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  • Can any language potentially be used to create any program?

    - by Matt
    I've heard that given a programmer with enough time and skill in any particular language and enough lines of code, then any program could be created with any given language. I know its certainly not going to be cost-efficient, for instance, to rewrite Adobe Photoshop in BASIC, but could a good enough and patient enough programmer potentially create any program in any language?

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  • Scala parser combinator runs out of memory

    - by user3217013
    I wrote the following parser in Scala using the parser combinators: import scala.util.parsing.combinator._ import scala.collection.Map import scala.io.StdIn object Keywords { val Define = "define" val True = "true" val False = "false" val If = "if" val Then = "then" val Else = "else" val Return = "return" val Pass = "pass" val Conj = ";" val OpenParen = "(" val CloseParen = ")" val OpenBrack = "{" val CloseBrack = "}" val Comma = "," val Plus = "+" val Minus = "-" val Times = "*" val Divide = "/" val Pow = "**" val And = "&&" val Or = "||" val Xor = "^^" val Not = "!" val Equals = "==" val NotEquals = "!=" val Assignment = "=" } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sealed abstract class Op case object Plus extends Op case object Minus extends Op case object Times extends Op case object Divide extends Op case object Pow extends Op case object And extends Op case object Or extends Op case object Xor extends Op case object Not extends Op case object Equals extends Op case object NotEquals extends Op case object Assignment extends Op //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sealed abstract class Term case object TrueTerm extends Term case object FalseTerm extends Term case class FloatTerm(value : Float) extends Term case class StringTerm(value : String) extends Term case class Identifier(name : String) extends Term //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sealed abstract class Expression case class TermExp(term : Term) extends Expression case class UnaryOp(op : Op, exp : Expression) extends Expression case class BinaryOp(op : Op, left : Expression, right : Expression) extends Expression case class FuncApp(funcName : Term, args : List[Expression]) extends Expression //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sealed abstract class Statement case class ExpressionStatement(exp : Expression) extends Statement case class Pass() extends Statement case class Return(value : Expression) extends Statement case class AssignmentVar(variable : Term, exp : Expression) extends Statement case class IfThenElse(testBody : Expression, thenBody : Statement, elseBody : Statement) extends Statement case class Conjunction(left : Statement, right : Statement) extends Statement case class AssignmentFunc(functionName : Term, args : List[Term], body : Statement) extends Statement //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- class myParser extends JavaTokenParsers { val keywordMap : Map[String, Op] = Map( Keywords.Plus -> Plus, Keywords.Minus -> Minus, Keywords.Times -> Times, Keywords.Divide -> Divide, Keywords.Pow -> Pow, Keywords.And -> And, Keywords.Or -> Or, Keywords.Xor -> Xor, Keywords.Not -> Not, Keywords.Equals -> Equals, Keywords.NotEquals -> NotEquals, Keywords.Assignment -> Assignment ) def floatTerm : Parser[Term] = decimalNumber ^^ { case x => FloatTerm( x.toFloat ) } def stringTerm : Parser[Term] = stringLiteral ^^ { case str => StringTerm(str) } def identifier : Parser[Term] = ident ^^ { case value => Identifier(value) } def boolTerm : Parser[Term] = (Keywords.True | Keywords.False) ^^ { case Keywords.True => TrueTerm case Keywords.False => FalseTerm } def simpleTerm : Parser[Expression] = (boolTerm | floatTerm | stringTerm) ^^ { case term => TermExp(term) } def argument = expression def arguments_aux : Parser[List[Expression]] = (argument <~ Keywords.Comma) ~ arguments ^^ { case arg ~ argList => arg :: argList } def arguments = arguments_aux | { argument ^^ { case arg => List(arg) } } def funcAppArgs : Parser[List[Expression]] = funcEmptyArgs | ( Keywords.OpenParen ~> arguments <~ Keywords.CloseParen ^^ { case args => args.foldRight(List[Expression]()) ( (a,b) => a :: b ) } ) def funcApp = identifier ~ funcAppArgs ^^ { case funcName ~ argList => FuncApp(funcName, argList) } def variableTerm : Parser[Expression] = identifier ^^ { case name => TermExp(name) } def atomic_expression = simpleTerm | funcApp | variableTerm def paren_expression : Parser[Expression] = Keywords.OpenParen ~> expression <~ Keywords.CloseParen def unary_operation : Parser[String] = Keywords.Not def unary_expression : Parser[Expression] = operation(0) ~ expression(0) ^^ { case op ~ exp => UnaryOp(keywordMap(op), exp) } def operation(precedence : Int) : Parser[String] = precedence match { case 0 => Keywords.Not case 1 => Keywords.Pow case 2 => Keywords.Times | Keywords.Divide | Keywords.And case 3 => Keywords.Plus | Keywords.Minus | Keywords.Or | Keywords.Xor case 4 => Keywords.Equals | Keywords.NotEquals case _ => throw new Exception("No operations with this precedence.") } def binary_expression(precedence : Int) : Parser[Expression] = precedence match { case 0 => throw new Exception("No operation with zero precedence.") case n => (expression (n-1)) ~ operation(n) ~ (expression (n)) ^^ { case left ~ op ~ right => BinaryOp(keywordMap(op), left, right) } } def expression(precedence : Int) : Parser[Expression] = precedence match { case 0 => unary_expression | paren_expression | atomic_expression case n => binary_expression(n) | expression(n-1) } def expression : Parser[Expression] = expression(4) def expressionStmt : Parser[Statement] = expression ^^ { case exp => ExpressionStatement(exp) } def assignment : Parser[Statement] = (identifier <~ Keywords.Assignment) ~ expression ^^ { case varName ~ exp => AssignmentVar(varName, exp) } def ifthen : Parser[Statement] = ((Keywords.If ~ Keywords.OpenParen) ~> expression <~ Keywords.CloseParen) ~ ((Keywords.Then ~ Keywords.OpenBrack) ~> statements <~ Keywords.CloseBrack) ^^ { case ifBody ~ thenBody => IfThenElse(ifBody, thenBody, Pass()) } def ifthenelse : Parser[Statement] = ((Keywords.If ~ Keywords.OpenParen) ~> expression <~ Keywords.CloseParen) ~ ((Keywords.Then ~ Keywords.OpenBrack) ~> statements <~ Keywords.CloseBrack) ~ ((Keywords.Else ~ Keywords.OpenBrack) ~> statements <~ Keywords.CloseBrack) ^^ { case ifBody ~ thenBody ~ elseBody => IfThenElse(ifBody, thenBody, elseBody) } def pass : Parser[Statement] = Keywords.Pass ^^^ { Pass() } def returnStmt : Parser[Statement] = Keywords.Return ~> expression ^^ { case exp => Return(exp) } def statement : Parser[Statement] = ((pass | returnStmt | assignment | expressionStmt) <~ Keywords.Conj) | ifthenelse | ifthen def statements_aux : Parser[Statement] = statement ~ statements ^^ { case st ~ sts => Conjunction(st, sts) } def statements : Parser[Statement] = statements_aux | statement def funcDefBody : Parser[Statement] = Keywords.OpenBrack ~> statements <~ Keywords.CloseBrack def funcEmptyArgs = Keywords.OpenParen ~ Keywords.CloseParen ^^^ { List() } def funcDefArgs : Parser[List[Term]] = funcEmptyArgs | Keywords.OpenParen ~> repsep(identifier, Keywords.Comma) <~ Keywords.CloseParen ^^ { case args => args.foldRight(List[Term]()) ( (a,b) => a :: b ) } def funcDef : Parser[Statement] = (Keywords.Define ~> identifier) ~ funcDefArgs ~ funcDefBody ^^ { case funcName ~ funcArgs ~ body => AssignmentFunc(funcName, funcArgs, body) } def funcDefAndStatement : Parser[Statement] = funcDef | statement def funcDefAndStatements_aux : Parser[Statement] = funcDefAndStatement ~ funcDefAndStatements ^^ { case stmt ~ stmts => Conjunction(stmt, stmts) } def funcDefAndStatements : Parser[Statement] = funcDefAndStatements_aux | funcDefAndStatement def parseProgram : Parser[Statement] = funcDefAndStatements def eval(input : String) = { parseAll(parseProgram, input) match { case Success(result, _) => result case Failure(m, _) => println(m) case _ => println("") } } } object Parser { def main(args : Array[String]) { val x : myParser = new myParser() println(args(0)) val lines = scala.io.Source.fromFile(args(0)).mkString println(x.eval(lines)) } } The problem is, when I run the parser on the following example it works fine: define foo(a) { if (!h(IM) && a) then { return 0; } if (a() && !h()) then { return 0; } } But when I add threes characters in the first if statement, it runs out of memory. This is absolutely blowing my mind. Can anyone help? (I suspect it has to do with repsep, but I am not sure.) define foo(a) { if (!h(IM) && a(1)) then { return 0; } if (a() && !h()) then { return 0; } } EDIT: Any constructive comments about my Scala style is also appreciated.

