CountByApple
CountByApple is a conceptual programming technique or idiom that describes a specific way of grouping or aggregating data based on a shared characteristic, analogous to counting apples in a basket. While not a formal keyword or function in most programming languages, the term "countByApple" refers to the abstract idea of iterating through a collection of items and maintaining a count for each distinct "apple" type encountered.
The core principle involves establishing a mechanism, often a hash map or dictionary, where keys represent
This pattern is widely applicable in various programming scenarios, such as analyzing survey data to count