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Java Java programming language is one of the most preferred language when it comes to Android app development. An object-oriented programming language developed at Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle), can be run in 2 different ways either in a browser window or in a virtual machine that can do without a browser. Objective-C The primary programming language for iOS apps, Objective-C was chosen by Apple to build apps that are robust and scalable. Being a C-language superset, it does have a number of functions that precisely deal with graphics, I/O, and display functions. Moreover, as part of the Apple development framework, Objective-C is fully integrated into all iOS and MacOS frameworks. However, it's now slowing being replaced in the Apple ecosystem by a more powerful language called Swift. Swift Swift is the latest programming language to foray into the Apple ecosystem, mainly considering its prevalence in writing code for Apple's latest APIs, Cocoa and Cocoa

Physicians face the difficult task of advising their Muslim diabetic patients whether it is safe to fast, as well as recommending the dietary and drug regimens diabetics should follow. The lack of adequate literature on this subject makes it more difficult to answer these questions.   If you are a physician,  read  this review article  intended is to assist physicians who face the difficult task of advising diabetic patients about the safety of fasting during the Islamic month of  Ramadan. There have been diverse findings regarding the physiological impact of Ramadan on  diabetics. However, researchers have not found pathological changes or clinical complications in any of the following parameters in diabetics who fast: body weight, blood glucose, HbA1C, c-peptide, insulin, fructoseamine, cholesterol and triglycerides.   If you are a patient,  f irst you should understand the  basics of normal diet for pateints of diabetes (click here to read)  .      As per the o

Smart machines, robots, and other forms of automation could either be an economic poison or cure in a developing country like India – and this change will affect how businesses worldwide outsource work. World Bank data estimates 69% of today's jobs in India are threatened by automation Ravi is one of thousands of Indian IT workers who will lose their jobs this year, caught between a slump in India's previously booming IT industry and new technology threatening to replace human workers. Until last month he worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions – a firm headquartered in the US but with the bulk of its workforce in India. The company is under pressure to cut costs and is expected to shed between 6,000 and 10,000 'underperformers' this year. Market volatility and rising protectionism in countries like the USA, where much of India's IT outsourcing work comes from, saw Cognizant's revenue grow at its slowest pace in two decades last year, and its pee

Most people have been looking at gold price in USD only. As The world is undergoing relative economic reorganization , this is a highly incomplete view. Let's have a look at Gold price in currencies  which form a large chunk of total currency in circulation.  Also we will take into account currencies of countries whose economies make sizeable parts of the world economy. 15 years chart of Gold in EUR (Euro).  Above figure ref:  http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article11576.html Above figure ref:  http://www.businessinsider.com/the-worlds-largest-economies-1990-vs-2011-2012-3?IR=T 15 years chart of Gold in JPY 15 years chart of Gold in USD (US Dollars). It  appears that it will not move up for a few years in this chart.   15 years chart of Gold in AUD. It appears to move up since 2015. So Good to buy as per this chart. 15 years chart of Gold in BRL (Currency of Brazil).  15 years chart of Gold in CAD (