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The Cat’s Meow

Martin Moene

08 September 2015 07:06:20 +01:00

Gail Ollis reports from the App-a-thon World Record attempt.

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Two Daemons

Martin Moene

04 August 2015 13:13:36 +01:00

Most people have come across C++11’s forwarding references. Dietmar Kühl explains what && really means.

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Template Programming Compile Time String Functions

Martin Moene

02 August 2015 14:10:23 +01:00

Practising old exercises in new ways can keep you sharp. Nick Weatherhead demonstrates some well-known code katas using C++ compile time tricks.

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Terse Exception Messages

Martin Moene

03 June 2015 10:30:02 +01:00

Log files often contain ‘error’ information. Chris Oldwood suggests they rarely contain anything that could be considered helpful.

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The Developer’s Sandbox

Martin Moene

07 March 2015 21:01:26 +00:00

Chris Oldwood wants to be in control.

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Testing Drives the Need for Flexible Configuration

Martin Moene

01 December 2014 19:28:31 +00:00

Inflexible configuration will cause problems. Chris Oldwood demonstrates how to support multiple configurations flexibly.

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TDD Discussions and Disagreements

Martin Moene

01 August 2014 19:47:09 +01:00

Recently people have been arguing about the benefits and pitfalls if TDD. Seb Rose summarises the differing standpoints and presents his own.

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The Code Is Not the Most Important Thing

Martin Moene

03 June 2014 18:48:21 +01:00

Choose the right sort of problem, focus on strategies for solving it, and the code will come easily. Seb Rose teaches kids to code.

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TCP/IP Explained. A Bit

Martin Moene

05 June 2013 18:16:05 +01:00

Nowadays most programmers rely on network connectivity, often without really understanding the details. Sergey Ignatchenko compares and contrasts the two main protocols.

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The Signs of Trouble: On Patterns, Humbleness and Lisp

Martin Moene

04 February 2013 21:11:22 +00:00

Patterns can be a controversial topic. Adam Petersen considers their cognitive and social value.

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The Open–Closed Principle (OCP)

Martin Moene

03 February 2013 21:17:06 +00:00

Changing requirements and environments can require cascading changes through software. Nan Wang demonstrates how the Open-Closed principle can minimise changes.

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Tail Call Optimisation in C++

Martin Moene

04 June 2012 18:26:55 +01:00

Stack based languages can be very powerful, but often can’t deal with arbitrary recursion. Andy Balaam finds a way around this limitation.

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The Virtual Interview

Martin Moene

16 May 2012 21:42:00 +01:00

John Max Skaller was interviewed by Sean A. Corfield

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The Casting Vote

Martin Moene

11 May 2012 21:17:47 +01:00

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The Eternal Battle Against Redundancies, Part 2

Martin Moene

02 February 2012 17:43:15 +00:00

Repeated information leads to poor quality software. Christoph Knabe continues to see how removing them has influenced language design.

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The Eternal Battle Against Redundancies, Part I

Martin Moene

05 December 2011 20:49:31 +00:00

The drive to remove redundancies is widely seen as a good thing. Christoph Knabe sees how it has influenced programming languages.

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Thread-Safe Access Guards

Martin Moene

03 August 2011 19:42:02 +01:00

Ensuring safe access to shared data can be cumbersome and error-prone. Bjørn Reese presents a technique to help.

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The ACCU 2011 Crypto Challenge

Martin Moene

01 June 2011 20:45:52 +01:00

Ready for the biggest challenge yet? Richard Harris throws down the gauntlet.

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To DLL or Not To DLL

webeditor

10 October 2010 13:57:00 +01:00

Shared libraries provide both benefits and problems. Sergey Ignatchenko introduces a rabbit's-eye view.

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The Model Student: The ACCU 2010 Crypto Challenge

webeditor

12 September 2010 20:09:00 +01:00

Electronic computers advanced cryptography enormously. Richard Harris sets a challenge, and finds a solution.


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