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  • In hindsight, is basing XAML on XML a mistake or a good approach?

    - by romkyns
    XAML is essentially a subset of XML. One of the main benefits of basing XAML on XML is said to be that it can be parsed with existing tools. And it can, to a large degree, although the (syntactically non-trivial) attribute values will stay in text form and require further parsing. There are two major alternatives to describing a GUI in an XML-derived language. One is to do what WinForms did, and describe it in real code. There are numerous problems with this, though it’s not completely advantage-free (a question to compare XAML to this approach). The other major alternative is to design a completely new syntax specifically tailored for the task at hand. This is generally known as a domain-specific language. So, in hindsight, and as a lesson for the future generations, was it a good idea to base XAML on XML, or would it have been better as a custom-designed domain-specific language? If we were designing an even better UI framework, should we pick XML or a custom DSL? Since it’s much easier to think positively about the status quo, especially one that is quite liked by the community, I’ll give some example reasons for why building on top of XML might be considered a mistake. Basing a language off XML has one thing going for it: it’s much easier to parse (the core parser is already available), requires much, much less design work, and alternative parsers are also much easier to write for 3rd party developers. But the resulting language can be unsatisfying in various ways. It is rather verbose. If you change the type of something, you need to change it in the closing tag. It has very poor support for comments; it’s impossible to comment out an attribute. There are limitations placed on the content of attributes by XML. The markup extensions have to be built "on top" of the XML syntax, not integrated deeply and nicely into it. And, my personal favourite, if you set something via an attribute, you use completely different syntax than if you set the exact same thing as a content property. It’s also said that since everyone knows XML, XAML requires less learning. Strictly speaking this is true, but learning the syntax is a tiny fraction of the time spent learning a new UI framework; it’s the framework’s concepts that make the curve steep. Besides, the idiosyncracies of an XML-based language might actually add to the "needs learning" basket. Are these disadvantages outweighted by the ease of parsing? Should the next cool framework continue the tradition, or invest the time to design an awesome DSL that can’t be parsed by existing tools and whose syntax needs to be learned by everyone? P.S. Not everyone confuses XAML and WPF, but some do. XAML is the XML-like thing. WPF is the framework with support for bindings, theming, hardware acceleration and a whole lot of other cool stuff.

