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What's the difference between an API and an SDK?

terminology api semantics sdk asked Aug 17, 2011 at 20:43

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Castle DynamicProxy - Failure when creating proxy involving a GTP used as a GTR

c# rhino-mocks castle-dynamicproxy rhino-commons asked Feb 8, 2012 at 0:13

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Watermark TextBox in WinForms

.net winforms textbox watermark asked Feb 4, 2011 at 20:25

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65 votes

Is it plausible to have two written forms of one spoken language that are so different as to be indecipherable?

language asked Oct 14, 2015 at 22:57

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58 votes

Why was the P-51 Mustang not adopted by the U.S. Navy?

military aviation-history p-51 us-navy asked Jul 15, 2016 at 15:06

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57 votes

Lightsaber blade "weight" in-universe

star-wars lightsaber asked Jan 11, 2012 at 0:35

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54 votes

Is there any substance that's a 4-4-4 on the NFPA diamond?

safety toxicity asked Feb 12, 2013 at 3:02

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Why would any Federation starship (such as the Enterprise) have any spouses or youth onboard?

star-trek asked Sep 21, 2011 at 1:58

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45 votes

Unit-testing of inherently random/non-deterministic algorithms

algorithms unit-testing random-numbers asked Feb 2, 2012 at 20:16

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43 votes

Avoiding the "as you know" trope in exposition

technique tropes asked Oct 20, 2015 at 17:00

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What is the difference between an Emperor and a King?

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