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I am not a number

Martin Moene

07 June 2017 13:25:43 +01:00

When is a number not a number? Frances Buontempo counts the ways this happens.

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Editorial: Production legacy

Martin Moene

09 May 2017 09:16:30 +01:00

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Breadth First, Depth First, Test First

Martin Moene

07 April 2017 18:53:31 +01:00

You can approach a problem top-down or bottom-up. Frances Buontempo wonders if algorithms can help us choose the most appropriate direction.

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Editorial: Unnecessary complexity

Martin Moene

07 March 2017 18:22:15 +00:00

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Editorial: The Uncertainty Guidelines

Martin Moene

07 February 2017 15:40:58 +00:00

Uncertainty can be overwhelming. Frances Buontempo embraces the advantages of ambiguity.

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Editorial: No obvious deficiencies

Martin Moene

10 January 2017 21:05:02 +00:00

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Editorial: The Font of Wisdom

Martin Moene

09 December 2016 11:54:01 +00:00

The choice of typeface can convey a tone. Frances Buontempo considers the plethora of dilemmas this presents.

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The MirAL Story

Martin Moene

08 December 2016 11:55:35 +00:00

The X-Windows system is all-pervasive but struggles with security and performance graphics. Alan Griffiths introduces Mir Abstraction Layer to deal with these issues.

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Overloading with Concepts

Martin Moene

07 December 2016 20:38:37 +00:00

Concepts can play a role in function overloading. Andrew Sutton shows us how.

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Ultra-fast Serialization of C++ Objects

Martin Moene

06 December 2016 20:40:21 +00:00

Serialising and de-serialising is a common problem. Sergey Ignatchenko and Dmytro Ivanchykhin demonstrate one way to do this quickly.

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Modern C++ Features: User-Defined Literals

Martin Moene

05 December 2016 20:43:14 +00:00

User-defined literals were introduced in C++11. Arne Mertz walks us through their use.

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Python Streams vs Unix Pipes

Martin Moene

04 December 2016 20:44:20 +00:00

Dealing with an infinite sequence requires some thought. Thomas Guest presents various ways to approach such a problem.

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Letter

Martin Moene

03 December 2016 20:45:21 +00:00

Silas S. Brown comments on Steve Love's recent article.

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Hello World in Go

Martin Moene

02 December 2016 20:47:03 +00:00

Go provides a way to write efficient concurrent programs in a C-like language. Eleanor McHugh shares a "Hello, world!" tutorial.

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Afterwood

Martin Moene

01 December 2016 20:48:52 +00:00

One JavaScript module was removed and every Node.js build was knocked for six. Chris Oldwood fictionalises the tale.

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Editorial: Necessary technology

Martin Moene

09 November 2016 16:56:14 +00:00

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Editorial: Ain’t that the truth?!

Martin Moene

07 October 2016 21:08:34 +01:00

Witnesses promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Frances Buontempo wonders what truth actually means.

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Editorial: The integrated developer

Martin Moene

10 September 2016 16:04:04 +01:00

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Editorial: Just a minute

Martin Moene

07 August 2016 21:48:38 +01:00

Constraints can seem like an imposition. Frances Buontempo wonders if banning hesitation, deviation or repetition is a good thing.

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Editorial: Fixed fixation

Martin Moene

08 July 2016 20:43:31 +01:00


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