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  • Language Club – Battle of the Dynamic Languages

    - by Ben Griswold
    After dedicating the last eight weeks to learning Ruby, it’s time to move onto another language.  I really dig Ruby.  I really enjoy its dynamism and expressiveness and always-openness and it’s been the highlight of our coding club for me so far. But that’s just my take on the language.  I know a lot of coders who’s stomachs turn with the mere thought of Ruby.  They say it’s Ruby’s openness which has them feeling uneasy.  I’d say “write a bunch of tests and get over it,” but I figure there must be more to it than always open classes and possible method collisions. Yes, there’s something else to it alright. The folks who didn’t fall head over heals for Ruby are already in love with Python.  You might remember that Python was the first language we tackled in our coding club.  My time with Python was okay but it didn’t feel as natural to me as Ruby.  But let’s say we started with Ruby and then moved onto Python.  Would I see Python in a different light right now.  Might I even prefer Python over Ruby?  I suppose it’s possible but it’s pretty tough to test that theory – unless we visit Python for a second time. That’s right. The language club is going to focus on Python again and in my attempt to learn Python – yet again – in the open, I’ll be posting my solutions here just as I did for Ruby.  We don’t always have second chances so I going about this relearning with two primary goals in mind:  First, I’m going to use IronPython and the IronPython tools which provide a Python code editor, a file-based project system, and an interactive Python interpreter, all inside Visual Studio 2010.  As a note, the IronPython tools are now part of the main IronPython installer which is Version 2.7 Alpha 1 (not the latest stable version, 2.6.1) and I’d be crazy not to use them.  Second, I’d like to make sure I’m still learning Python without a complete MS skew so I’m going to run my code through Eclipse using the PyDev plugin as well.  Heck, I might use IDLE too. I already have this setup on my machine so it’s no big deal. Okay, that’s it for now.  I worked on the first ten Euler problems last night and the solutions will be posted shortly. Wish me luck.

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  • Best Programming Language for Web Development

    - by Harish Kurup
    I am a Web Developer in PHP, and also know Javascript and some bit of CSS which is needed for web development. I use Symfony framework to build Websites and Web Application. As now i want to learn new Programming Language, which is best for Web Development(like Ruby, Python), as i have heard about Frameworks like Rails and Django. Which language will be best for Web Development apart from PHP or like PHP?

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  • Is sticking to one language a good practice?

    - by Ans
    I'm developing a pipeline for processing text that will go into production. The question I keep asking myself is: should I stick to one language when looking for a tool to do a particular task (e.g. NLTK, PDFMiner, CLD, CRFsuite, etc.)? Or is it OK to mix and match looking for the best tool regardless of what language it's written in (e.g. OpenNLP, ParsCit, poppler, CFR++, etc.) and warp my code around them?

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  • What's the best language combo for code generation?

    - by Peter Turner
    I read through Code Generation in Action but never bothered to make anything of it because Ruby just doesn't fit with my lifestyle at this juncture. The book came out more on the cusp of the C# revolution, and it said that C# "was a language designed to be generated", apparently using Ruby as the generator language. In your experience, what is the ideal combination of languages to generate the most useful code?

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  • Naming conventions for language file keys

    - by VirtuosiMedia
    What is your strategy for naming conventions for the keys in language files used for localization? We have a team that is going to conversion of a project to multiple languages and would like to have some guidelines to follow. As an example, usually the files end up being a series of key/value pairs, with the key being the placeholder in the template for the language specific value. 'Username': 'Username', 'Enter Username': 'Enter your username here'

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  • Assembly Language being used in Aircraft System

    - by caramel23
    Today my lecturer mentioned the reason why the aircraft system is programmed in assembly language is due to the program being written have less error . Is this statement true ? Because when he asked about our opinion I said assembly can create faster program thus it is a good language for real-time oriented aircraft system program . I search around google but can't seem to find an article clarifying my lecturer's statement .

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  • Learning to implement dynamic language compiler

    - by TriArc
    I'm interested in learning how to create a compiler for a dynamic language. Most compiler books, college courses and articles/tutorials I've come across are specifically for statically typed languages. I've thought of a few ways to do it, but I'd like to know how it's usually done. I know type inferencing is a pretty common strategy, but what about others? Where can I find out more about how to create a dynamically typed language?

