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Abstract: Programmers usually employ static checkers, it checks our programs for errors without executing them, in a process called static code analysis. In this way, it works with a program that has ...

What is the Rust borrow checker and why is it important? How mutability and reference-counted pointers are related. Arguably the most novel aspect of Rust, and the feature that’s the most challenging ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a honeybee. In many ways, your world is small. Your four delicate wings, each less than a centimeter ...

According to Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language, the parts of a class or interface declaration should appear in the following order: Class (static) variables. First the public class ...

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In December 2023, scientists declared the Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus), a species of stingray, extinct. It’s the first marine fish confirmed to have gone extinct due to human actions.