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Rip It Up and Start Again

Bob Schmidt

07 February 2019 19:12:59 +00:00

Some things can be resurrected, others cannot. Frances Buontempo wonders when we need to repent and start over.

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5 Big Fat Reasons Why Mutexes Suck Big Time

Bob Schmidt

06 February 2019 18:47:55 +00:00

Mutable shared state in multithreaded code is often protected by mutexes. Sergey Ignatchenko reminds us that Re-Actors can avoid many of the problems.

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A Small Universe

Bob Schmidt

05 February 2019 17:21:07 +00:00

Writing a programming language is a hot topic. Deák Ferenc shows us how he wrote a compiler for bytecode callable from C++.

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A Small Universe Part II

Bob Schmidt

05 February 2019 16:36:55 +00:00

Writing a programming language is a hot topic. Deák Ferenc shows us how he wrote a compiler for bytecode callable from C++.

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QM Bites: Understand Windows Operating-System Identification Preprocessor Macros

Bob Schmidt

04 February 2019 17:12:30 +00:00

Quality matters and bite sized articles help. Matthew Wilson returns with a QM Bites.

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A Thorough Introduction to Distributed Systems

Bob Schmidt

03 February 2019 17:01:54 +00:00

What is a distributed system, and why is it so complicated? Stanislav Kozlovski explains.

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Don’t Use std::endl

Bob Schmidt

02 February 2019 16:52:53 +00:00

How do you add a new line in C++? Chris Sharpe suggests std::endl is a tiny utility that’s more trouble than it’s worth.

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Afterwood

Bob Schmidt

01 February 2019 16:50:38 +00:00

Good workers tidy up after themselves – it avoids accidents and makes them more productive. Chris Oldwood argues that good software developers should do the same.

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Editorial: Usefulness Versus Complexity

Bob Schmidt

11 January 2019 16:34:01 +00:00

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Revolution, Restoration and Revival

Bob Schmidt

08 December 2018 18:23:32 +00:00

Trends cycle in seasons. Frances Buontempo wonders what programmers should on the lookout for.

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Editorial: Precious Metals

Bob Schmidt

06 November 2018 17:42:19 +00:00

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Are we nearly there yet?

Bob Schmidt

05 October 2018 18:24:53 +01:00

Deciding if you are making progress can be a challenge. Frances Buontempo considers various metrics and their effects.

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Editorial: Precision Engineered

Bob Schmidt

10 September 2018 22:10:11 +01:00

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Should I Lead by Example?

Bob Schmidt

07 August 2018 19:01:22 +01:00

Stuck on a problem? Frances Buontempo considers where to turn to for inspiration.

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Editorial: Into Gold

Bob Schmidt

09 July 2018 17:24:25 +01:00

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Automate all the things

Bob Schmidt

05 June 2018 17:17:28 +01:00

Automation can speed things up. Frances Buontempo considers how it can make things worse.

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Editorial: And another thing...

Bob Schmidt

12 May 2018 18:44:22 +01:00

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Deeds not words

Bob Schmidt

07 April 2018 17:01:27 +01:00

Women’s suffrage used the motto “Deeds not Words". Frances Buontempo applies this to programming.

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Editorial: On Being Lazy

Bob Schmidt

09 March 2018 17:17:37 +00:00

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Hapaxes, Singletons and Anomalies

Bob Schmidt

09 February 2018 17:06:35 +00:00

Programmers can be odd. Frances Buontempo celebrates many manifold peculiarities.


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