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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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A Class What I Wrote
Martin Moene
05 January 2017 21:16:51 +00:00
Paul Grenyer reduces the boilerplate with simple abstraction.
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Kate Gregory: An Interview
Martin Moene
04 January 2017 21:19:06 +00:00
Emyr Williams returns with a new interview from the world of programming.
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Code Critique Competition 103
Martin Moene
03 January 2017 21:20:42 +00:00
Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.
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The MirAL Story
Martin Moene
08 December 2016 11:55:35 +00:00
The X-Windows system is all-pervasive but struggles with security and performance graphics. Alan Griffiths introduces Mir Abstraction Layer to deal with these issues.
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Overloading with Concepts
Martin Moene
07 December 2016 20:38:37 +00:00
Concepts can play a role in function overloading. Andrew Sutton shows us how.
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Ultra-fast Serialization of C++ Objects
Martin Moene
06 December 2016 20:40:21 +00:00
Serialising and de-serialising is a common problem. Sergey Ignatchenko and Dmytro Ivanchykhin demonstrate one way to do this quickly.
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Modern C++ Features: User-Defined Literals
Martin Moene
05 December 2016 20:43:14 +00:00
User-defined literals were introduced in C++11. Arne Mertz walks us through their use.
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Python Streams vs Unix Pipes
Martin Moene
04 December 2016 20:44:20 +00:00
Dealing with an infinite sequence requires some thought. Thomas Guest presents various ways to approach such a problem.
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Hello World in Go
Martin Moene
02 December 2016 20:47:03 +00:00
Go provides a way to write efficient concurrent programs in a C-like language. Eleanor McHugh shares a "Hello, world!" tutorial.
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Afterwood
Martin Moene
01 December 2016 20:48:52 +00:00
One JavaScript module was removed and every Node.js build was knocked for six. Chris Oldwood fictionalises the tale.
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Commit Checklist
Martin Moene
06 November 2016 17:01:15 +00:00
Chris Oldwood goes through the motions of version control.
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On High Rollers
Martin Moene
05 November 2016 17:02:16 +00:00
A student investigates the Baron’s last puzzle.