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When someone writes a new programming language, what do they write it IN?
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what exactly is a "register machine"?
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language-theory language-implementation language-design python
Mathematica: Unevaluated vs Defer vs Hold vs HoldForm vs HoldAllComplete vs etc etc
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wolfram-mathematica language-design lisp macros
Are design patterns really language weaknesses?
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language-design history design-patterns
Are there good reasons for 'private' to work the way it does in Ruby?
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access-specifier language-design private ruby
Can't set attributes on instance of "object" class
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language-design attributes python
Zero-based month numbering
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language-design language-agnostic date
Why doesn't a python dict.update() return the object?
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language-design language-features dictionary python
Which programming languages were designed with Unicode support from the beginning?
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language-design unicode programming-languages internationalization localization
What makes PHP slower than Java or C#?
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