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Blockchain-Structured Programming
Bob Schmidt
01 April 2019 22:57:03 +01:00
Coins are a wedge-shaped piece used for some purpose. Teedy Deigh shares her angle on the technology underpinning crypto-currencies.
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The Simple Life
Bob Schmidt
05 March 2019 17:36:44 +00:00
Pete Goodliffe urges us to keep code simple.
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5 Big Fat Reasons Why Mutexes Suck Big Time
Bob Schmidt
06 February 2019 18:47:55 +00:00
Mutable shared state in multithreaded code is often protected by mutexes. Sergey Ignatchenko reminds us that Re-Actors can avoid many of the problems.
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A Small Universe
Bob Schmidt
05 February 2019 17:21:07 +00:00
Writing a programming language is a hot topic. Deák Ferenc shows us how he wrote a compiler for bytecode callable from C++.
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A Small Universe Part II
Bob Schmidt
05 February 2019 16:36:55 +00:00
Writing a programming language is a hot topic. Deák Ferenc shows us how he wrote a compiler for bytecode callable from C++.
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QM Bites: Understand Windows Operating-System Identification Preprocessor Macros
Bob Schmidt
04 February 2019 17:12:30 +00:00
Quality matters and bite sized articles help. Matthew Wilson returns with a QM Bites.
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A Thorough Introduction to Distributed Systems
Bob Schmidt
03 February 2019 17:01:54 +00:00
What is a distributed system, and why is it so complicated? Stanislav Kozlovski explains.
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Don’t Use std::endl
Bob Schmidt
02 February 2019 16:52:53 +00:00
How do you add a new line in C++? Chris Sharpe suggests std::endl is a tiny utility that’s more trouble than it’s worth.
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C++ Tagged Reference Types
Bob Schmidt
09 January 2019 16:24:47 +00:00
Pete Cordell proposes an extension to C++ move syntax.
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When Will Python 2 End?
Bob Schmidt
08 January 2019 16:22:34 +00:00
Silas Brown explains why the days of Python 2, while numbered, may be longer than you think.
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China’s New AI School Textbooks
Bob Schmidt
05 January 2019 16:11:32 +00:00
Silas Brown is sceptical about an education initiative.
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Code Critique Competition 115
Bob Schmidt
03 January 2019 16:05:04 +00:00
Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.
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Report on Challenge 5
Bob Schmidt
02 January 2019 15:58:57 +00:00
Francis Glassborow comments on his previous challenge, and provides a new puzzle.
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Diseconomies of Scale
Bob Schmidt
07 December 2018 16:48:13 +00:00
Bigger is not always better. Allan Kelly considers when smaller is more productive.
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Flip Model: A Design Pattern
Bob Schmidt
06 December 2018 16:36:48 +00:00
Publishing dynamic, complex data to many clients in a threadsafe manner is challenging. Daniele Pallastrelli presents the Flip model pattern to overcome the challenges.
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Memory Management Patterns in Business-Level Programs
Bob Schmidt
05 December 2018 16:31:04 +00:00
There are many memory management patterns. Sergey Ignatchenko considers these from an application level.
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Compile-time Data Structures in C++17: Part 3, Map of Values
Bob Schmidt
04 December 2018 16:25:16 +00:00
A compile time map of values allows code to be tested more easily. Bronek Kozicki demonstrates how to avoid a central repository of values.
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Algol 68 – A Retrospective
Bob Schmidt
03 December 2018 16:16:05 +00:00
Algol 68 has influenced programming languages in many ways. Daniel James reminds us just how many.
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Measuring Throughput and the Impact of Cache-line Awareness
Bob Schmidt
02 December 2018 16:06:26 +00:00
How do you measure throughput? Richard Reich and Wesley Maness investigate suitable metrics.
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Improve Code by Removing It
Bob Schmidt
05 November 2018 17:40:00 +00:00
Pete Goodliffe takes a scalpel to unnecessary code.