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  • Analyzing a programming language

    - by Matt Fenwick
    In SICP, the authors state (Section 1.1) that there are three basic "mechanisms" of programming languages: primitive expressions, which represent the simplest entities the language is concerned with means of combination, by which compound elements are built from simpler ones means of abstraction, by which compound elements can be named and manipulated as units How can I analyze a mainstream programming language (Java, for example) in terms of these elements or mechanisms?

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  • Understanding T-SQL Expression Short-Circuiting

    Understanding the basics of how T-SQL logic works in branching is important to ensure you code works as expected. This article will help you learn how this impacts control of flow language. Join SQL Backup’s 35,000+ customers to compress and strengthen your backups "SQL Backup will be a REAL boost to any DBA lucky enough to use it." Jonathan Allen. Download a free trial now.

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  • Automated capturing of screen using "Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen Capture" command line operations

    - by gentlesea
    I want to capture screen output automatically from within my TestComplete test program. For this i found the free limited version of "Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen Capture" which I want to automate. Is there a separate command line interface for Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen Capture or do I have to use the command line interface for Expression Studio? I found this options: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc294683.aspx. But before I dig deeper, I want to know if I am on the right way.

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  • Which language is best for OpenGL?

    - by Neurofluxation
    Well, this is silly - I've had to post a question about programming on a site other than stackoverflow... Worst thing they have ever done.. I have the following list of languages: C++ C# VB.Net D Delphi Euphoria GLUT Java Power Basic Python REALbasic Visual Basic I would like to know what people think is the: *a) Best (most efficient) language to work with OpenGL* and b) What is the easiest language to work with OpenGL Thanks in advance guys n gals!

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  • Programming Language most relevant to the Financial sector?

    - by NoviceCoding
    I am a freshman in college and doing a software engineering/ finance double major. I've been learning programming on my own and have a good bit of familiarity with php by now. I was wondering what you guys think the most relevant programming language is for financial/investment banking use? I have read this thread: Books on developing software for financial markets/investment banks I want to start learning/reading up on a language (the basics not financial/quant stuff) to set a foundation for the future financial/quant stuff.

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  • Selecting a Language For Web Application Development

    Selecting a web application development language is a major task for programmers, because as we can find many techniques, tools and methods to expand diverse websites. As different application does different types of tasks, it has almost become impracticable for a website developer to choose for any meticulous web applications development language.

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  • A Style Sheet Language More Powerful Than CSS

    Cascading Style Sheet or CSS is considered by many web professionals as one of the most successful style sheet language introduced for website design. It was the style sheet language that revolutioni... [Author: Margarette Mcbride - Web Design and Development - May 06, 2010]

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  • PHP - A Widely-Used Scripting Language

    Typified as interpreted script language, PHP - a recursive acronym for Hypertext Preprocessor - is a widely used general purpose scripting or programming language. Hypertext Preprocessor is suited for web development in particular as it can be embedded into HTML.

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  • Algorithm for evaluating nested logical expression

    - by TravelingSalesman
    I have a logical expression that I would like to evaluate. The expression can be nested and consists of T (True) or F (False) and parenthesis. The parenthesis "(" means "logical OR". Two terms TF beside each others (or any other two combinations beside each others), should be ANDED (Logical AND). For example, the expression: ((TFT)T) = true I need an algorithm for solving this problem. I thought of converting the expression first to disjunctive or conjunctive normal form and then I can easily evaluate the expression. However, I couldn't find an algorithm that normalizes the expression. Any suggestions? Thank you. The problem statement can be found here: https://icpcarchive.ecs.baylor.edu/index.php?option=com_onlinejudge&Itemid=2&category=378&page=show_problem&problem=2967

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  • Ruby RegEx not matching valid expression

