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GitHub’s Crazy Contribution-Graph Game

Bob Schmidt

03 March 2019 15:51:42 +00:00

Silas S. Brown does a one-year streak.

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Code Critique Competition 116

Bob Schmidt

02 March 2019 15:47:00 +00:00

Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.

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View from the Chair

Bob Schmidt

01 March 2019 15:39:32 +00:00

Bob Schmidt, chair@accu.org

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Rip It Up and Start Again

Bob Schmidt

07 February 2019 19:12:59 +00:00

Some things can be resurrected, others cannot. Frances Buontempo wonders when we need to repent and start over.

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5 Big Fat Reasons Why Mutexes Suck Big Time

Bob Schmidt

06 February 2019 18:47:55 +00:00

Mutable shared state in multithreaded code is often protected by mutexes. Sergey Ignatchenko reminds us that Re-Actors can avoid many of the problems.

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A Small Universe

Bob Schmidt

05 February 2019 17:21:07 +00:00

Writing a programming language is a hot topic. Deák Ferenc shows us how he wrote a compiler for bytecode callable from C++.

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A Small Universe Part II

Bob Schmidt

05 February 2019 16:36:55 +00:00

Writing a programming language is a hot topic. Deák Ferenc shows us how he wrote a compiler for bytecode callable from C++.

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QM Bites: Understand Windows Operating-System Identification Preprocessor Macros

Bob Schmidt

04 February 2019 17:12:30 +00:00

Quality matters and bite sized articles help. Matthew Wilson returns with a QM Bites.

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A Thorough Introduction to Distributed Systems

Bob Schmidt

03 February 2019 17:01:54 +00:00

What is a distributed system, and why is it so complicated? Stanislav Kozlovski explains.

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Don’t Use std::endl

Bob Schmidt

02 February 2019 16:52:53 +00:00

How do you add a new line in C++? Chris Sharpe suggests std::endl is a tiny utility that’s more trouble than it’s worth.

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Afterwood

Bob Schmidt

01 February 2019 16:50:38 +00:00

Good workers tidy up after themselves – it avoids accidents and makes them more productive. Chris Oldwood argues that good software developers should do the same.

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Editorial: Usefulness Versus Complexity

Bob Schmidt

11 January 2019 16:34:01 +00:00

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Effective Software Testing

Bob Schmidt

10 January 2019 16:28:36 +00:00

Pete Goodliffe describes a healthy software test regimen.

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C++ Tagged Reference Types

Bob Schmidt

09 January 2019 16:24:47 +00:00

Pete Cordell proposes an extension to C++ move syntax.

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When Will Python 2 End?

Bob Schmidt

08 January 2019 16:22:34 +00:00

Silas Brown explains why the days of Python 2, while numbered, may be longer than you think.

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An Interview Icebreaker

Bob Schmidt

07 January 2019 16:19:35 +00:00

Chris Oldwood tries a novel approach to open up the interview conversation.

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DIY Technical Authoring

Bob Schmidt

06 January 2019 16:14:37 +00:00

Alison Peck shares some of the tricks of her trade.

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China’s New AI School Textbooks

Bob Schmidt

05 January 2019 16:11:32 +00:00

Silas Brown is sceptical about an education initiative.

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ACCU Standards Report

Bob Schmidt

04 January 2019 16:08:57 +00:00

Emyr Williams reports the latest from the C++ Standards meetings.

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Code Critique Competition 115

Bob Schmidt

03 January 2019 16:05:04 +00:00

Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.


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