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Your Life in Their Hands

Martin Moene

08 April 2014 22:58:00 +01:00

We leave an increasingly detailed digital footprint. Ric Parkin worries who can see it.

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Size Matters

Martin Moene

07 April 2014 06:52:54 +01:00

Should you target 32 or 64 bits? Sergey Ignatchenko and Dmytro Ivanchykhin consider the costs and benefits.

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Enforcing the Rule of Zero

Martin Moene

06 April 2014 06:58:18 +01:00

We’ve had years to get used to the old rules for making classes copyable. Juan Alday sees how the new standards change them.

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Quality Matters #8: Exceptions for Recoverable Conditions

Martin Moene

05 April 2014 18:14:35 +01:00

Too many programs deal with exceptions incorrectly. Matthew Wilson suggests practical steps to improve your code.

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Static – A Force for Good and Evil

Martin Moene

04 April 2014 18:22:00 +01:00

We’ve all learnt to avoid the use of the static keyword. Chris Oldwood questions this wisdom.

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Search with CppCheck

Martin Moene

03 April 2014 07:03:33 +01:00

Finding code of interest is a vital skill but our tools are often too simple. Martin Moene tries something better.

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Windows 64-bit Calling Conventions

Martin Moene

02 April 2014 07:00:53 +01:00

How the stack works is useful to understanding your programs’ behaviour. Roger Orr compares and contrasts.

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Teenage Hex

Martin Moene

01 April 2014 06:28:43 +01:00

There’s a big push to get programming into schools. Teedy Deigh considers what would suit the target audience.


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