particular revision

I cloned a git repository of a certain project. Can I turn the files to the initial state and when I review the files go to revision 2, 3, 4 ... most recent? I'd like to have an overview of how the pr...

28 Oct at 08:22

What is monkey patching?

I am trying to understand, what is monkey patching or a monkey patch? Is that something like methods/operators overloading or delegating? Does it have anything common with these things?

21 Sep at 10:56

Add all files to a commit except a single file?

I have a bunch of files in a changeset, but I want to specifically ignore a single modified file. Looks like this after `git status`: ``` # modified: main/dontcheckmein.txt # deleted: main/plzch...

11 Oct at 16:49

Disable Auto Zoom in Input "Text" tag - Safari on iPhone

I made an HTML page that has an `<input>` tag with `type="text"`. When I click on it using Safari on iPhone, the page becomes larger (auto zoom). Does anybody know how to disable this?

How do I prompt a user for confirmation in bash script?

I want to put a quick "are you sure?" prompt for confirmation at the top of a potentially dangerous bash script, what's the easiest/best way to do this?

11 Dec at 02:52

How to remove close button on the jQuery UI dialog?

How do I remove the close button (the in the top-right corner) on a dialog box created by jQuery UI?

Dealing with "Xerces hell" in Java/Maven?

In my office, the mere mention of the word Xerces is enough to incite murderous rage from developers. A cursory glance at the other Xerces questions on SO seem to indicate that almost all Maven users ...

Unlink of file Failed. Should I try again?

Something wrong is going on with one of the files in my local git repository. When I'm trying to change the branch it says: ``` Unlink of file 'templates/media/container.html' failed. Should I try ag...

8 Feb at 14:0

setTimeout or setInterval?

As far as I can tell, these two pieces of javascript behave the same way: ``` function myTimeoutFunction() { doStuff(); setTimeout(myTimeoutFunction, 1000); } myTimeoutFunction(); ``` ``` ...

11 Jan at 14:37

All com.android.support libraries must use the exact same version specification

After updating to android studio 2.3 I got this error message. I know it's just a hint as the app run normally but it's really strange. > All com.android.support libraries must use the exact same ver...

How can I alias a default import in JavaScript?

Using ES6 modules, I know I can alias a named import: ``` import { foo as bar } from 'my-module'; ``` And I know I can import a default import: ``` import defaultMember from 'my-module'; ``` I'd lik...

3 Oct at 18:16