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Failure is an option

Martin Moene

05 October 2015 22:12:24 +01:00

Motivational speeches and aphorisms are clichés. Frances Buontempo wonders if they sometimes do more harm than good.

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Developing programs

Martin Moene

13 September 2015 06:52:25 +01:00

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Semi-automatic Weapons

Martin Moene

06 August 2015 13:08:30 +01:00

Automating work can save time and avoid mistakes. But Frances Buontempo doesn’t think you should script everything.

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Multi-threading at Business-logic Level is Considered Harmful

Martin Moene

05 August 2015 13:10:58 +01:00

Multi-threaded code promises potential speed-up. Sergey Ignatchenko considers how it often slows things down instead.

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Two Daemons

Martin Moene

04 August 2015 13:13:36 +01:00

Most people have come across C++11’s forwarding references. Dietmar Kühl explains what && really means.

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Don’t Design for Performance Until It’s Too Late

Martin Moene

03 August 2015 13:15:39 +01:00

People claim optimisation can cause unreadable code. Andy Balaam argues good performance should be at the core of code design.

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Template Programming Compile Time String Functions

Martin Moene

02 August 2015 14:10:23 +01:00

Practising old exercises in new ways can keep you sharp. Nick Weatherhead demonstrates some well-known code katas using C++ compile time tricks.

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Numbers in JavaScript

Martin Moene

01 August 2015 14:12:14 +01:00

JavaScript floating point numbers can confuse C++ programmers. Anthony Williams draws our attention to some surprising behaviour.

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Editorial: What is a user interface?

Martin Moene

14 July 2015 21:35:38 +01:00

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Editorial: A little more conversation, a little less action

Martin Moene

07 June 2015 10:21:41 +01:00

A tension exists between talking and doing. Frances Buontempo wonders which matters more.

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Editorial: In Between

Martin Moene

09 May 2015 14:14:56 +01:00

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Editorial: Where was I?

Martin Moene

07 April 2015 18:09:47 +01:00

Space and time are relative. Frances Buontempo wonders whether this will wash as an excuse for another lack of editorial.

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Editorial: Private Funding

Martin Moene

11 March 2015 20:51:19 +00:00

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Editorial: FUD – Fear, uncertainty and doubt

Martin Moene

08 February 2015 18:30:38 +00:00

Sometimes programming is neither an engineering discipline nor a science. Frances Buontempo considers when it slips into the numinous realm.

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Editorial: A Mutual Understanding

Martin Moene

09 January 2015 21:32:36 +00:00

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Editorial: Finding your muse

Martin Moene

04 December 2014 19:00:25 +00:00

Lack of ideas and confidence can freeze an author. Frances Buontempo considers how to warm up.

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Editorial: Community Service

Martin Moene

10 November 2014 15:21:27 +00:00

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Editorial: Peer Reviewed

Martin Moene

08 October 2014 21:32:05 +01:00

Nobody gets it right first time. Frances Buontempo considers the importance of the review team.

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Editorial: Shop ’til you Drop

Martin Moene

06 August 2014 15:52:11 +01:00

Deciding which tools to acquire can be a difficult decision. Frances Buontempo muses on a failed shopping trip.

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Editorial: Very small or very far away:A sense of perspective

Martin Moene

06 June 2014 06:44:59 +01:00

A tension exists between being immersed in something and stepping back. Frances Buontempo considers the importance of taking a break.


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