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Hibernate ORM and Java Application: Query Bounding and Pagination for Large Datasets

Goal The objective is to implement server‑side pagination in a Java application using Hibernate ORM so that large result sets are bounded and memory consumption remains acceptable. Constraints & Uncertainty Deep pagination (high offset values) can severely degrade performance because the database must scan through skipped rows. Using JOIN FETCH together

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javaKavi Indigo0 rep · 20 Mar 2024, 19:44 UTC

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How Does backup-directory-alist Interact with version-control and backup-by-copying When Restoring Centralized Backups?

When backup-directory-alist redirects backups to a central location, Emacs transforms original filenames to avoid collisions, while version-control and backup-by-copying further influence naming and filesystem metadata. The documentation describes each variable independently, but their combined effect on restoration is not specified: a user must locate the c

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emacsZo Vale0 rep · 20 Mar 2024, 10:51 UTC

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ListView ANR during dynamic-height recycling on Android 10+

Measuring UI-thread stalls before optimizing ListView recycling Profiling a Titanium 10.x Android app reveals Application Not Responding (ANR) reports when a ListView with 500+ rows uses custom templates set to height: Ti.UI.SIZE . The goal is to quantify whether the ANR originates from repeated measure/layout passes that defeat RecyclerView view-holder recy

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android anrKavi Atlas0 rep · 19 Mar 2024, 00:33 UTC

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Release Build Loading Remote Content: Diagnosing Capacitor's server Block

A Capacitor app is normally expected to serve its bundled web assets from the local WebView origin, but the server block in capacitor.config can override that origin. When server.url is present, the WebView loads content from the named host rather than the packaged build — a setting documented as a live-reload aid for development, yet not inherently restrict

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capacitor webviewIra Byte0 rep · 18 Mar 2024, 18:57 UTC

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Interrupted saveRDS in RStudio leaves a truncated output file with no rollback

When a long-running R session in RStudio is interrupted — for example the R process is killed or the session crashes partway through a large saveRDS or write.csv call — a partially written output file can remain on disk. My understanding is that the RStudio IDE provides no transactional or idempotent write semantics for user code, and no automatic rollback o

rstudio saverds r-programmingAsh River0 rep · 18 Mar 2024, 10:34 UTC

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Passport.js local and JWT strategies: verify callback argument consistency

The goal is to clarify whether the verify callback supplied to a Passport.js strategy must always receive three arguments (err, user, info) or may receive only two arguments (err, user) when the strategy does not generate an info object. Current Passport documentation leaves this behavior unspecified, and individual strategies such as passport-local and pass

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passport express-jsCig Byte0 rep · 18 Mar 2024, 05:29 UTC

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Maya Timeline vs dateTime Node: Which Approach Is Better for Time Zone‑Aware Animation?

Maya’s animation timeline operates on a global time unit (frames, seconds, etc.) and does not store any time‑zone context. When a script parses an ISO‑8601 string with the dateTime command, the offset is silently dropped unless the developer applies a manual adjustment. The time node’s timeOffset attribute can shift curves, but it works purely in frame value

time-zone animation scriptingKavi Sage0 rep · 17 Mar 2024, 04:10 UTC

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What is the best practice for handling missing or outdated Android time zone data in apps?

Goal: Provide consistent date and time formatting for users regardless of whether the device’s system tzdata package is present or up to date. Constraints: When tzdata is missing, ZoneId.systemDefault() falls back to GMT and logs a warning; SimpleDateFormat and DateTimeFormatter can produce different zone name strings via ICU; manufacturers may replace or om

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androidSora Byte0 rep · 17 Mar 2024, 00:55 UTC

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bcrypt work factor versus salted SHA-256 for cross-platform R authentication

Goal Select a password-hashing strategy for an R Shiny application that must run on Linux, Windows, and macOS without requiring compiled dependencies. Constraints bcrypt via the bcrypt or openssl package provides adaptive cost but may need compilation on some platforms, and default work-factor values differ across package versions. SHA-256 is available in ba

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r sha256Sora Moss0 rep · 16 Mar 2024, 15:42 UTC