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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.
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Editoral: Rise of the Machines
Martin Moene
06 August 2011 17:14:35 +01:00
Been having trouble with technology or simple devices? Ric Parkin fears for our future.
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Over-Generic Use of Abstractons as a Major Cause of Wasting Resources
Martin Moene
05 August 2011 19:27:36 +01:00
We often find ways to hide complexity. Sergey Ignatchenko looks at how this can be sub-optimal.
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Thread-Safe Access Guards
Martin Moene
03 August 2011 19:42:02 +01:00
Ensuring safe access to shared data can be cumbersome and error-prone. Bjørn Reese presents a technique to help.
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An Introduction to Test Driven Development
Martin Moene
02 August 2011 19:44:51 +01:00
TDD is too often thought to be all about Unit Tests. Paul Grenyer works through an example to show the bigger picture.
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Why [Insert Algorithm Here] Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
01 August 2011 19:51:11 +01:00
We now know that floating point arithmetic is the best we can do. Richard Harris goes back to school ready to show how to use it.
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Editorial: Can you keep a secret?
Martin Moene
07 June 2011 20:19:31 +01:00
Privacy and security have been in the news a lot recently. Ric Parkin looks behind the curtain.
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Some Objects Are More Equal Than Others
Martin Moene
06 June 2011 20:23:42 +01:00
Comparing objects is a fundamental operation. Steve Love and Roger Orr consider different language approaches.
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Exception Specifications in C++ 2011
Martin Moene
04 June 2011 20:34:21 +01:00
The new standard is almost finished. Dietmar Kühl looks at the new exception features.
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Why Interval Arithmetic Won’t Cure Your Floating Point Blues
Martin Moene
03 June 2011 20:37:04 +01:00
We’ve looked at several approaches to numeric computing. Richard Harris has a final attempt to find an accurate solution.
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The ACCU 2011 Crypto Challenge
Martin Moene
01 June 2011 20:45:52 +01:00
Ready for the biggest challenge yet? Richard Harris throws down the gauntlet.
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Editorial: This Year’s Model
Martin Moene
07 April 2011 21:05:53 +01:00
Design and development requires us to think about the world. Ric Parkin considers some ways of coping with the complexity.
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Benefits of Well Known Interfaces in Closed Source Code
Martin Moene
06 April 2011 18:32:28 +01:00
Designing a good API is a significant challenge. Arun Saha suggests taking inspiration from outside.
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Why Computer Algebra Won’t Cure Your Floating Point Blues
Martin Moene
05 April 2011 18:54:54 +01:00
Numerical computing is proving quite a challenge. Richard Harris sees if a computer can do mathematics.
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Refactoring and Software Complexity Variability
Martin Moene
02 April 2011 19:21:08 +01:00
Most code bases could have their complexity improved. Alex Yakyma presents a model that suggests how to do this.
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Editorial: Ah! The fog is lifting!
Martin Moene
06 February 2011 20:13:47 +00:00
Futurology has a dismal track record. Ric Parkin looks at the history of technology predictions.
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Queue with Position Reservation
Martin Moene
05 February 2011 20:17:47 +00:00
Multiple threads can make processing a message queue faster. Eugene Surman needs the right data structure.
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Why Rationals Won’t Cure Your Floating Point Blues
Martin Moene
04 February 2011 20:24:34 +00:00
Numerical computing is still proving hard to do accurately. Richard Harris considers another number representation.
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Overused Code Reuse
Martin Moene
03 February 2011 20:26:49 +00:00
It’s tempting to use someone else’s code rather than write it yourself. Sergey Ignatchenko reports that ‘No Bugs’ Bunny recommends caution.
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Numbers and The Appliance of Science
webeditor
31 December 2010 21:39:00 +00:00
How sure are you of something? Ric Parkin considers how we build models, and celebrates a milestone.