The PfA Papers: The Clean Dozen
Description : Patterns are social animals and are often found in the company of others. This issue, Kevlin Henney looks at where 'Parameterise from Above' has been hanging out.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #81 - Oct 2007 ]

Blue-White-Red, an Example Agile Process
Description : When it comes to running a project, one size rarely fits all, but Allan Kelly finds that tailoring a core idea over time has led to repeated success.
Category: [ Process Topics | Overload Journal #81 - Oct 2007 ]

Functional Programming Using C++ Templates (Part 1)
Description : Template metaprogramming can initially seem baffling, but exploring its link to functional programming helps shed some light on things.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #81 - Oct 2007 ]

auto_value: Transfer Semantics for Value Types
Description : In his quest to pass around values efficiently, Richard Harris concludes by looking at ways of transferring ownership, now and in the future.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #81 - Oct 2007 ]

The PfA Papers: From the Top
Description : A characteristic of patterns is that experienced developers often experience a moment of recognition upon reading the write up. Sometimes the write up isn't even needed...
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #80 - Aug 2007 ]

auto_value: Transfer Semantics for Value Types
Description : "Copy On Write" (COW) sounds like an ideal idiom for avoiding expensive copies. But care must be taken to avoid producing a "mad cow".
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #80 - Aug 2007 ]

The Policy Bridge Design Pattern
Description : Matthieu Gilson offers some thoughts on using a policy based mechanism to build efficient classes from loosely coupled components.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #79 - Jun 2007 ]

Live and Learn with Retrospectives
Description : How can a team learn from experience? Rachel Davies presents a powerful technique for this.
Category: [ Process Topics | Overload Journal #79 - Jun 2007 ]

Continuous Integration with CruiseControl.Net
Description : Is CC any good? How could it be better? Did it make a real difference where it was installed? Should we all give it a go?
Category: [ Programming Topics | Process Topics | Overload Journal #79 - Jun 2007 ]

Software Product Line Engineering with Feature Models

Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #78 - Apr 2007 ]

A Perspective on Use of Conditional Statements versus Assertions
Description : Simon Sebright offers us the benefit of his experience.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #78 - Apr 2007 ]

Design in Test-Driven Development
Description : With its roots in Japanese just-in-time manufacturing, Test-Driven Development (TDD) puts the traditional development process on its head. Adam Petersen discusses when to use TDD, how to use it successfully, and its use in up-front design.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #78 - Apr 2007 ]

C++ Unit Test Frameworks
Description : There are many Unit Testing frameworks for C++, but which one to use? Chris Main shares his experience of some of them.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #78 - Apr 2007 ]

A Practical Form of OO Layering

Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #78 - Apr 2007 ]

Programming - Abstraction by Design
Description : Nigel Eke acts as a guide to aspect oriented programming using AspectJ as an example.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #77 - Feb 2007 ]

Exceptional Design
Description : Hubert Matthews discusses some ways to design programs to use exceptions.
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #77 - Feb 2007 ]

The Singleton in C++ - A force for good?
Description : Alexander Nasonov addresses some problems that arise when using Singleton in C++.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #76 - Dec 2006 ]

C++ Interface Classes - Strengthening Encapsulation
Description : Mark looks at the separation of interface and implementation in C++, and how the separation helps to strengthen encapsulation.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #76 - Dec 2006 ]

Up Against the Barrier
Description : A discussion of development against the odds, describing process, personal and environmental barriers between the people and the job they are trying to do.
Category: [ Process Topics | Overload Journal #75 - Oct 2006 ]

The Documentation Myth
Description : Allan Kelly suggests that we don't invest more in documentation for a reason: that it isn't as valuable as we claim.
Category: [ Process Topics | Overload Journal #74 - Aug 2006 ]