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Overused Code Reuse
Martin Moene
03 February 2011 20:26:49 +00:00
It’s tempting to use someone else’s code rather than write it yourself. Sergey Ignatchenko reports that ‘No Bugs’ Bunny recommends caution.
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Rise of the Machines
Martin Moene
01 February 2011 20:36:31 +00:00
Sometimes the world really is out to get you. Kevlin Henney identifies some culprits.
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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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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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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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Renovating a Legacy C++ Project
webeditor
12 September 2010 20:08:00 +01:00
Over time projects tend to become hard to maintain. Alan Griffiths describes how one was improved.
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Single-Threading: Back to the Future? (Part 2)
webeditor
12 September 2010 20:07:00 +01:00
Multithreading can cause notoriously difficult bugs. Sergey Ignatchenko finds mitigating strategies for programs on servers.
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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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Quality Matters: The Worst Form of 'Error' Handling Except For All The Others
webeditor
12 September 2010 20:05:00 +01:00
Dealing with errors is a vital part of good programming. Matthew Wilson specifies a taxonomy.
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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: