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Relish the Challenge

Bob Schmidt

07 September 2020 18:43:34 +01:00

Pete Goodliffe challenges us to pick up the gauntlet.

Code Aesthetics

Bob Schmidt

10 November 2017 17:18:32 +00:00

Pete Goodliffe implores us to care (enough) about code beauty.

Dictionary and Thesaurus

Martin Moene

13 July 2015 21:38:27 +01:00

Chris Oldwood finds surprising similarities in prose and code.

Coding Dinosaurs

Martin Moene

12 July 2015 21:40:44 +01:00

Pete Goodliffe aims to outlive the jurassic coding age.

EuroLLVM Conference 2015

Martin Moene

09 July 2015 21:44:49 +01:00

Ralph McArdell reports on his experience of the LLVM Conference.

Code Club

Martin Moene

08 July 2015 21:46:34 +01:00

Steve Folly shares his experiences with volunteering and teaching children coding.

Coders Causing Conflict

Martin Moene

10 March 2015 20:53:31 +00:00

Pete Goodliffe lights the blue touch paper and retires to a safe distance.

Seb Rose: An Interview

Martin Moene

02 November 2014 21:08:20 +00:00

Emyr Williams continues the series of interviews with people from the world of programming.

Professionalism in Programming #35

Administrator

06 December 2005 05:00:00 +00:00

In the last issue of C Vu we started a journey into the world of software development teamwork. We looked at team structure, personal skills for good teamwork, at team working tools, and team organisation. Phew! That's quite a lot of stuff to take in, but I guess after two months you've finally digested it all, and are now back ready for more.

Professionalism in Programming #34

Administrator

06 October 2005 05:00:00 +01:00

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Professionalism in Programming #33

Administrator

07 August 2005 05:00:00 +01:00

Professionalism in Programming #31

Administrator

05 April 2005 13:16:11 +01:00

Last time we began a high-paced stroll through a gallery of collected programmer stereotypes. In this concluding article we'll finish the tour, and see what makes the best type of programmer. Brace yourself: here come more Code Monkeys...

Professionalism in Programming #30

Administrator

03 February 2005 13:16:10 +00:00

Professionalism in Programming #29

Administrator

07 December 2004 13:16:09 +00:00

Professionalism in Programming #28

Administrator

04 October 2004 13:16:08 +01:00

Professionalism in Programming #27

Administrator

03 August 2004 13:16:07 +01:00

Professionalism in Programming #26

Administrator

03 June 2004 13:16:05 +01:00

In my previous article we learnt the important optimisation process, the steps that ensure any optimisation really is worthwhile. Being eager code monkeys, I can see that you're all desperate for practical code optimisation techniques.

So here they are - in this final part we'll investigate specific code techniques for optimisation. Just don't tell anyone that I showed you. To redress the theological balance, we'll also see how to avoid optimisation in the first place.

Professionalism in Programming #25

Site Administrator

01 April 2004 22:53:48 +01:00

In the first part of this series, we looked at what it means to optimise code, and saw the cases for and against optimisation. In this article, we'll look at the process of optimisation. We'll see the correct, methodical approach that will lead to solid, worthwhile code optimisations.

Professionalism in Programming #24

Site Administrator

07 March 2004 19:36:44 +00:00

“There is more to life than increasing its speed” - Mahatma Gandhi

We live in a fast food culture. Not only must our dinner arrive yesterday, our car should be fast, and our entertainment instant. Our code should also run like lightning. I want my result. And I want it now.

Ironically, writing fast programs takes a long time.

Optimisation is a spectre hanging over software development, as W.A. Wulf observed. “More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason – including blind stupidity”.

It’s a well-worn subject, with plenty of trite soundbites bounding around, and the same advice being served time and time again. But despite this, a lot of code is still not developed sensibly. Programmers get sidetracked by the lure of efficiency and write bad code in the name of performance.

In these articles we’ll address this. We’ll tread some familiar ground and wander well-worn paths, but look out for some new views on the way. Don’t worry – if the subject’s optimisation it shouldn’t take too long...

Professionalism in Programming #23

Administrator

05 December 2003 13:16:02 +00:00

To err is human.

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