Asynchronous code just means that the language 💬 has a way to tell the computer / program 🤖 that at some point in the code, it 🤖 will have to wait for *something else* to finish somewhere else. Let's say that *something else* is called "slow-file" 📝.

So, during that time, the computer can go and do some other work, while "slow-file" 📝 finishes.

    double mean = values.next().doubleValue();
    while (values.hasNext()) {
      double value = values.next().doubleValue();
      count++;
      if (isFinite(value) && isFinite(mean)) {
        // Art of Computer Programming vol. 2, Knuth, 4.2.2, (15)
        mean += (value - mean) / count;
      } else {
        mean = calculateNewMeanNonFinite(mean, value);
      }
    }
    return mean;
  }

  /**

   *
   * <p><i>Notes:</i> This is an implementation of the algorithm for Lexicographical Permutations
   * Generation, described in Knuth's "The Art of Computer Programming", Volume 4, Chapter 7,
   * Section 7.2.1.2. The iteration order follows the lexicographical order. This means that the
   * first permutation will be in ascending order, and the last will be in descending order.
   *

## Servermaschine und Serverprogramm

Bei den Benennungen gibt es ein kleines Detail, das Sie beachten sollten. 💡

Das Wort „**Server**“ bezieht sich häufig sowohl auf den entfernten-/Cloud-Computer (die physische oder virtuelle Maschine) als auch auf das Programm, das auf dieser Maschine ausgeführt wird (z. B. Uvicorn).

   *
   * <p><i>Notes:</i> This is an implementation of the algorithm for Lexicographical Permutations
   * Generation, described in Knuth's "The Art of Computer Programming", Volume 4, Chapter 7,
   * Section 7.2.1.2. The iteration order follows the lexicographical order. This means that the
   * first permutation will be in ascending order, and the last will be in descending order.
   *

## Where are Packages Installed

When you install Python, it creates some directories with some files in your computer.

Some of these directories are the ones in charge of having all the packages you install.

When you run:

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```console
// Don't run this now, it's just an example 🤓

    <p>The <a href="/plugins/maven-toolchains-plugin/">toolchains-plugin</a> can read available toolchains on the user's computer
    and match them against the toolchain requirements of the project (as configured in {@code pom.xml}):
    if match is found, the toolchain instance is made available to other Maven plugins.</p>

      result of this License or out of the use or inability to use the
      Work (including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill,
      work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all
      other commercial damages or losses), even if such Contributor
      has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

## Server Machine and Server Program

There's a small detail about names to keep in mind. 💡

The word "**server**" is commonly used to refer to both the remote/cloud computer (the physical or virtual machine) and also the program that is running on that machine (e.g. Uvicorn).

Just keep in mind that when you read "server" in general, it could refer to one of those two things.

* Each application that you have running on your computer has some process behind it, each running program, each window, etc. And there are normally many processes running **at the same time** while a computer is on.
* There can be **multiple processes** of the **same program** running at the same time.