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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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Moving with the Times

Martin Moene

06 December 2011 20:42:33 +00:00

The ACCU is primarily a way for programmers to communicate. Alan Griffiths looks at its past, and speculates on its future.

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The Eternal Battle Against Redundancies, Part I

Martin Moene

05 December 2011 20:49:31 +00:00

The drive to remove redundancies is widely seen as a good thing. Christoph Knabe sees how it has influenced programming languages.

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From the Age of Power to the Age of Magic and beyond...

Martin Moene

04 December 2011 21:24:16 +00:00

Certain abilities allowed some societies to dominate their peers. Sergey Ignatchenko takes a historical perspective on dominant societies.

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RAII is not Garbage

Martin Moene

03 December 2011 21:45:14 +00:00

Many think that Garbage Collection frees the programmer from cleanup tasks. Paul Grenyer compares and contrasts it with a classic C++ idiom.

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Why Polynomial Approximation Won't Cure Your Calculus Blues

Martin Moene

02 December 2011 21:51:23 +00:00

We’re still trying to find a good way to approach numerical computing. Richard Harris tries to get as close as possible.

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Concurrent Programming with Go

Martin Moene

01 December 2011 21:53:49 +00:00

Concurrency is becoming ever more important. Mark Summerfield looks at the approach of the new language Go.


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