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Why Automatic Differentiation Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
08 April 2012 22:33:56 +01:00
We’ve tried and rejected many numerical approaches to differentiation. Richard Harris has one final attempt.
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Back to School
Martin Moene
07 April 2012 22:22:35 +01:00
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum will be 30 years old in April 2012. Andy Thomas recalls how this plucky little home computer shaped his childhood.
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Valgrind Part 1 – Introduction
Martin Moene
06 April 2012 22:20:28 +01:00
Good analysis tools can really help track down problems. Paul Floyd investigates the facilities from a suite of tools.
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Mutation Testing
Martin Moene
05 April 2012 22:17:41 +01:00
We all know that testing improves our code, guarding against errors. Filip van Laenen asks how we know that the tests are comprehensive?
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Unit Testing Compilation Failure
Martin Moene
04 April 2012 22:13:33 +01:00
We usually test that our code does what we expect. Pete Barber tries to prove that his code fails to compile.
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Refactoring Towards Seams in C++
Martin Moene
03 April 2012 21:56:09 +01:00
Breaking dependencies in existing code is hard. Michael Rüegg explains how seams can help and provides new automated refactorings for C++ to achieve them.
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Compiling a Static Web Site Using the C Preprocessor
Martin Moene
02 April 2012 21:49:38 +01:00
Sometimes the obvious way is still too complex. Sergey Ignatchenko relates how ‘No Bugs’ Bunny found an unexpectedly simple approach to creating a web site.
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Memory Leaks and Memory Leaks
Martin Moene
05 February 2012 15:23:31 +00:00
Correct use of memory is a major occupation of software development. Sergey Ignatchenko considers what we mean by ‘correct’.
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Many Slices of π
Martin Moene
04 February 2012 17:14:38 +00:00
Many numberic estimation techniques are easily parallelisable. Steve Love employs multi-threading, message passing, and more in search of π.
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Why Computer Algebra Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
03 February 2012 17:40:44 +00:00
We still haven’t found how to accurately do calculus. Richard Harris revisits an algebraic technique.
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The Eternal Battle Against Redundancies, Part 2
Martin Moene
02 February 2012 17:43:15 +00:00
Repeated information leads to poor quality software. Christoph Knabe continues to see how removing them has influenced language design.
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A Practical Introduction to Erlang
Martin Moene
01 February 2012 17:48:22 +00:00
The future of massively parallel hardware will need good language support. Alexander Demin takes a look at an unexpected approach.
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The Eternal Battle Against Redundancies, Part I
Martin Moene
05 December 2011 20:49:31 +00:00
The drive to remove redundancies is widely seen as a good thing. Christoph Knabe sees how it has influenced programming languages.
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RAII is not Garbage
Martin Moene
03 December 2011 21:45:14 +00:00
Many think that Garbage Collection frees the programmer from cleanup tasks. Paul Grenyer compares and contrasts it with a classic C++ idiom.
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Why Polynomial Approximation Won't Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
02 December 2011 21:51:23 +00:00
We’re still trying to find a good way to approach numerical computing. Richard Harris tries to get as close as possible.
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Concurrent Programming with Go
Martin Moene
01 December 2011 21:53:49 +00:00
Concurrency is becoming ever more important. Mark Summerfield looks at the approach of the new language Go.
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Why Finite Differences Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
04 October 2011 09:27:27 +01:00
Now we know our problem in depth. Richard Harris analyses if a common technique will work adequately.
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Outsource Your Self-Discipline
Martin Moene
03 October 2011 09:44:55 +01:00
It’s all too easy to skip those tedious but vital steps towards code quality. Filip van Laenen suggests getting someone else to do them.
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Picking Patterns for Parallel Programs (Part 1)
Martin Moene
02 October 2011 15:41:03 +01:00
Designing programs for multi-core systems can be extremely complex. Anthony Williams suggests some patterns to keep things under control.
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Intellectual Property – a Crash Course for Developers
Martin Moene
01 October 2011 16:50:08 +01:00
Interpreting law is a tricky business. Sergey Ignatchenko introduces someone who can help you avoid expensive mistakes.