Defining Visitors Inline in Modern C++
Description : The Visitor pattern can involve non-local boilerplate code. Robert Mill and Jonathan Coe present an inline Visitor in C++.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #123 - October 2014 ]

Does Test-Driven Development Harm Clarity?
Description : Is clarity the key thing to aim for when writing software? Andy Balaam considers if TDD harms clarity and if this matters.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #122 - August 2014 ]

Dynamic C++ (Part 2)
Description : Previously we saw how to use some simple dynamic features in C++. Alex Fabijanic and Richard Saunders explore more powerful dynamic tools.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #116 - August 2013 ]

Demons May Fly Out Of Your Nose
Description : Language standards give guarantees about valid program behaviour. Olve Maudel discovers what happens if you break your end of the bargain.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #115 - June 2013 ]

Dynamic C++, Part 1
Description : Static and dynamic languages have different trade-off. Alex Fabijanic attempts to get the best of both worlds.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #115 - June 2013 ]

Despair Programming
Description : Managing relationships is vital to a successful project. Teedy Deigh looks back on a lifetime’s experience.
Category: [ Process Topics | Overload Journal #102 - April 2011 ]

Debugging Run Time Memory Problems
Description : The C++ Standard is often silent on what happens when things go wrong. Matthew Jones looks under the bonnet to take control.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #98 - August 2010 ]

Defining New Data Types In C++

Category: [ Programming Topics | CVu Journal Vol 1, #3 - Feb 1988 ]

Debugging with the Macro Processor

Category: [ Programming Topics | CVu Journal Vol 1, #3 - Feb 1988 ]

DynamicAny (Part 2)
Description : Alex Fabijanic uncovers the internals of DynamicAny with some performance and size tests.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #87 - October 2008 ]

DynamicAny, Part I
Description : Alex Fabijanic presents a class hierarchy providing dynamic typing in standard C++.
Category: [ Programming Topics | Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #86 - August 2008 ]

Divide and Conquer: Partition Trees and Their Uses
Description : The world is a complex place. Stuart Golodetz introduces a powerful technique to describe it.
Category: [ Design of applications and programs | Overload Journal #86 - August 2008 ]

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 ]

Dead Code

Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #71 - Feb 2006 ]

Debuggers Should Go Backwards
Description :

The computer science community has shown a woeful lack of interest in debugging, which given the huge economic cost of debugging is somewhat mysterious. However, there may be signs of "green shoots" in the desert landscape of debugging tools.

Category: [ Design of applications and programs | CVu Journal Vol 17, #6 - Dec 2005 ]

db4objects - Innovating Object Databases with Open Source
Description :

Recently, I had the chance to interview Christof Wittig, CEO of db4objects (www.db4o.com).

Category: [ Programming Topics | CVu Journal Vol 17, #5 - Oct 2005 ]

Digging a Ditch

Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #66 - Apr 2005 ]

do...while
Description :

What can be said about C’s everyday do...while loop? It just does something while some condition holds. End of story, right?

No, of course not. That would make the title of this small article silly, so let’s cover two topics.

Category: [ Programming Topics | CVu Journal Vol 16, #1 - Feb 2004 ]

Developing a C++ Unit Testing Framework

Category: [ Programming Topics | Overload Journal #52 - Dec 2002 ]