Programming languages that compile into C/C++ source? [closed]
The language Haxe can output to C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python(experimental), PHP, Flash and NekoVM.
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What is the first character in the sort order used by Windows Explorer?
The first visible character is ‘!’ according to ASCII table.And the last one is ‘~’ So “!file.doc” or “~file.doc’ will be the top one depending your ranking order. You can check the ascii table here: http://www.asciitable.com/
What are the practical limitations of a non-turing complete language like Coq?
First, I assume you’ve already heard of the Church-Turing thesis, which states that anything we call “computation” is something that can be done with a Turing machine (or any of the many other equivalent models). So a Turing-complete language is one in which any computation can be expressed. Conversely, a Turing-incomplete language is one in … Read more
What is a “real” programming language? [closed]
First we need to know what a programming language is. At its minimum, a programming language is something that is read by the computer and instructs it to perform certain operations. Many people would also expect a general purpose programming language to be Turing complete. However there could be situations where a domain-specific language isn’t … Read more
Which programming languages can be used to develop in Android? [duplicate]
At launch, Java was the only officially supported programming language for building distributable third-party Android software. Android Native Development Kit (Android NDK) which will allow developers to build Android software components with C and C++. In addition to delivering support for native code, Google is also extending Android to support popular dynamic scripting languages. Earlier … Read more
Setting std=c99 flag in GCC
Instead of calling /usr/bin/gcc, use /usr/bin/c99. This is the Single-Unix-approved way of invoking a C99 compiler. On an Ubuntu system, this points to a script which invokes gcc after having added the -std=c99 flag, which is precisely what you want.
What is a ‘thunk’, as used in Scheme or in general?
It is really simple. When you have some computation, like adding 3 to 5, in your program, then creating a thunk of it means not to calculate it directly, but instead create a function with zero arguments that will calculate it when the actual value is needed. (let ((foo (+ 3 5))) ; the calculation … Read more
Start Activity inside onReceive BroadcastReceiver
You have context passed as parameter to onRecieve() method, so just use: @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { //start activity Intent i = new Intent(); i.setClassName(“com.test”, “com.test.MainActivity”); i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); context.startActivity(i); } It works, of course you have to change package and activity class name to your own.
What is so special about Smalltalk? [closed]
Smalltalk was one of the earliest object-oriented (OO) languages (with others like Simula and Eiffel) and can be said to be extremely “pure” in an OO sense: Everything is an object and objects are only communicated with via the sending of messages No primitives (no ints, booleans etc) No control structures (no for, while, if … Read more
What does composability mean in context of functional programming?
Marcelo Cantos gave a pretty good explanation, but I think it can be made slightly more precise. A type of thing is composable when several instances can be combined in a certain way to produce the same type of thing. Control structure composability. Languages like C make a distinction between expressions, which can be composed … Read more