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Overload Journal #157 - June 2020
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Rainclouds and Olive Branches

Bob Schmidt

01 June 2020 21:34:07 +01:00

Sometimes warning signs get missed or ignored. Frances Buontempo considers signs of trouble and seeds of hope.

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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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Refocusing Amdahl’s Law

Bob Schmidt

01 June 2020 21:12:29 +01:00

Parallelising code can make it faster. Lucian Radu Teodorescu explores how to get the most out of multi-threaded code.

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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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Afterwood

Bob Schmidt

01 June 2020 19:03:21 +01:00

Mission statements are all the rage. Chris Oldwood considers whether there are any benefits to omission statements.


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