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Getting Tuple Elements with a Runtime Index

Martin Moene

02 June 2017 13:32:06 +01:00

Accessing a tuple with a runtime index is a challenge. Anthony Williams shows us his approach.

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An Ode to Code

Martin Moene

08 May 2017 09:17:58 +01:00

Pete Goodliffe shares his annual programming practice poem.

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Myths about ‘Big Data’

Martin Moene

07 May 2017 09:19:03 +01:00

Reginald Garnepudi dispels some of the hype around one popular technology.

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On Turnabout is Fair Play

Martin Moene

06 May 2017 09:20:07 +01:00

A student responds to the Baron’s latest challenge.

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A Hollywood Take on Dangling Pointers?

Martin Moene

05 May 2017 09:20:59 +01:00

Silas S. Brown tells a fable about read-only variables.

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Code Critique Competition 105

Martin Moene

03 May 2017 09:23:32 +01:00

Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.

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Space invaders in Elm

Martin Moene

06 April 2017 18:55:05 +01:00

Elm is a functional language which compiles to JavaScript. Ossi Hanhinen provides an overview.

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Single Module Builds – The Fastest Heresy in Town

Martin Moene

05 April 2017 18:57:27 +01:00

Unity builds can be controversial. Andy Thomason shows how much difference they can make to build times.

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(Not Really So) New Niche for C++: Browser!?

Martin Moene

03 April 2017 19:35:30 +01:00

How do you run C++ in a browser? Sergey Ignatchenko demonstrates how to use Emscripten.

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Contractual Loopholes

Martin Moene

02 April 2017 19:37:28 +01:00

Compilers can optimise away functions you may want to time. Deák Ferenc explores ways to stop this happening.

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On the Defensive

Martin Moene

06 March 2017 18:24:50 +00:00

Pete Goodliffe demonstrates defensive programming techniques for robust code.

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Beyond Functional Programming: Manipulate Functions with the J Language

Martin Moene

05 March 2017 18:28:37 +00:00

Adam Tornhill explores a different kind of programming language.

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Mean Properties

Martin Moene

06 February 2017 15:53:50 +00:00

Property based testing is all the rage. Russel Winder walks us through an example of properties an arithmetic mean function should have.

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The Importance of Back-of-Envelope Estimates

Martin Moene

05 February 2017 15:55:06 +00:00

Guestimate questions make many people grumble. Sergey Ignatchenko reminds us why they matter.

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Multiprocessing and Clusters in Python

Martin Moene

04 February 2017 15:56:37 +00:00

Multiprocessing is possible in Python. Silas S. Brown shows us various ways.

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doctest – the Lightest C++ Unit Testing Framewor

Martin Moene

03 February 2017 15:57:47 +00:00

C++ has many unit testing frameworks. Viktor Kirilov introduces doctest.

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Correct Integer Operations with Minimal Runtime Penalties

Martin Moene

02 February 2017 15:58:44 +00:00

Results of C++ integer operations are not guaranteed to be arithmetically correct. Robert Ramey introduces a library to enforce correct behaviour.

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Afterwood

Martin Moene

01 February 2017 15:59:47 +00:00

Trying to find a good candidate for a role is hard. Chris Oldwood reminisces on various factors that influence interviewers.

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A Case of Mistaken Identity

Martin Moene

08 January 2017 21:08:56 +00:00

Chris Oldwood puts values to the test.

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Turnabout is Fair Play

Martin Moene

07 January 2017 21:10:04 +00:00

Baron M is still game for a wager.


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