Intermediate terms
Python Pattern Matching (match/case)
Python 3.10+
Python 3.10+ structural pattern matching — more powerful than switch/case, matching values, types, sequences, mappings, and class attributes in a single readable construct.
3mo ago
python intermediate
Python Type Hints & mypy
Python 3.5+
1
Optional static type annotations — def greet(name: str) -> str — checked by mypy and IDEs at analysis time, ignored at runtime.
3mo ago
python intermediate
Prepared Statement
PHP 5.1+
1
A parameterised SQL query where data placeholders are bound separately from the query structure, preventing SQL injection.
3mo ago
php intermediate