Monday, January 13, 2014

Idempotent

Idempotent Operations: Operations that have no side-effects if executed multiple times. 
Example: An operation that retrieves values from a data resource and say, prints it 

Non-Idempotent Operations: Operations that would cause some harm if executed multiple times. (As they change some values or states) 
Example: An operation that withdraws from a bank account

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1077412/what-is-an-idempotent-operation

Friday, December 20, 2013

Quote by Bob Dylan

“You better start swimming or sink like a stone, cause the times they are a-changing.” - Bob Dylan

Monday, December 2, 2013

Quotes by Leo Tolstoy

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time" - Leo Tolstoy
"The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity" - Leo Tolstoy