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Inventing a Mutex
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01 October 2006 11:57:00 +01:00
A mutex is a general purpose tool - there may be better solutions in specific circumstances. George Shagov presents one such alternative.
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C++ Unit Testing Easier: CUTE
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01 October 2006 11:56:00 +01:00
Peter Sommerlad presents a lightweight framework for C++ unit testing.
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From CVS to Subversion
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01 October 2006 11:55:00 +01:00
Thomas Guest reflects on migrating his organisation's version control system from CVS to Subversion.
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Comments Considered Good
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01 August 2006 11:59:00 +01:00
In our last issue, we offered the case against comments; in this issue, William Fishbourne responds in defence. He argues that it is not the practice of commenting that it is evil, it is the thoughtless commenter.
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Introducing CODEF/CML
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01 August 2006 11:58:00 +01:00
This article introduces a C# serialization facility that proposes a novel separation between object models, representing the serialized data, and class descriptors, representing the binding to the receiving design space.
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Fine Tuning for lexical_cast
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01 August 2006 11:57:00 +01:00
Alexander Nasonov takes a look at Boost's lexical_cast and addresses a common user request: "make it go faster".
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C# Generics - Beyond Containers of T
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01 August 2006 11:56:00 +01:00
Steve Love takes a look at generics in C# v2.0, how to use them to simplify code and even remove dependencies.
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The Kohonen Neural Network Library
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01 August 2006 11:55:00 +01:00
Seweryn Habdank-Wojewódzki and Janusz Rybarski present a C++ library for users of Kohonen Neural Networks.
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Comments Considered Evil
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01 June 2006 11:58:00 +01:00
We are taught that adding comments to code is a good thing and adds value. In practice this value is seldom, if ever, realised. Mark Easterbrook makes the case for a better way.
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How Do Those Funky Placeholders Work?
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01 June 2006 11:57:00 +01:00
The current C++ standard function binders are notoriously difficult to use. Chris Gibson exposes the secret the Boost alternative, which is so much better it seems like magic.
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Implementing drop-down menus in pure CSS (no JavaScript)
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01 June 2006 11:56:00 +01:00
Implementing drop-down menus to aid website navigation is usually thought to require lots of JavaScript. This article shows how to do it using just CSS.
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The Rise and Fall of Singleton Threaded
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01 June 2006 11:55:00 +01:00
Steve Love explores how 'Singletons' in design can seem a good idea at the time, why they are generally a mistake, and what to do if you have them.
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The Case Against TODO
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01 June 2006 11:54:00 +01:00
TODO - a neat way to label work in progress or an easy way to disguise the flaws in a codebase?
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Objects for States
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01 June 2006 11:53:00 +01:00
Originally captured in Design Patterns, Objects for States is described in close conjunction with the Singleton pattern. This article investigates better alternatives for implementing the pattern in C++.
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