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David Koff David Koff
Updated on February 22, 2023

cURL Alternatives: An Introductory Guide

cURL is a popular programming language, but its drawbacks make it unwieldy for some users. Here, our expert shares some useful alternatives and highlights their upsides.

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Rahul H. Rahul H.
Updated on February 22, 2023

Neovim Configuration for Beginners

Neovim is a fork of Vim aiming to improve the codebase. Learn the optimal Neovim configuration for beginners.

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Lorenzo Zarantonello Lorenzo Zarantonello
Updated on February 22, 2023

Can Google’s Carbon Language Replace C++?

Carbon programming language is an experimental project by Google. It might just serve as a successor language to C++. Here’s what you need to know.

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David Koff David Koff
Updated on February 17, 2023

Base 12: An Introduction

Base 12, also called duodecimal, is a number system that uses 12 as its base. Here, our expert explains how the system works.

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Max Reynolds Max Reynolds
Updated on February 15, 2023

SQL Functions With Examples

SQL aggregate functions and scalar functions are important tools that can be used to flexibly manipulate and extract information from a database.

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Parag Radke Parag Radke
Updated on February 15, 2023

Mutual TLS: A Tutorial

Mutual transport layer security (mTLS) is an end-to-end security method for mutual authentication that ensures that both parties are who they claim to be before data is shared. Here’s what you need to know.

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Max Reynolds Max Reynolds
Updated on February 13, 2023

SQL Data Types With Examples

Understanding the SQL data types is an important aspect of managing and manipulating data in relational databases.

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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on February 10, 2023

What Is the Dielectric Constant?

The dielectric constant (also known as relative permittivity) is a measure of a material’s ability to store electrical energy in an electric field.

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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on February 10, 2023

What Is the Faraday Constant?

The Faraday constant is the electric charge per mole of electrons. It’s denoted by the symbol F and is a physical constant named after the British scientist Michael Faraday.

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Raivat Shah Raivat Shah
Updated on February 10, 2023

Introduction to Priority Queues in Python

A priority queue in Python is an abstract data structure that is like a normal queue but where each item has a special “key” to quantify its “priority.”

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