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Overload Journal #91 - June 2009 and Programming Topics
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Floating Point Fun and Frolics

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10 June 2009 09:59:00 +01:00

Representing numbers in computers is a non-trivial problem. Frances Buontempo finds using them is hard, too.

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Complexity, Requirement and Modules

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10 June 2009 09:57:00 +01:00

Programs can be unnecessarily complex. Rafael Jay examines a technique for doing better.

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An Introduction to FastFormat (Part 3): Solving Real Problems, Quickly

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10 June 2009 09:56:00 +01:00

A good library must be useful in practice. Matthew Wilson looks at usability and extendability.

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Boiler Plating Database Resource Cleanup (Part 2)

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10 June 2009 09:54:00 +01:00

Timely disposal of resources is important. Paul Grenyer applies this to database access in Java.