    - by Matthew Carriere
    I have the following expression: ^\w(\s(+|-|\/|*)\s\w)*$ This simply looks to match a mathematical expression, where a user is prompted for terms separated by basic operators (ex: price + tax) The user may enter more than just 2 terms and one operator (ex: price + tax + moretax) I tested this expression in Rubular http://rubular.com/ With the terms: a + a (MATCH) a + a + a (MATCH) a + a + a + a a a + a a Everything works, but when I use it in Ruby it does not work! expression =~ /^\w(\s(+|-|\/|*)\s\w)*$/ I started picking the expression apart and noticed that if I remove the start of line caret it finds matches but isn't correct. a + a (MATCH) a a (MATCH) <-- this is not correct Why is this expression not working in Ruby code? (I am using Ruby 1.8.7 p174)

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  • Using multiple aggregate functions in an algebraic expression in (ANSI) SQL statement

    - by morpheous
    I have the following aggregate functions (AGG FUNCs): foo(), foobar(), fredstats(), barneystats(). I want to know if I can use multiple AGG FUNCs in an algebraic expression. This may seem a strange/simplistic question for seasoned SQL developers - however, the but the reason I ask is that so far, all AGG FUNCs examples I have seen are of the simplistic variety e.g. max(salary) < 100, rather than using the AGG FUNCs in an expression which involves using multiple AGG FUNCs in an expression (like agg_func1() agg_func2()). The information below should help clarify further. Given tables with the following schemas: CREATE TABLE item (id int, length float, weight float); CREATE TABLE item_info (item_id, name varchar(32)); # Is it legal (ANSI) SQL to write queries of this format ? SELECT id, name, foo, foobar, fredstats FROM A, B (SELECT id, foo(123) as foo, foobar('red') as foobar, fredstats('weight') as fredstats FROM item GROUP BY id HAVING [ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION] ORDER BY id AS A), item_info AS B WHERE item.id = B.id Where: ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION is the type of expression that can be used in a WHERE clause - for example: ((foo(x) < foobar(y)) AND foobar(y) IN (1,2,3)) OR (fredstats(x) <> 0)) I am using PostgreSQL as the db, but I would prefer to use ANSI SQL wherever possible. Assuming it is legal to include AGG FUNCS in the way I have done above, I'd like to know: Is there a more efficient way to write the above query ? Is there any way I can speed up the query in terms of a judicious choice of indexes on the tables item and item_info ? Is there a performance hit of using AGG FUNCs in an algebraic expression like I am (i.e. an expression involving the output of aggregate functions rather than constants? Can the expression also include 'scaled' AGG FUNC? (for example: 2*foo(123) < -3*foobar(456) ) - will scaling (i.e. multiplying an AGG FUNC by a number have an effect on performance?) How can I write the query above using INNER JOINS instead?

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  • Using System.DateTime in a C# Lambda expression gives an exception

    - by Samantha J
    I tried to implement a suggestion that came up in another question: Stackoverflow question Snippet here: public static class StatusExtensions { public static IHtmlString StatusBox<TModel>( this HtmlHelper<TModel> helper, Expression<Func<TModel, RowInfo>> ex ) { var createdEx = Expression.Lambda<Func<TModel, DateTime>>( Expression.Property(ex.Body, "Created"), ex.Parameters ); var modifiedEx = Expression.Lambda<Func<TModel, DateTime>>( Expression.Property(ex.Body, "Modified"), ex.Parameters ); var a = "a" + helper.HiddenFor(createdEx) + helper.HiddenFor(modifiedEx); return new HtmlString( "Some things here ..." + helper.HiddenFor(createdEx) + helper.HiddenFor(modifiedEx) ); } } When implemented I am getting the following exception which I don't really understand. The exception points to the line starting with "var createdEx =" System.ArgumentException was unhandled by user code Message=Expression of type 'System.Nullable`1[System.DateTime]' cannot be used for return type 'System.DateTime' Source=System.Core StackTrace: Can anyone help me out and suggest what I could do to resolve the exception?

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