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Jumping around in Emacs

Bob Schmidt

05 September 2020 18:20:56 +01:00

Silas S. Brown shares a tip for navigating code.

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The Global Lockdown of Locks

Bob Schmidt

01 August 2020 18:08:13 +01:00

Locks can be replaced with tasks. Lucian Radu Teodorescu shows us how.

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C++20: A Simple Math Module

Bob Schmidt

01 August 2020 17:59:51 +01:00

Modules are one big change introduced by C++20. Rainer Grimm describes how to build a mathematics module.

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Agile Manchester 2020: Testers Edition

Bob Schmidt

01 August 2020 17:48:41 +01:00

Many tech conferences are still going ahead online. Jit Gosai reports on Agile Manchester from a tester’s perspective.

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Static Analysis in GCC and Clang

Bob Schmidt

05 July 2020 17:27:42 +01:00

Silas S. Brown shares some experiences of analysing code.

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Comment Only What The Code Cannot Say

Bob Schmidt

01 June 2020 21:25:37 +01:00

Comments can help or hinder. Kevlin Henney assesses when to avoid them.

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Some Objects Are More Equal Than Others

Bob Schmidt

01 June 2020 19:09:00 +01:00

Comparing objects is a fundamental operation. Steve Love and Roger Orr consider different language approaches.

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The Story of Code

Bob Schmidt

04 May 2020 18:30:37 +01:00

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Expect the Unexpected (Part 1)

Bob Schmidt

03 May 2020 18:28:21 +01:00

Pete Goodliffe looks into dealing with the inevitable.

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What Is Your Name?

Bob Schmidt

03 May 2020 18:21:19 +01:00

Simon Sebright considers the importance of names as identification.

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Thoughts on ‘Computational Thinking’

Bob Schmidt

02 May 2020 18:17:19 +01:00

Silas S. Brown considers the drawbacks of skill assessments.

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Diving into the ACCU Website

Bob Schmidt

02 May 2020 18:12:16 +01:00

Matthew Jones gives us an insight into the paddling going on under the water beneath the swan that is our website.

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The Standard Report

Bob Schmidt

02 May 2020 18:07:36 +01:00

Guy Davidson reports on the changes that have been brought about as a result of the CoViD-19 pandemic.

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Code Critique Competition 123

Bob Schmidt

01 May 2020 17:43:17 +01:00

Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.

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Reviews

Bob Schmidt

01 May 2020 17:29:10 +01:00

The latest roundup of reviews.

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View from the Chair

Bob Schmidt

01 May 2020 17:23:54 +01:00

Bob Schmidt, chair@accu.org

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Pass the Parcel

Bob Schmidt

07 April 2020 20:39:24 +01:00

Python’s module and package system has many features. Steve Love explores some more advanced ones.

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Using Compile Time Maps for Sorting

Bob Schmidt

04 April 2020 18:51:45 +01:00

Compile time sorting can be interesting. Norman Wilson shows how to sort a map.

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Profiting from the Folly of Others

Bob Schmidt

03 April 2020 21:01:39 +01:00

Code referred to as a hack can raise an eyebrow. Alastair Harrison learns about accessing private members of C++ classes by investigating a header called UninitializedMemoryHacks.h

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Adding Python 3 Compatibility to Python 2 Code

Bob Schmidt

04 March 2020 23:05:11 +00:00

Silas S. Brown explains how to cope with the differences.


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