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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.

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The Guy We’re All Working For

Martin Moene

05 June 2011 20:27:54 +01:00

Developers like to think they’re in control of their products. Sergey Ignatchenko reminds us who’s really in charge.

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Exception Specifications in C++ 2011

Martin Moene

04 June 2011 20:34:21 +01:00

The new standard is almost finished. Dietmar Kühl looks at the new exception features.

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Why Interval Arithmetic Won’t Cure Your Floating Point Blues

Martin Moene

03 June 2011 20:37:04 +01:00

We’ve looked at several approaches to numeric computing. Richard Harris has a final attempt to find an accurate solution.

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Systems Thinking Software Development

Martin Moene

02 June 2011 20:39:31 +01:00

Many processes cause more problems than they solve. Tom Sedge shows how to tailor your own.

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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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Editorial: This Year’s Model

Martin Moene

07 April 2011 21:05:53 +01:00

Design and development requires us to think about the world. Ric Parkin considers some ways of coping with the complexity.

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Benefits of Well Known Interfaces in Closed Source Code

Martin Moene

06 April 2011 18:32:28 +01:00

Designing a good API is a significant challenge. Arun Saha suggests taking inspiration from outside.


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