Pure functions. The ideal in functional programming is what is known as pure functions.A pure function is one whose results are dependent only upon the input parameters, and whose operation ...

Patrice Gans, a technology teacher and library-media specialist in Connecticut, reviews Jason Brigg's Python for Kids (No Starch Press, 2012).

To run the program, copy and paste the code into the Editor window. With focus set to the Editor window, on the Console window menu, click File | Save As, then navigate to any convenient directory (I ...

An example of a function in a program is a sum function. Here’s a simple implementation: define a function named sum that takes two arguments. Call it using variables a and b: int a = 5; int b ...

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In mathematics, a "well-defined" function is one where there is only 1 output for a given input (as a side note, you can have only single input functions, and still semantically get multiple ...

Called Code Lab, the update will arrive over the air as a new mode within the Cozmo app. Kids can drag and drop functions on Code Lab to get Cozmo to do various things, such as move forward and ...