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Undo a Git merge that hasn't been pushed yet
I accidentally ran git merge some_other_branch on my local master branch. I haven't pushed the changes to origin master. How do I undo the merge?
After merging, git status says:
# On branch master
# Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 5…
Matt Huggins
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How do I get a timestamp in JavaScript?
I want a single number that represents the current date and time, like a Unix timestamp.
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How to pass "Null" (a real surname!) to a SOAP web service in ActionScript 3
We have an employee whose surname is Null. Our employee lookup application is killed when that last name is used as the search term (which happens to be quite often now). The error received is:
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bill
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How do I clone all remote branches?
My master and development branches are tracked remotely on GitHub. How do I clone both these branches?
Peter Coulton
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How can I delete a remote tag?
How can I delete a Git tag that has already been pushed?
markdorison
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How do I read / convert an InputStream into a String in Java?
If you have a java.io.InputStream object, how should you process that object and produce a String?
Suppose I have an InputStream that contains text data, and I want to convert it to a String, so for example I can write that to a log file.
What is…
Johnny Maelstrom
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How do I update or sync a forked repository on GitHub?
I forked a project, made changes, and created a pull request which was accepted. New commits were later added to the repository. How do I get those commits into my fork?
Lea Hayes
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@staticmethod vs @classmethod in Python
What is the difference between a method decorated with @staticmethod and one decorated with @classmethod?
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Setting "checked" for a checkbox with jQuery
I'd like to do something like this to tick a checkbox using jQuery:
$(".myCheckBox").checked(true);
or
$(".myCheckBox").selected(true);
Does such a thing exist?
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How slicing in Python works
How does Python's slice notation work? That is: when I write code like a[x:y:z], a[:], a[::2] etc., how can I understand which elements end up in the slice? Please include references where appropriate.
See Why are slice and range upper-bound…
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"Thinking in AngularJS" if I have a jQuery background?
Suppose I'm familiar with developing client-side applications in jQuery, but now I'd like to start using AngularJS. Can you describe the paradigm shift that is necessary? Here are a few questions that might help you frame an answer:
How do I…
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Why does Google prepend while(1); to their JSON responses?
Why does Google prepend while(1); to their (private) JSON responses?
For example, here's a response while turning a calendar on and off in Google Calendar:
while (1);
[
['u', [
['smsSentFlag', 'false'],
['hideInvitations', 'false'],
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How do I remove a submodule?
How do I remove a Git submodule?
Why can't I do
git submodule rm module_name?
R. Martinho Fernandes
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Which "href" value should I use for JavaScript links, "#" or "javascript:void(0)"?
The following are two methods of building a link that has the sole purpose of running JavaScript code. Which is better, in terms of functionality, page load speed, validation purposes, etc.?
function myJsFunc() {
alert("myJsFunc");
}
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How is Docker different from a virtual machine?
I keep rereading the Docker documentation to try to understand the difference between Docker and a full VM. How does it manage to provide a full filesystem, isolated networking environment, etc. without being as heavy?
Why is deploying software to a…
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