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Infinite list tricks in Haskell

Haskell uses a lazy evaluation system which allows you define as many terms as you like, safe in the knowledge that the compiler will only allocate the ones you use in an expression. In this article we use simple sequences as lists of infinite length in a number of different ways to demonstrate how you can use this approach.

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Huffman coding in Python

We'll show you how to implement Huffman encoding, which is useful when dealing with small sets of items, such as character strings, in Python.

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No, you can’t have private attributes in Python

Is the lack of privacy a real shortcoming of the language, or is our judgment clouded by the old conventions of C++ and Java? Why do we need private variables anyway -- at what point does defensive programming become paranoia?

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Less painful getters and setters using properties in Python

It's a popular design guideline to require class attributes to be managed by methods, usually referred to as getter and setter methods. These methods increase the safety of your attributes, but come at a cost of simplicity and verbosity. With Python properties, you can have it both ways.

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Modelling graphs with processes in Erlang

One of the advantages of Erlang's concurrency model is that creating and running new processes is much cheaper. This opens up opportunities to write algorithms in new ways. In this article, I'll show you how you can implement a graph searching algorithm by modeling the domain using process interaction.

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The What and Where of Wikis

We talked to Wikia co-founder and former Wikipedia board member Angela Beesley about what the future holds for Wikis, the authenticity issues they face and what Wikipedia learned from the Wikiscanner affair.

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Working with dictionaries in Erlang

In Erlang, dictionaries (sometimes called hashes or maps in other languages) are not fundamental parts of the language (unlike lists, strings or tuples). You can include them in your Erlang modules by using the dict library. We'll show you how.

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John Allsopp delivers his State of the Web address

During our coverage of Web Directions South Builder AU ambushed John Allsopp, an organiser of the conference, during lunch and asked him to give us the low down on where the Web is now, and where it's going.

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Extending Vim with Python

If you're a user of the text editor Vim, chances are you are already impressed with the number and power of its inbuilt features. If you've ever tried to add your own functionality to the editor but been turned off by its arcane Vimscript language, then you'll be pleased to know that Vim now supports internal Python scripting.

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A Quickstart to Haskell

Haskell is a functional programming language, in some ways similiar to ML or Erlang. Programming in functional languages can be a bit of a challenge to people used to standard, imperative methods. Don't fret, Builder AU's got you covered with this short quick start to Haskell.

IIoT software assists manufacturers and other industrial operations with configuring, managing and monitoring connected devices. A good IoT solution requires capabilities ranging from designing and delivering connected products to collecting and analyzing system data once in the field. Each IIoT use case has its own diverse set of requirements, but there are key capabilities and ...

Recruiting an Operations Research Analyst with the right combination of technical expertise and experience will require a comprehensive screening process. This Hiring Kit provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find, recruit and ultimately hire the right person for the job.This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, sample interview questions ...

The digital transformation required by implementing the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a radical change from business as usual. This quick glossary of 30 terms and concepts relating to IIoT will help you get a handle on what IIoT is and what it can do for your business.. From the glossary’s introduction: While the ...

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Infinite list tricks in Haskell

Huffman coding in Python

No, you can’t have private attributes in Python

Less painful getters and setters using properties in Python

Modelling graphs with processes in Erlang

The What and Where of Wikis

Working with dictionaries in Erlang

John Allsopp delivers his State of the Web address

Extending Vim with Python

A Quickstart to Haskell

Industrial Internet of Things: Software comparison tool

How to recruit and hire an Operations Research Analyst

Quick glossary: Industrial Internet of Things

Software Procurement Policy