1.7.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

1.7.2.1 How to make use of Associations?

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/52393/how-to-make-use-of-associations

 
I have been curious about it for long. Now that Mathematica 10 arrives, 
I think it's time to ask the question: How the new Association data 
structure would be used to improve Mathematica programming? 
 
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- asked by Yi Wang (53 votes), answered by Leonid Shifrin (54 votes)

1.7.2.2 Programming paradigm change

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/45829/programming-paradigm-change

 
I'm new to Mathematica, I've been learning by myself, and, being a Java 
developer for some time, it makes it hard to adapt. 
 
I've tried to solve a Reddit challenge, and I came up with this 
solution: 
 
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- asked by MHero (28 votes), answered by WReach (48 votes)