Best C++ article of October 2011

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Current Entries

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Operator overloading in C++

28 Oct 2011Philippe Mori

The original solution has many flaws. Arguments and return types are not what they should be in most cases (by value vs. by reference and also for the constness). No code reuse and also some operators are not doing what would be intuitive like the unary minus.Information here is much more...

C++

CenterWindow in WIN32

4 Oct 2011Nick Kulikovsky

There is ATL CWindow method CenterWindow:void CenterWnd(HWND hWnd){ CWindow wnd; wnd.Attach(hWnd); wnd.CenterWindow(NULL); wnd.Detach();}

Reset File Attributes - Set or Reset Read Only file attribute.

20 Oct 2011Reiss

How about this one line command for MS-DOS?for /f %a IN ('dir /b *.txt') do attrib %a -RSee: attrib command[^]andhow to write a dos batch file to loop through files[^]

C++

CLR

C++: Converting an MFC CString to a std::string

30 Oct 2011steveb

In UNICODE:CString str = L"Test";std::wstring ws(str);std::string s;s.assign(ws.begin(), ws.end());

Bounded Buffer Sieve of Erastophenes

6 Oct 2011Roger Doss

An article on bounded memory buffer Sieve of Erastophenes

C++

The goto-less goto!

12 Oct 2011CashCow2

The correct way to do this in C++ is to invoke some form of RAII whereby the failure logic happens automatically in an object's destructor.class CleanupObject{public: CleanupObject() : successState( false ) { } void completedOk() { successState = false;...

C++

Dynamic Libraries with Delayed Function Loading

27 Oct 2011Vasil Bachvarov

This article explains how to create a dynamic library that loads exported functions the first time they are used, opposed to loading them when the library is loaded.

Persistant Hash Table: Part 2

28 Oct 2011Dharmateja Challa

This is a continuation article for a key value store.

COM connection point callback for a C++/CLI client

15 Nov 2011Mitendra Anand

How to implement COM connection point callback for a C++\CLI client.

C++/CLI

COM

Dev

An Idiot's Guide to C++ Templates - Part 1

16 Jan 2013Ajay Vijayvargiya

Covering the nitty-gritties of C++ templates.

Mixing .NET and Assembly Language in a standalone 64-bit exe

17 Oct 2011Jose A Pascoa

This article deals with building a standalone 64-bit .NET .exe file that is statically linked with an Assembly Language compiled object file.

Improved CEdit control

7 Dec 2014Julijan Sribar

CEdit derived control with additional editing options and multilevel undo/redo.

Amusing C++: funny tricks

22 Oct 2011Basil_2

1 alternative

A few uncommon code sample

C++

Visual C++ and WinRT/Metro - Databinding Basics

18 Oct 2011Nish Nishant

An introduction to using WinRT databinding with Visual C++

Finding non-cyclical paths between arbitrary pairs of nodes

7 Jun 2012AndyUk06

A recursive algorithm to find all paths between communicating network nodes.

Solve the Pentomino puzzle with C++ and dancing links

2 Dec 2011ErnestoNet

Program to find all the solutions to a Pentomino puzzle.

XSL Code Generator

4 Oct 2011AVIDeveloper

An XML/XSLT based solution for auto-generating API and code.

Using COFF C object files with Delphi X2

8 Oct 2011Jose A Pascoa

Still struggling to find the ultimate COFF to OMF converter to link some code with Delphi? You don't need to anymore.

ScreenTool

24 Jun 2012JJMatthews

Screenshot Tool

Assembly Programming with Visual Studio 2010/2012

25 Sep 2012Palavos

An example of how to program in assembly by using Visual Studio 2010 or 2012

Templates in C++ - Pros and Cons

3 Dec 2011Sergey Chepurin

Advantages and drawbacks of using templates in C++ projects

C++

Windows

odeint v2 - Solving ordinary differential equations in C++

19 Oct 2011headmyshoulder

odeint v2 - Solving ordinary differential equations in C++

C++ and Flash: Send or get data from/to a SWF using C++ and ActiveX in Win32

24 Oct 2011Michael Chourdakis

Embed flash to your applications and communicate with it with C++.

Reset File Attributes - Set or Reset Read Only file attribute.

