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Why is processing a sorted array faster than processing an unsorted array?
In this C++ code, sorting the data (before the timed region) makes the primary loop ~6x faster:
#include <algorithm>
#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
// ...
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How do I undo the most recent local commits in Git?
I accidentally committed the wrong files to Git, but didn't push the commit to the server yet.
How do I undo those commits from the local repository?
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How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?
Failed Attempts to Delete a Remote Branch:
$ git branch -d remotes/origin/bugfix
error: branch 'remotes/origin/bugfix' not found.
$ git branch -d origin/bugfix
error: branch 'origin/bugfix' not found....
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What is the difference between 'git pull' and 'git fetch'?
What are the differences between git pull and git fetch?
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What does the "yield" keyword do in Python?
What functionality does the yield keyword in Python provide?
For example, I'm trying to understand this code1:
def _get_child_candidates(self, distance, min_dist, max_dist):
if self._leftchild and ...
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How can I remove a specific item from an array in JavaScript?
How do I remove a specific value from an array? Something like:
array.remove(value);
Constraints: I have to use core JavaScript. Frameworks are not allowed.
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How can I rename a local Git branch?
How can I rename a local branch which has not yet been pushed to a remote repository?
Related:
Rename master branch for both local and remote Git repositories
How do I rename both a Git local and ...
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Which JSON content type do I use?
There are many "standards" for the JSON content type:
application/json
application/x-javascript
text/javascript
text/x-javascript
text/x-json
Which one do I use, and where? I assume ...
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How do I undo 'git add' before commit?
I mistakenly added files to Git using the command:
git add myfile.txt
I have not yet run git commit. How do I undo this so that these changes will not be included in the commit?
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What is the '-->' operator in C/C++?
After reading Hidden Features and Dark Corners of C++/STL on comp.lang.c++.moderated, I was completely surprised that the following snippet compiled and worked in both Visual Studio 2008 and G++ 4.4. ...
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How do I force "git pull" to overwrite local files?
How do I force an overwrite of local files on a git pull? My local repository contains a file of the same filename as on the server.
error: Untracked working tree file 'example.txt' would be ...
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Can comments be used in JSON?
Can I use comments inside a JSON file? If so, how?
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What and where are the stack and heap?
What are the stack and heap?
Where are they located physically in a computer's memory?
To what extent are they controlled by the OS or language run-time?
What is their scope?
What determines their ...
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Why does HTML think “chucknorris” is a color?
Why do certain random strings produce colors when entered as background colors in HTML?
For example, bgcolor="chucknorris" produces a red background:
<body bgcolor="chucknorris"> ...
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How do I check out a remote Git branch?
Somebody pushed a branch called test with git push origin test to a shared repository. I can see the branch with git branch -r. How do I check out the remote test branch? I've tried:
git checkout ...