.Net
Is .NET a Swiss army knife?
Hi. I wonder if the .NET platform is such a jack of trades, master of none. The backend is ruled by Java, on the Javascript front, in mobile Kotlin, in games and low-level things C++ Read more…
c++
Find minimum removals required in an array to satisfy given constraints
Given an array of integers, trim it such that its maximum element becomes less than twice the minimum, return the minimum number of removals required for the conversion. For example, The idea is straightforward and Read more…
Tech
Top 10 Downtime Upload podcasts of 2020
The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast team started the year discussing Harry and Meghan, registered the course of the Covid-19 public health crisis on enterprise IT throughout the year, and finished 2020 with reflections on Read more…
Coding
Finding threading issues in code quickly
Hi, I have inherited 0.5 mio C# LOC across 180 projects written by complete lunatics. Everything is public, ReSharper has more warnings than LOC and even the unit test project itself has less than 10% Read more…
c++
Check whether an undirected graph is Eulerian
Given an undirected graph, check whether it has an Eulerian path or not. In other words, check if it is possible to construct a path that visits each edge exactly once. An Eulerian trail is Read more…
Computer Science
Full Form of Computer
Computers are all around us, and they are one of the most widely used electronic machines on Earth. But I bet 90% of the users are not acquainted with its full form. The full form Read more…
Tech
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2020
The past 12 months have seen an unprecedented surge in cybercriminal activity, with two key trends explaining much of the increase – the Covid-19 pandemic introduced new attack surfaces and opportunities for malicious actors, while Read more…
Coding
Find next greater element for every element in the array
Given an array of integers, find the next greater element for every element in the array. The next greater element of a number x is the first greater number to the right of x in Read more…
Web-services
Custom Styles in GitHub Readme Files
Even though GitHub Readme files (typically ./readme.md) are Markdown, and although Markdown supports HTML, you can’t put <style> or <script> tags init. (Well, you can, they just get stripped.) So you can’t apply custom styles there. Or can you? You Read more…
Coding
Why the C# Record type is important
This is indeed a nice read, but I’m not sure it fully convinces me that record types are actually important (unless you intend to use with). It sets up a problem, solves it with “conventional” Read more…