C++11 tidbits: Non-static Data Member Initializers (GCC and all that)
Despite the long name, Non-static Data Member Initializers are a rather straightforward new feature. In fact the GCC Bugzilla reveals... more »
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The path-searching algorithm is not a backtracking algorithm
Suppose that you call LoadLibrary("foo.dll") intending to load the library at C:\dir2\foo.dll. If the network server is down, the... more »
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A Look Back at Single-Threaded CPU Performance
Throughout the 80′s and 90′s, CPUs were able to run virtually any kind of software twice as fast every 18-20 months. The rate of change... more »
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Go vs C benchmark. Could Go be faster than C?
During last semester I was attending Multiprocessor Architectures course, given at Facultad de Informática where I study my Computer Science degree.
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Node.native - A Node.js port in C++0x/C++11
node.native is a C++11 (aka C++0x) port for node.js.
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The Microsoft C++ Compiler Turns 20!
This month, we enter the third decade of C++ at Microsoft. It was twenty years ago, in February of 1992, that we released our first... more »
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HipHop for PHP: Move Fast - Facebook Developers
One of the key values at Facebook is to move fast. For the past six years, we have been able to accomplish a lot thanks to rapid pace of... more »
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Clang: Defending C++ from Murphy's Million Monkeys
Were we to craft a Lenox Globe of programming languages, C++ might be followed by a famous cautionary phrase: Here Be Dragons. The... more »
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From C# to C++, the short guide that isn't (all that short)
This is a big post – over 12200 words – and so I’ve decided to make it available as a PDF download, which you can get... more »
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Microsoft Announces C++ AMP Open Specification
Microsoft has announced a new open specification for Visual Studio 2011: C++ AMP will allow developers to write programs that compile and... more »
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Microsoft Gives C++ Developers Compute Power of the GPU
Microsoft is making it easier for C++ programmers to take advantage of the computing power in graphics processing units (GPUs) with a... more »
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GoingNative 2012 | C++ Live!
GoingNative 2012 is a 48 hour, globally live-streamed technical event for those who push the boundaries of general purpose computing by... more »
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A Simple Virtual Machine
Virtual Machines have more uses than you might imagine. We have a real example of how a VM can be used to increase the security of your code.
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Programming Bluetooth (in C)
If you have a remote device that's hard to access, save by Bluetooth, here are the ins and outs of accessing it via Bluetooth. In C for... more »
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Why does it take Task Manager longer to appear when you start it from the Ctrl+Alt+Del dialog?
Amit was curious why it takes longer for Task Manager to appear when you start it from the Ctrl+Alt+Del dialog compared to launching it... more »
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Qt SDK 1.2 Released
This Qt SDK 1.2 update sets a new baseline for the developers for a longer perspective. Some of the features have already been available... more »
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DEX Graph Database 4.4 *NEW RELEASE*
DEX Graph Database new version 4.4 comes with a new fully C++ API as well as backup/restore functionalites for all the APIs!. Check them out!
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Don’t mix C++ smart pointers with references
As I did in the past, I will use this post as means to remember and to push the following principle deeper in my head – and hopefully in... more »
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10 Questions with Facebook Research Engineer – Andrei Alexandrescu
10 question interview with Facebook research engineer, Andrei Alexandrescu. Talking about tools and workflow at Facebook, D... more »
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C++/CLI Cheat Sheet
Table of Contents [hide] 1 Introduction 2 Handles 3 CLR types 3.1 Native and managed types on stack and heap 3.2 Handles and Value Types... more »
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Easily connect to RavenDB data via C#
Tony Patton explains the basics of using RavenDB as a data store and describes how to use C# to work with it.
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Minimax Algorithm
All like to play games, and classical games like Tic-Tac-Toe, Chess, Checkers etc are something which you must have played with your... more »
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The Lands of C++
A fun little map that you'd expect to see in a fantasy novel... but its for C++
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Visual Lint static C++ code analysis adapter for Visual Studio review
Add C++ code analysis tools to Visual Studio.
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Mozilla releases Rust 0.1, the language that will eventually usurp Firefox’s C++
After more than five years in the pipeline, Mozilla Labs and the Rust community have released the first alpha — version 0.1 — of the Rust... more »
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