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Editorial: The Computing Revolution Will Be Televised (Again)
Martin Moene
09 April 2012 22:36:59 +01:00
30 years ago we had to plug our first computers into the TV. Ric Parkin looks at how far we’ve come since then.
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Why Automatic Differentiation Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
08 April 2012 22:33:56 +01:00
We’ve tried and rejected many numerical approaches to differentiation. Richard Harris has one final attempt.
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Back to School
Martin Moene
07 April 2012 22:22:35 +01:00
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum will be 30 years old in April 2012. Andy Thomas recalls how this plucky little home computer shaped his childhood.
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Valgrind Part 1 – Introduction
Martin Moene
06 April 2012 22:20:28 +01:00
Good analysis tools can really help track down problems. Paul Floyd investigates the facilities from a suite of tools.
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Mutation Testing
Martin Moene
05 April 2012 22:17:41 +01:00
We all know that testing improves our code, guarding against errors. Filip van Laenen asks how we know that the tests are comprehensive?
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Unit Testing Compilation Failure
Martin Moene
04 April 2012 22:13:33 +01:00
We usually test that our code does what we expect. Pete Barber tries to prove that his code fails to compile.
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Refactoring Towards Seams in C++
Martin Moene
03 April 2012 21:56:09 +01:00
Breaking dependencies in existing code is hard. Michael Rüegg explains how seams can help and provides new automated refactorings for C++ to achieve them.
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Compiling a Static Web Site Using the C Preprocessor
Martin Moene
02 April 2012 21:49:38 +01:00
Sometimes the obvious way is still too complex. Sergey Ignatchenko relates how ‘No Bugs’ Bunny found an unexpectedly simple approach to creating a web site.
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A Position on Running Interference in Languages
Martin Moene
01 April 2012 20:06:29 +01:00
There is much debate about the merits of different approaches to type systems. Teedy Deigh considers how to make the most of them.
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