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Java: How to square a number
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ScalaTest: How to print debug output in tests (to STDOUT)
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Dart: How to pass a function into a function (using a Function as a method parameter)
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Using the Scala Option, Some, and None idiom (instead of Java null)
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Scala varargs syntax (and examples)
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Scala: How to define a generic method parameter that must extend a base type (bounds)
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How to read “difficult” Scala method type signatures
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A Scala method to run any block of code slowly
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Scala List/Array/Vector/Seq class filter method examples
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Scala method and function examples
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An @impure annotation for functional programming in Scala
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A few notes about using Scala traits as mixins (construction order, overridden methods)
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How to define Scala methods that take complex functions as parameters (syntax)
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Scala: How to append and prepend items to Vector and Seq
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Implicit methods/functions in Scala 2 and 3 (Dotty extension methods)
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Explaining Scala’s `val` function syntax
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Some Scala Exception ‘allCatch’ examples
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Scala: Using functional programming to improve a method
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How to create a Scala 3 infix method (and extension method)
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A Java "extract method" refactoring example
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When a Java method call requires a Class reference
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A Java method that returns a random boolean value based on a probability
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Scala best practices: null values, Option, Some, and None
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How to define a default value for a method parameter that is a function
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Scala: Standard style of using parentheses when calling procedures
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Scala functions: Named arguments and default arguments
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The Dart List 'filter' method is named 'where'
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Flutter: Using the url_launcher’s onLinkTap method (example, syntax)
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My Flutter/Dart string utilities functions
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Flutter/Dart: A few ways to simulate slow-responding functions and methods
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Flutter/Dart: How to use async code inside a non-async method (like initState)
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Dart Map class forEach method examples
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Dart lists: A multiline map method example
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A Dart function to get the current date/time in a “seconds since the epoch” format
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Quotes from Clean Code
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LOGO used “TO” like Scala and Ruby use “def”
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Scala 3: How to search the Scaladoc with function signatures
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A Dart function to return a random element from a list
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How to create inline methods in Scala 3
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Scala: How to append varargs parameters to an ArrayBuffer
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Creating a JSON method in a Play Framework Controller
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What is a “context parameter” in Scala 3 (Dotty)?
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How to write a Java method that returns a generic type (syntax)
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Scala: How to add new methods to existing classes
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How to define a Scala method to take an implicit parameter
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Scala Option, Some, None syntax examples
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Scala style: Side-effect methods with no parameters should be declared with parentheses
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Java “Template Method” pattern examples
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Simplify, simplify, simplify (programming Scala methods)
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A Scala `for` loop as a method body
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Scala FAQ: Can you use a question mark to end a method name?
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An Android method to center text when using Canvas drawText
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A Scala factorial recursion example
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A Play Framework Anorm insert method that returns the database auto-insert ID
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Why pure function signatures are more important than impure method signatures
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AppleScript time example: The current time as hours and minutes
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How to use the Commons IO project to create, delete, and move files and directories
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Android: Generic methods to write/save Android preferences data
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Scala FP idiom: Methods should not have side effects
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Ruby “glob”: How to process each file in a directory that matches a certain pattern
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A Java method that tests if a String is null or blank
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How do I make variables private to my Perl function?
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Sencha ExtJS - How to properly use the Store load method
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An Android onTouchEvent method example (View class)
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What does '???' (three question marks) mean in Scala?
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How to print content-type, headers, and body to debug a Play Framework controller
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Source code for an example Android 'send email' function/method
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Scala - How to call a method on a superclass
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CakePHP find conditions (plus find all, find list, and find count)
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A CakePHP multiple layouts solution
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JSP URI/URL - How to get the request URI, URL, and Context from a JSP
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Ruby - How to sort an array of objects by one field
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A perl function that runs a Unix command and returns its exit status
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Ruby - Variable length argument lists with Ruby
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Show the method signature with control-space keystroke
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Java “static” - What does it mean when a method or field is "static"?
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Java “abstract’ meaning: What does it mean when a method or class is abstract?
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JBuilder - How to see the method parameters
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AppleScript tip: using the ScriptEditor dictionary
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