12 Oct 2011Roger65

2 alternatives

tip

C++

CLR

Improving the Performance of Serial Ports Using C#: Part 2

13 Oct 2011Doug Richards

Simple test programs designed to demonstrate performance issues with the .NET serial port interface and what might be done to improve things.

How to determine if your window is topmost.

16 Oct 2011Tsuda Kageyu

C++

Win32

Removing Ugly Flags in C++

18 Oct 2011egladysh

Using the Call Gate idiom to reduce number of boolean flags and state variables.

C++11

C++

Entropy based Multipath Routing for Mobile Adhoc network in Omnet++

9 Oct 2011integrated ideas

This is a simulation model demonstrating the working of Multipath MANET routing with Entropy as cost Metric

C++

Persistant Hash Table

27 Oct 2011Dharmateja Challa

Key value store

A C++ Matrix Class

24 Oct 2011Roger Doss

An article on a C++ matrix class

C++

Dev

Integrate video streaming into your app using Nex Gen Media Server API

3 Oct 2011Member 8279879

Example how to integrate your app with the Nex Gen Media Server streaming framework.

Simple C genetic algorithm example

3 Oct 2011Adrabi Abderrahim

Simple C genetic algorithm example

Linux

Current Participants

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Adrabi Abderrahim

Technical Lead

Morocco

Adrabi!, Just another Ghost in the Shell =)

Ajay Vijayvargiya

Software Developer (Senior)

India

Started programming with GwBasic back in 1996 (Those lovely days!). Found the hidden talent!

Touched COBOL and Quick Basic for a while.

Finally learned C and C++ entirely on my own, and fell in love with C++, still in love! Began with Turbo C 2.0/3.0, then to VC6 for 4 years! Finally on VC2008/2010.

I enjoy programming, mostly the system programming, but the UI is always on top of MFC! Quite experienced on other environments and platforms, but I prefer Visual C++. Zeal to learn, and to share!

AndyUk06

Software Developer http://technical-recipes.com

United Kingdom

Software Engineer who has worked on projects in telecommunications, industrial robotics and image processing.

My home page is http://technical-recipes.com

AVIDeveloper

Software Developer (Senior)

Israel

Developing software since 1994 (or so Smile | :)

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Basil_2

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

CashCow2

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Dharmateja Challa

Software Developer (Senior) EMC

India

I have worked in ESM, Storage and Embedded domains. Mainly taken part in design, coding and maintaining in c/c++ on windows.
As a hobby tinkering with embedded/electronic devices (new found interest Smile | :)

)...

Doug Richards

Software Developer Dotric Pty Ltd

Australia

Doug graduated from Deakin University Geelong, Victoria, Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering.

Early in his career, Doug worked on an automated system for testing telephone lines. This system used a network of DEC PDP11s. The software was written in Oregon Pascal with an event driven structure. This early involvement in event driven structures proved to be an invaluable stepping stone into Windows programming some years latter.

Doug completed a Graduate Diploma in Education at La Trobe University to become a qualified secondary school Mathematics and Physics teacher. Subsequent IT contracts were with universities. One such contract was to add functionality to MSN Messenger.

In recent times Doug has been working on database and Android applications.

egladysh

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

ErnestoNet

Software Developer

Argentina

System developer from Argentina.

Programmed in VB 5,6,.NET, C#, Java, PL-SQL, Transac-SQL, C, C++ and even some "calculator" language.

Love to build small, useful applications.
Usually building big and complicated apps based on solid, reliable components.

Hobbies: reading, photography, chess, paddle, running.

headmyshoulder

Germany

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

integrated ideas

CEO Integrated Ideas

India

I am the founder and CEO of an startup company http://www.grasshoppernetwork.com , a Knowledge sharing portal for intellects. I have developed various applications and web based and stand alone projects in C#.Net, Omnet++, Java, Matlab, VHDl,OpenCV.

JJMatthews

Software Developer

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Jose A Pascoa

AtelierWeb Software

Portugal

Jose Pascoa is the owner of AtelierWeb Software (http://www.atelierweb.com). We produce security and network software and mixed utilities since 1999. The first program I published (in a BBS) was a MS-DOS utility, had the size of 21 KB and was done in Assembly Language. Nowadays, my low level languages are more likely to be "C", "C++" and "Delphi" rather than Assembly Language but I still like it. I have nothing against more fashionable languages like C# and technologies like WPF, actually I have played with them and published software with them.

