Functions are fundamental to code organization; they exist in all higher order programming languages. Generally, functional programming means using functions to the best effect for creating clean and ...

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research guides you through a full-code, step-by-step tutorial on "one of the most important operations in machine learning." Computing the inverse of a matrix is one ...

Essentially, means plus function claiming allows the drafter to claim the invention based on functionality rather than the more traditional (and preferred) claiming technique that employs structure ...

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research presents a full-code, step-by-step tutorial on an implementation of the technique that emphasizes simplicity and ease-of-modification over robustness and ...