Questions

What's the difference between git switch and git checkout <branch>

Git 2.23 [introduces](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.23.0.txt) a new command `git switch` -- after reading the docs, it seems pretty much the same as `git checkout <br...

12 Oct at 06:41

How can I view the source code for a function?

I want to look at the source code for a function to see how it works. I know I can print a function by typing its name at the prompt: ``` > t function (x) UseMethod("t") <bytecode: 0x2332948> <envir...

14 Feb at 16:48

What does "dereferencing" a pointer mean?

Please include an example with the explanation.

20 Jun at 12:37

Calling remove in foreach loop in Java

In Java, is it legal to call remove on a collection when iterating through the collection using a foreach loop? For instance: ``` List<String> names = .... for (String name : names) { // Do somet...

30 Jul at 20:16

How do I make a textbox that only accepts numbers?

I have a windows forms app with a textbox control that I want to only accept integer values. In the past I've done this kind of validation by overloading the KeyPress event and just removing character...

20 Jan at 21:55

Invoking JavaScript code in an iframe from the parent page

Basically, I have an `iframe` embedded in a page and the `iframe` has some [JavaScript](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript) routines I need to invoke from the parent page. Now the opposite is qu...

5 Mar at 01:44

Why does JavaScript only work after opening developer tools in IE once?

IE9 Bug - JavaScript only works after opening developer tools once. Our site offers free pdf downloads to users, and it has a simple "enter password to download" function. However, it doesn't work at...

Sort a list by multiple attributes?

I have a list of lists: ``` [[12, 'tall', 'blue', 1], [2, 'short', 'red', 9], [4, 'tall', 'blue', 13]] ``` If I wanted to sort by one element, say the tall/short element, I could do it via `s = sor...

20 Oct at 11:6

What's the difference between REST & RESTful

What's the difference between a REST system and a system that is RESTful? From a few things I've [read](http://www.infoq.com/articles/subbu-allamaraju-rest) most so called REST services are actually ...

19 Apr at 14:12

How do I capture SIGINT in Python?

I'm working on a python script that starts several processes and database connections. Every now and then I want to kill the script with a + signal, and I'd like to do some cleanup. In Perl I'd do th...

20 Dec at 20:8

Using wget to recursively fetch a directory with arbitrary files in it

I have a web directory where I store some config files. I'd like to use wget to pull those files down and maintain their current structure. For instance, the remote directory looks like: ``` http://m...

7 Nov at 22:22

How can I capture the result of var_dump to a string?

I'd like to capture the output of [var_dump](http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.var-dump.php) to a string. The PHP documentation says; > As with anything that outputs its result directly to the b...

13 Jul at 21:20

Rename a dictionary key

Is there a way to rename a dictionary key, without reassigning its value to a new name and removing the old name key; and without iterating through dict key/value? In case of [OrderedDict](https://doc...

10 Nov at 08:56

Why is “while( !feof(file) )” always wrong?

What is wrong with using `feof()` to control a read loop? For example: ``` #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { char *path = "stdin"; FILE *fp = argc > 1 ...

13 Jun at 18:12

Cross-reference (named anchor) in markdown

Is there syntax for the equivalent of: ``` Take me to <a href="#pookie">pookie</a> ... <a name="pookie">this is pookie</a> ```

30 Nov at 21:42

Docker - Name is already in use by container

Running the `docker` registry with below command always throws an error: ``` dev:tmp me$ docker run \ -d --name registry-v1 \ -e SETTINGS_FLAVOR=local \ -e STORAGE_PATH=/registry \ ...

9 Aug at 18:49

Hide keyboard in react-native

If I tap onto a textinput, I want to be able to tap somewhere else in order to dismiss the keyboard again (not the return key though). I haven't found the slightest piece of information concerning thi...

12 Oct at 10:33

What to gitignore from the .idea folder?

> [Intellij Idea 9/10, what folders to check into (or not check into) source control?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3041154/intellij-idea-9-10-what-folders-to-check-into-or-not-check-into-so...

21 Nov at 10:17

How to detect escape key press with pure JS or jQuery?

> [Which keycode for escape key with jQuery](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1160008/which-keycode-for-escape-key-with-jquery) How to detect escape key press in IE, Firefox and Chrome? Bel...

How do I use itertools.groupby()?

I haven't been able to find an understandable explanation of how to actually use Python's `itertools.groupby()` function. What I'm trying to do is this: - `lxml`- - I've reviewed [the documentation]...

29 Jul at 19:19

When to use JSX.Element vs ReactNode vs ReactElement?

I am currently migrating a React application to TypeScript. So far, this works pretty well, but I have a problem with the return types of my `render` functions, specifically in my functional component...

28 Sep at 18:19

Share cookies between subdomain and domain

I have two questions. I understand that if I specify the domain as `.example.com` (with the leading dot) in the cookie that all subdomains can share a cookie. Can `subdomain.example.com` access a cook...

8 Dec at 21:45

Best practice to call ConfigureAwait for all server-side code

When you have server-side code (i.e. some `ApiController`) and your functions are asynchronous - so they return `Task<SomeObject>` - is it considered best practice that any time you await functions th...

Is it possible to set the equivalent of a src attribute of an img tag in CSS?

Is it possible to set the `src` attribute value in CSS? In most cases, we use it like this: ``` <img src="pathTo/myImage.jpg" /> ``` and I want it to be something like this ``` <img class="myClass" ...

8 Nov at 17:48

How to print struct variables in console?

How can I print (to the console) the `Id`, `Title`, `Name`, etc. of this struct in Golang? ``` type Project struct { Id int64 `json:"project_id"` Title string `json:"title"` Name...

11 Jan at 15:14