Julijan Sribar

Software Developer (Senior)

Croatia

Graduated at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb (Croatia) and received M.Sc. degree in electronics. For several years he was research and lecturing assistant in the fields of solid state electronics and electronic circuits, published several scientific and professional papers, as well as a book "Physics of Semiconductor Devices - Solved Problems with Theory" (in Croatian).
During that work he gained interest in C++ programming language and have co-written "C++ Demystified" (in Croatian), 1^st edition published in 1997, 2^nd in 2001, 3^rd in 2010, 4^th in 2014.
After book publication, completely switched to software development, programming mostly in C++ and in C#.
In 2016 coauthored the book "Python for Curious" (in Croatian).

Member 8279879

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Michael Chourdakis

Software Developer

Greece

I'm working in C++, PHP , Java, Windows, iOS, Android and Web (HTML/Javascript/CSS).

I 've a PhD in Digital Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence and I specialize in Pro Audio and AI applications.

My home page: https://www.turbo-play.com

Mitendra Anand

Architect

India

My name is Mitendra Anand and my work is focused around application development which includes a lot of prototyping of new solutions.

While I have a background in C++/VC++ programming, my daily work is mostly spent in C++, Sybase, SQL, Unix/Windows.

Nick Kulikovsky

Architect self employed

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Nish Nishant

United States

Nish Nishant is a technology enthusiast from Columbus, Ohio. He has over 20 years of software industry experience in various roles including Chief Technology Officer, Senior Solution Architect, Lead Software Architect, Principal Software Engineer, and Engineering/Architecture Team Leader. Nish is a 14-time recipient of the Microsoft Visual C++ MVP Award.

Nish authored C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications in 2005, and co-authored Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework for Addison Wesley in 2003. In addition, he has over 140 published technology articles on CodeProject.com and another 250+ blog articles on his WordPress blog. Nish is experienced in technology leadership, solution architecture, software architecture, cloud development (AWS and Azure), REST services, software engineering best practices, CI/CD, mentoring, and directing all stages of software development.

Nish's Technology Blog : voidnish.wordpress.com

Palavos

Software Developer Kakos Bros Solutions

Greece

Spiros [Spyridon or Spyros are also used] Kakos (huo) lives in Athens, Greece. He is currently working as an IT consultant in a large firm. Begun programming during the Commodore era in MS Basic and is still trying to learn (mostly in C++ and C#)...
He likes chess and has recently bought a new (old) modem for one of his Commodores 128 (yes, he has two of them!) to set up a server based on 8-bit technology. He thinks that when the World Wide Web crashes completely by an alien cyber attack, he will be the only one capable of surfing with his Commodore computer and will eventually save the day...
He likes reading and writting philosophy and is a fond admirer of Aristotle and Alfred Russel Wallace. His main heritage is Harmonia Philosophica.
At his free time he is researching the application of polypyrrole (PPy) in the PCB manufacturing process (through-hole plating) at the National Technical University of Athens - Advanced Materials section.

Philippe Mori

Software Developer (Senior)

Canada

Programmer at Maid LABS from 2003 (www.maidlabs.com)

Programmer-Analyst at Viasat Geo Technoligies from 1995 to 2002 (www.viasat-geo.com).

I have studied at École Polytechnique de Montréal in computer engineering.

Reiss

Program Manager

United Kingdom

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Roger Doss

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Dr. Doss holds a PhD in Applied Computer Science. His research interests include Operating Systems, Networking, Theory of NP Completeness,and Software Engineering.
https://www.rdoss.com

Roger65

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Sergey Chepurin

Russian Federation

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

steveb

Architect Robotz Software

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Tsuda Kageyu

Software Developer

Japan

In 1985, I got my first computer Casio MX-10, the cheapest one of MSX home computers. Then I began programming in BASIC and assembly language, and have experienced over ten languages from that time on.
Now, my primary languages are C++ and C#. Working for a small company in my home town in a rural area of Japan.

My GitHub page: https://github.com/TsudaKageyu
Official member of WTL Team who maintains the NuGet package.

Vasil Bachvarov

Founder

Germany

Software developer since April 2000.
Active in various areas, most notably C/C++ development with Windows platform, web development, scripting.
Coder by heart.
Interested in higher level software development techniques, abstractions, modeling, software factories.
Nuts and bolts guy.

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