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Fine Tuning for lexical_cast

webeditor

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

webeditor

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

webeditor

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

webeditor

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?

webeditor

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)

webeditor

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.

The Rise and Fall of Singleton Threaded

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01 June 2006 11:55:00 +01:00

Steve Love explores how 'Singletons' in design can seem a good idea at the time, why they are generally a mistake, and what to do if you have them.

The Case Against TODO

webeditor

01 June 2006 11:54:00 +01:00

TODO - a neat way to label work in progress or an easy way to disguise the flaws in a codebase?

Objects for States

webeditor

01 June 2006 11:53:00 +01:00

Originally captured in Design Patterns, Objects for States is described in close conjunction with the Singleton pattern. This article investigates better alternatives for implementing the pattern in C++.

Multithreading 101

Martin Moene

05 April 2006 22:44:36 +01:00

To Grin Again

Martin Moene

04 April 2006 21:45:53 +01:00

A Fistful Of Idioms

Martin Moene

03 April 2006 19:52:09 +01:00

C++ Best Practice â€“ Designing Header Files

Martin Moene

02 April 2006 22:04:46 +01:00

Visiting Alice

Martin Moene

01 April 2006 21:14:01 +01:00

Soft Documentation

Martin Moene

05 February 2006 20:57:50 +00:00

Dead Code

Martin Moene

04 February 2006 15:14:54 +00:00

Friend or Foe!

Martin Moene

02 February 2006 22:34:22 +00:00

Recursive Make Considered Harmful

Martin Moene

01 February 2006 21:22:40 +00:00

Test Driven Development of C# User Interfaces

Administrator

02 December 2005 06:00:00 +00:00

In my last article I discussed the values in the Agile Manifesto and what they mean to mean. There are many practices that can be used to make yourself more agile. Short iterations, the planning game, pair programming, and refactoring are a few of the practices present in eXtreme programming. The practice of most value to me, and the practice that many recommend to use as a starting point, is Test Driven Development - TDD.

Let's Do C# and MySQL - Part 2 - A Beginning

Administrator

02 December 2005 06:00:00 +00:00

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