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Testing Drives the Need for Flexible Configuration
Martin Moene
01 December 2014 19:28:31 +00:00
Inflexible configuration will cause problems. Chris Oldwood demonstrates how to support multiple configurations flexibly.
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Const and Concurrency (Part 1)
Martin Moene
07 November 2014 15:36:22 +00:00
Ralph McArdell comments on comments to Herb Sutter’s updated GotW #6b solution.
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Parsing Configuration Files in C++ with Boost
Martin Moene
06 November 2014 18:49:36 +00:00
Giuseppe Vacanti describes how to deal with program options, C++ style.
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Perl is a Better Sed, and Python 2 is Good
Martin Moene
05 November 2014 07:07:56 +00:00
Silas S. Brown sweats the differences between tools on common platforms.
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Debuggers Are Still For Wimps
Martin Moene
04 November 2014 18:52:12 +00:00
Frances Buontempo shows how to remote debug python from Visual Studio.
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Code Critique Competition 90
Martin Moene
02 November 2014 21:04:36 +00:00
Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.
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Debug Complexity: How Assertions Affect Debugging Time
Martin Moene
07 October 2014 21:41:16 +01:00
Debugging any program can be time consuming. Sergey Ignatchenko and Dmytro Ivanchykhin extend their mathematical model to consider the effect of assertions.
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Alternative Overloads
Martin Moene
06 October 2014 21:50:13 +01:00
How do you return a default value given a condition? Malcolm Noyes presents solutions using older and newer C++ techniques.
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Everyone Hates build.xml
Martin Moene
05 October 2014 21:52:51 +01:00
Using Ant build tool can be tricky. Andy Balaam shows how to structure and test the build code.
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Defining Visitors Inline in Modern C++
Martin Moene
04 October 2014 21:56:17 +01:00
The Visitor pattern can involve non-local boilerplate code. Robert Mill and Jonathan Coe present an inline Visitor in C++.
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Paper Bag Escapology Using Particle Swarm Optimisation
Martin Moene
02 October 2014 22:20:39 +01:00
Some attempts at programming one’s way out of a paper bag need an upfront model. Frances Buontempo simplifies things using particle swarm optimisation.
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Does Test-Driven Development Harm Clarity?
Martin Moene
05 August 2014 16:05:50 +01:00
Is clarity the key thing to aim for when writing software? Andy Balaam considers if TDD harms clarity and if this matters.
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Musings on Python – by a C++ Developer
Martin Moene
04 August 2014 16:10:10 +01:00
Python and C++ are very different languages. Sergey Ignatchenko walks through things in Python that can confuse a C++ programmer.
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Activatable Object
Martin Moene
03 August 2014 19:30:42 +01:00
Using locks will slow down threaded code. Len Holgate demonstrates how an Activatable Object can reduce the time spent blocked.
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KISSing SOLID Goodbye
Martin Moene
02 August 2014 19:38:51 +01:00
Can you remember what SOLID stands for? Chris Oldwood distills it down to two easy to remember principles.
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TDD Discussions and Disagreements
Martin Moene
01 August 2014 19:47:09 +01:00
Recently people have been arguing about the benefits and pitfalls if TDD. Seb Rose summarises the differing standpoints and presents his own.
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Branching Strategies
Martin Moene
05 June 2014 07:11:00 +01:00
Branching can either be embraced or avoided. Chris Oldwood documents the pros and cons of three main branching strategies.
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Beauty in Code
Martin Moene
04 June 2014 07:15:36 +01:00
Attractiveness matters. Adam Tornhill uses a Clojure example to show how generalisation can be more beautiful than special cases.
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The Code Is Not the Most Important Thing
Martin Moene
03 June 2014 18:48:21 +01:00
Choose the right sort of problem, focus on strategies for solving it, and the code will come easily. Seb Rose teaches kids to code.
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Stop the Constant Shouting
Martin Moene
02 June 2014 18:54:11 +01:00
CONSTANTS often shout. Jonathan Wakely considers why this happens in C and what the alternatives are in C++.