Why unsigned int 0xFFFFFFFF is equal to int -1?

C and C++ can run on many different architectures, and machine types. Consequently, they can have different representations of numbers: Two’s complement, and Ones’ complement being the most common. In general you should not rely on a particular representation in your program. For unsigned integer types (size_t being one of those), the C standard (and the … Read more

Explain what &quot means

I can’t find a clear explanation of what it means when a value/variable is surrounded by ‘&quot’ and why it happens. For example, I have a simple function which returns an array containing an id. For some reason, it returns: not: which I would have expected. Can someone explain what ‘&quot’ is and why/how they … Read more

Flash Player Projector post 2020

We have an internal Flash application current running in browsers. Can we use Flash Player Projector app post 2020 and configure our SWF URL to run in this application. Will the Flash Player Support End from Adobe impact the way we can use the Flash Player Projector app (flashplayer_32_sa.exe) I have researched other blogs and SO questions … Read more

What does numpy.random.seed(0) do?

np.random.seed(0) makes the random numbers predictable With the seed reset (every time), the same set of numbers will appear every time. If the random seed is not reset, different numbers appear with every invocation: (pseudo-)random numbers work by starting with a number (the seed), multiplying it by a large number, adding an offset, then taking modulo of that sum. The … Read more

What does ‘IISReset’ do?

IISReset stops and restarts the entire web server (including non-ASP.NET apps)Recycling an app pool will only affect applications running in that app pool.Editing the web.config in a web application only affects that web application (recycles just that app).Editing the machine.config on the machine will recycle all app pools running. IIS will monitor the /bin directory … Read more

What is Java Servlet?

A servlet is simply a class which responds to a particular type of network request – most commonly an HTTP request. Basically servlets are usually used to implement web applications – but there are also various frameworks which operate on top of servlets (e.g. Struts) to give a higher-level abstraction than the “here’s an HTTP … Read more