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From Occam's Razor to No Bugs' Axe
webeditor
31 December 2010 21:37:00 +00:00
Designing good APIs that stand the test of time is notoriously hard. Sergey Ignatchenko suggests a radical guideline.
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Why Fixed Point Won't Cure Your Floating Point Blues
webeditor
31 December 2010 21:35:00 +00:00
Numeric computing is very difficult to do properly. Richard Harris looks at whether a common technique will help.
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Interface Versioning in C++
webeditor
31 December 2010 21:34:00 +00:00
Updating a widely used DLL interface is non-trivial. Steve Love presents a practical approach.
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Quality Matters Christmas Intermezzo
webeditor
31 December 2010 21:33:00 +00:00
Sometimes it's good to reflect. Matthew Wilson considers what he's learnt so far.
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Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
webeditor
10 October 2010 14:00:00 +01:00
Making a good decision is vital. Ric Parkin looks at what information we use.
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You're Going To Have To Think!
webeditor
10 October 2010 13:59:00 +01:00
Numerical computing has many pitfalls. Richard Harris starts looking for a silver bullet.
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To DLL or Not To DLL
webeditor
10 October 2010 13:57:00 +01:00
Shared libraries provide both benefits and problems. Sergey Ignatchenko introduces a rabbit's-eye view.
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Making String ReTRIEval Fast
webeditor
10 October 2010 13:56:00 +01:00
Sometimes you really do have to optimize your code. Björn Fahller looks at a string lookup data structure.
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Quality Matters #6: Exceptions for Practically-Unrecoverable Conditions
webeditor
10 October 2010 13:55:00 +01:00
Being robust is harder than you think. Matthew Wilson analyses a classic program.
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A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing
webeditor
12 September 2010 20:10:00 +01:00
An opportunity for nostalgia triggers some musings on the value of education. Ric Parkin goes back to school.
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The Model Student: The ACCU 2010 Crypto Challenge
webeditor
12 September 2010 20:09:00 +01:00
Electronic computers advanced cryptography enormously. Richard Harris sets a challenge, and finds a solution.
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Debugging Run Time Memory Problems
webeditor
12 September 2010 20:06:00 +01:00
The C++ Standard is often silent on what happens when things go wrong. Matthew Jones looks under the bonnet to take control.
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The ANSI Standard For C
Martin Moene
28 June 2010 08:58:00 +01:00
A summary of the proposed ANSI extensions to the C Programming Language By Steven W.Palmer
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Commenting programs, how and why
Martin Moene
20 June 2010 08:59:00 +01:00
A letter has flooded in from Colin Masterson, the author of our series on structured programming:
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Everything You Wanted To Know About C ......
Martin Moene
20 June 2010 08:58:00 +01:00
Tips and Tricks from Steven Palmer