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From the Age of Power to the Age of Magic and beyond...
Martin Moene
04 December 2011 21:24:16 +00:00
Certain abilities allowed some societies to dominate their peers. Sergey Ignatchenko takes a historical perspective on dominant societies.
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RAII is not Garbage
Martin Moene
03 December 2011 21:45:14 +00:00
Many think that Garbage Collection frees the programmer from cleanup tasks. Paul Grenyer compares and contrasts it with a classic C++ idiom.
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Why Polynomial Approximation Won't Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
02 December 2011 21:51:23 +00:00
We’re still trying to find a good way to approach numerical computing. Richard Harris tries to get as close as possible.
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Concurrent Programming with Go
Martin Moene
01 December 2011 21:53:49 +00:00
Concurrency is becoming ever more important. Mark Summerfield looks at the approach of the new language Go.
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Editorial: A Journey Through History
Martin Moene
05 October 2011 09:20:20 +01:00
Despite early pioneers, the computer revolution is relatively young. Ric Parkin takes a personal tour.
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Why Finite Differences Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
04 October 2011 09:27:27 +01:00
Now we know our problem in depth. Richard Harris analyses if a common technique will work adequately.
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Outsource Your Self-Discipline
Martin Moene
03 October 2011 09:44:55 +01:00
It’s all too easy to skip those tedious but vital steps towards code quality. Filip van Laenen suggests getting someone else to do them.
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Picking Patterns for Parallel Programs (Part 1)
Martin Moene
02 October 2011 15:41:03 +01:00
Designing programs for multi-core systems can be extremely complex. Anthony Williams suggests some patterns to keep things under control.
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Intellectual Property – a Crash Course for Developers
Martin Moene
01 October 2011 16:50:08 +01:00
Interpreting law is a tricky business. Sergey Ignatchenko introduces someone who can help you avoid expensive mistakes.
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Editoral: Rise of the Machines
Martin Moene
06 August 2011 17:14:35 +01:00
Been having trouble with technology or simple devices? Ric Parkin fears for our future.
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Over-Generic Use of Abstractons as a Major Cause of Wasting Resources
Martin Moene
05 August 2011 19:27:36 +01:00
We often find ways to hide complexity. Sergey Ignatchenko looks at how this can be sub-optimal.
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Integrating Testers Into An Agile Team
Martin Moene
04 August 2011 19:34:11 +01:00
Agile has usually concentrated on how to organise developers. Allan Kelly shows how testers fit in.
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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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An Introduction to Test Driven Development
Martin Moene
02 August 2011 19:44:51 +01:00
TDD is too often thought to be all about Unit Tests. Paul Grenyer works through an example to show the bigger picture.
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Why [Insert Algorithm Here] Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
01 August 2011 19:51:11 +01:00
We now know that floating point arithmetic is the best we can do. Richard Harris goes back to school ready to show how to use it.
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Editorial: Can you keep a secret?
Martin Moene
07 June 2011 20:19:31 +01:00
Privacy and security have been in the news a lot recently. Ric Parkin looks behind the curtain.
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Some Objects Are More Equal Than Others
Martin Moene
06 June 2011 20:23:42 +01:00
Comparing objects is a fundamental operation. Steve Love and Roger Orr consider different language approaches.