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Floating Point Fun and Frolics
webeditor
10 June 2009 09:59:00 +01:00
Representing numbers in computers is a non-trivial problem. Frances Buontempo finds using them is hard, too.
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Complexity, Requirement and Modules
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10 June 2009 09:57:00 +01:00
Programs can be unnecessarily complex. Rafael Jay examines a technique for doing better.
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An Introduction to FastFormat (Part 3): Solving Real Problems, Quickly
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10 June 2009 09:56:00 +01:00
A good library must be useful in practice. Matthew Wilson looks at usability and extendability.
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Boiler Plating Database Resource Cleanup (Part 2)
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10 June 2009 09:54:00 +01:00
Timely disposal of resources is important. Paul Grenyer applies this to database access in Java.
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Testing State Machines
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06 May 2009 09:58:00 +01:00
State machines are a common design pattern. Matthew Jones seperates their concerns to make testing easier.
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The Model Student: A Rube-ish Square (Part 2)
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06 May 2009 09:56:00 +01:00
A rube-ish square embodies some simple group theory. Richard Harris explores its properties.
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An Introduction to FastFormat (Part 2): Custom Argument and Sink Types
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06 May 2009 09:54:00 +01:00
A library should be customisable and have good performance. Matthew Wilson shows how to achieve both.
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Through The Looking Glass
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16 February 2009 08:58:00 +00:00
What's happening in the next room? Stuart Golodetz has to find the door first!
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Orderly Termination of Programs
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16 February 2009 08:57:00 +00:00
Ensuring a clean shutdown is important. Omar Bashir presents some techniques.
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An Introduction to Fast Format (Part 1): The State of the Art
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16 February 2009 08:54:00 +00:00
Writing a good library is hard. Matthew Wilson compares some existing formatting libraries, and promises to do better.
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Model View Controller with Java Swing
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23 December 2008 08:58:00 +00:00
It's recommended to keep user interface and data model separate. Paul Grenyer looks a common solution.
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The Legion's Revolting!
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23 December 2008 08:56:00 +00:00
3D meshes can be too large to deal with efficiently. Stuart Golodetz applies some ancient discipline.
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Iterators and Memberspaces
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23 December 2008 08:55:00 +00:00
Exposing a compound object's collections can be messy. Roel Vanhout introduces a powerful idiom.
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Generics without Templates - Revisited
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23 December 2008 08:54:00 +00:00
Can you use the STL if your compiler lacks templates? Robert Jones implements iterators and alogorithms.
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Seeing Things Differently
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26 October 2008 08:59:00 +00:00
The Multiple Material Marching Cubes (M3C) algorithm builds 3D models from 2D slices. Stuart Golodetz introduces it and provides a C++ implementation.
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DynamicAny (Part 2)
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26 October 2008 08:58:00 +00:00
Alex Fabijanic uncovers the internals of DynamicAny with some performance and size tests.
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DynamicAny, Part I
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17 August 2008 09:59:00 +01:00
Alex Fabijanic presents a class hierarchy providing dynamic typing in standard C++.
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Globals, Singletons and Parameters
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17 August 2008 09:57:00 +01:00
One size rarely fits all. Bill Clare considers different approaches to parameterization.
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Exceptions Make for Elegant Code
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17 August 2008 09:56:00 +01:00
Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Anthony Williams compares ways of dealing with errors.
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The Model Student: A Knotty Problem, Part 2
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08 June 2008 16:58:00 +01:00
Tying yourself in knots is easy. Richard Harris cuts through the complexity.