an API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of defined functions and methods for interfacing with the underlying operating system or another program or service running on the computer.

The term 'wrapper' gets thrown around a lot. Generally its used to describe a class which contains an instance of another class, but which does not directly expose that instance. The wrapper's main …

Mar 22, 2009 · The most widely used type of API in the globe is web APIs while an app that sends data to a client whenever a request comes in. In fact, APIs aren't only used to send data and aren't always …

I'm interested in articles which have some concrete information about stateless and stateful design in programming. I'm interested because I want to learn more about it, but I really can't find any...

May 24, 2009 · It's an abstract reference value to a resource, often memory or an open file, or a pipe. Properly, in Windows, (and generally in computing) a handle is an abstraction which hides a real …

Apr 7, 2016 · In Computer Science, this term is typically used in operating systems and other system software development. When used in this context, the term handler could be making reference to a …

Aug 24, 2009 · 22 Straight from Wikipedia: In computer science, an application programming interface (API) is an interface that defines the ways by which an application program may request services …

May 18, 2010 · 16 Wikipedia has us covered: In computer science, overhead is generally considered any combination of excess or indirect computation time, memory, bandwidth, or other resources that …

When someone talks about hydrating an object, what does that mean? I see a Java project called Hydrate on the web that transforms data between different representations (RDMS to OOPS to …

Feb 14, 2011 · I recently heard term 'Writable API' which is totally new for me. Can anyone explain what does it mean?