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Design in Test-Driven Development

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22 April 2007 11:55:00 +01:00

With its roots in Japanese just-in-time manufacturing, Test-Driven Development (TDD) puts the traditional development process on its head. Adam Petersen discusses when to use TDD, how to use it successfully, and its use in up-front design.

C++ Unit Test Frameworks

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22 April 2007 11:54:00 +01:00

There are many Unit Testing frameworks for C++, but which one to use? Chris Main shares his experience of some of them.

Programming - Abstraction by Design

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31 January 2007 08:50:00 +00:00

Nigel Eke acts as a guide to aspect oriented programming using AspectJ as an example.

C++ Trivial Logger

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31 January 2007 08:40:00 +00:00

When a fully functional logging subsystem isn't the answer what does one do? Seweryn Habdank-WojewÃ³dzki rolls his own.

FRUCTOSE - a C++ Unit Test Framework

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31 January 2007 08:35:00 +00:00

Andrew Marlow describes the development of FRUCTOSE and how it is different from other unit test frameworks.

Letter to the Editor

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31 January 2007 08:30:00 +00:00

Alexander Nasonov writes more on singleton.

Pooled Lists

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10 December 2006 09:43:00 +00:00

Christopher Baus explains the advantages of using a pooled memory allocation strategy for high performance applications.

The Singleton in C++ - A force for good?

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10 December 2006 09:42:00 +00:00

Alexander Nasonov addresses some problems that arise when using Singleton in C++.

C++ Interface Classes - Strengthening Encapsulation

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10 December 2006 09:41:00 +00:00

Mark looks at the separation of interface and implementation in C++, and how the separation helps to strengthen encapsulation.

Inventing a Mutex

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01 October 2006 11:57:00 +01:00

A mutex is a general purpose tool - there may be better solutions in specific circumstances. George Shagov presents one such alternative.

C++ Unit Testing Easier: CUTE

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01 October 2006 11:56:00 +01:00

Peter Sommerlad presents a lightweight framework for C++ unit testing.

From CVS to Subversion

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01 October 2006 11:55:00 +01:00

Thomas Guest reflects on migrating his organisation's version control system from CVS to Subversion.

Comments Considered Good

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01 August 2006 11:59:00 +01:00

In our last issue, we offered the case against comments; in this issue, William Fishbourne responds in defence. He argues that it is not the practice of commenting that it is evil, it is the thoughtless commenter.

Introducing CODEF/CML

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01 August 2006 11:58:00 +01:00

This article introduces a C# serialization facility that proposes a novel separation between object models, representing the serialized data, and class descriptors, representing the binding to the receiving design space.

Fine Tuning for lexical_cast

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01 August 2006 11:57:00 +01:00

Alexander Nasonov takes a look at Boost's lexical_cast and addresses a common user request: "make it go faster".

C# Generics - Beyond Containers of T

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01 August 2006 11:56:00 +01:00

Steve Love takes a look at generics in C# v2.0, how to use them to simplify code and even remove dependencies.

The Kohonen Neural Network Library

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01 August 2006 11:55:00 +01:00

Seweryn Habdank-Wojewódzki and Janusz Rybarski present a C++ library for users of Kohonen Neural Networks.

Comments Considered Evil

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01 June 2006 11:58:00 +01:00

We are taught that adding comments to code is a good thing and adds value. In practice this value is seldom, if ever, realised. Mark Easterbrook makes the case for a better way.

How Do Those Funky Placeholders Work?

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01 June 2006 11:57:00 +01:00

The current C++ standard function binders are notoriously difficult to use. Chris Gibson exposes the secret the Boost alternative, which is so much better it seems like magic.

Implementing drop-down menus in pure CSS (no JavaScript)

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01 June 2006 11:56:00 +01:00

Implementing drop-down menus to aid website navigation is usually thought to require lots of JavaScript. This article shows how to do it using just CSS.

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