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Code as a Crime Scene
Martin Moene
07 October 2013 20:01:31 +01:00
Forensic techniques can predict possible future crimes. Adam Tornhill shows how they can be applied to code.
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Lies, Damn Lies and Estimates
Martin Moene
06 October 2013 20:08:23 +01:00
Predicting how long something will take is hard. Seb Rose takes us on a brief tour through the swamp that is estimation.
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YAGNI-C as a Practical Application of YAGNI
Martin Moene
05 October 2013 20:36:01 +01:00
YAGNI can seem vague. Sergey Ignatchenko offers a more precise definition.
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Has the Singleton Not Suffered Enough
Martin Moene
04 October 2013 22:46:58 +01:00
Singletons are much maligned. Omar Bashir considers why.
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Automatic Navigation Mesh Generation in Configuration Space
Martin Moene
03 October 2013 08:55:56 +01:00
Walkable 3D environments can be automatically navigated. Stuart Golodetz demonstrates how navigation meshes achieve this.
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C++ Range and Elevation
Martin Moene
02 October 2013 22:38:59 +01:00
C++ provides many features for higher-level programming, but lacks some common ones present in other languages.
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Editorial: Learning Fantasy Languages
Martin Moene
06 August 2013 19:55:41 +01:00
The last Overload editorial described a Fantasy Language. Now, how do you learn one?
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Editorial: Fantasy Languages
Martin Moene
07 June 2013 18:28:39 +01:00
Software is all about describing a solution to a computer. Ric Parkin imagines what his ideal dialect would sound like.
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Editorial: Knitting Needles and Keyboards
Martin Moene
07 April 2013 21:14:46 +01:00
Traditionally, both journals and developers have editors. Frances Buontempo considers the role of an editor, in another attempt to avoid writing an editorial.
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Editorial: The Good, The Bad and The Discordant
Martin Moene
07 February 2013 20:31:38 +00:00
There are several signs of bad code. Frances Buontempo considers ugliness, stench and discord in a search for beauty.
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Editorial: Originally, Overload Didn’t Have an Editorial
Martin Moene
06 December 2012 20:31:42 +00:00
Frances Buontempo considers history, predictions about the future and how to shirk off writing an editorial.
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Editorial: Too Much Information
Martin Moene
06 October 2012 15:15:51 +01:00
Overload usually has an editorial. Frances Buontempo explains why she hasn’t had time to write one for this issue.
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Editorial: Allow Me To Introduce Myself
Martin Moene
06 August 2012 10:14:26 +01:00
Using data mining techniques to write an editorial.
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Editorial: It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know
Martin Moene
07 June 2012 22:04:58 +01:00
Most human endeavours are not solitary pursuits. Ric Parkin looks at the interconnection of everyone.
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Editorial: The Computing Revolution Will Be Televised (Again)
Martin Moene
09 April 2012 22:36:59 +01:00
30 years ago we had to plug our first computers into the TV. Ric Parkin looks at how far we’ve come since then.
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Editorial: Many Hands Make Light Work
Martin Moene
05 February 2012 15:11:30 +00:00
Some people say the parallel revolution is coming. Ric Parkin argues it’s in full swing.
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Editorial: Patently Ridiculous!
Martin Moene
07 December 2011 20:34:21 +00:00
Software patents have a chequered history. Ric Parkin looks at some of the problems.
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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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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.