Best C++ article of June 2012

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Hello, I Am Ready to Communicate!

20 Jun 2012

ThatsAlok

CWinThread with TWO-Way communication using window message

Objective-C

C++

Windows

MFC

VS2008

Dev

multi-threading

DDEApp, DDE Based Inter-process Communication (C#, C++)

10 Jun 2012

Code Artist

DDEApp, DDE Based Inter-process Communication (C#, C++)

C++

Change GUI control position with dialog re-size

28 Jun 2012

Binu MD

Change GUI control position with dialog re-size

regsvr42: Generate SxS Manifest Files from Native DLLs for Registration-Free COM

17 Jun 2012

fahadzukie

This is an alternative for "regsvr42: Generate SxS Manifest Files from Native DLLs for Registration-Free COM"

Bitmap Menu

8 Mar 2013

_Flaviu

A simple way to have a bitmap menu without any bitmap resource or ownerdraw

How to Send an SMS Message from a Desktop Application

26 Mar 2020

Michael Haephrati

How to add the capability of sending text (SMS) messages from a desktop application

C++

Mobile

SMS

Move Semantics and Perfect Forwarding in C++11

5 May 2015

Mikhail Semenov

Essential features in Visual C++ 11 and GCC 4.7.0: move, rvalue references, prvalues, xvalues, perfect forwarding.

P/Invoke Tutorial: Basics (Part 1)

13 Jun 2012

Sebastian Krysmanski

This article will cover the basics of using P/Invoke.

C++

.NET

PInvoke

Code optimization tutorial - Part 2

22 Jun 2012

Razvan Aguridan

Beginner optimization tutorial.

Connected Component Labeling and Vectorization

2 May 2014

leon de boer

Implementation of connected component labeling and subsequent vectorization.

HTML

Windows

vectorization

Change ICON of MFC Application and Dialog

19 Jun 2012

Binu MD

Change the default ICON of MFC applications

Writing an Android GUI using C++: Part 3: Debug

23 Apr 2013

li9705

This article talks about how to debug C++ code using NDK-debug tool, and gives some advice about C++ programming on Android. If the application is written in Java, programmers can use Eclipse to debug the code, set break points, and trace step by step.

Simple client-server network using C++ and Windows Winsock

21 Apr 2013

bshokati

How to create a client-server network for multiplayer game programming using C++ and Windows Winsock

Modified version of lib3ds reader of .3ds format

4 Oct 2012

Evgeny Pereguda

In this article I present version of lib3ds reader for C++ language

C++

Windows

OpenGL

45 Day Series: Codeproject VC++ Forum Q&A - VII

26 Jun 2012

ThatsAlok

Collection of Q&A from VC++ forum

Faster copies to CUDA GPUs

21 Jun 2012

Nick Kopp

How to both simplify CUDA applications and improve PCI-Express performance.

How to install Visual Studio 6 on Windows 7 professional 64bit

22 Jun 2012

Southmountain

How to install Visual Studio 6 on Windows 7 professional (64 bit)

Writing an Android GUI using C++: Introduction

14 Mar 2013

li9705

Using CLE and the Wrapandroid project, programmers can call Android classes through interfaces of CLE more easily.

MFC Snapping Windows

27 May 2014

Vachaun22

Easily create windows that snap to each other.

C++

MFC

Dev

RGB to YUV conversion with different chroma sampling using C++,

10 Jul 2012

Binu MD

RGB to YUV conversion with different chroma sampling using C++.

DDEApp Tutorial (C#, C++)

11 Jun 2012

Code Artist

DDEApp Tutorial

C++

Synchronous Programming using .NET 4.5 BCL

8 Jun 2012

Shweta Lodha

I’ll show you the traditional way of converting Synchronous example to Asynchronous one and then how the same can be accomplished using Fx 4.5.

Improving on shared_ptr

15 Jun 2012

AlexZakharenko

A more efficient way to create objects for usage with shared_ptr

C++

Boost

STL

Adventure in two colors - Implementing an std::map like structure in C#

21 Jun 2012

Ury Jamshy

mplementation of a data structure similar to the C++ std:map and based on the Red Black tree data structure.

C++

.NET

Dev

Scope of Return Statement

7 Jun 2012

Joshi, Rushikesh

Scope of Return Statement, Reachable Code and Behavior in Finally Block

Simple MemoryPool using templates and std::vector

20 Jun 2012

Sasa Kajic

Creating simple memory pool using templates and vector

C++

STL

Writing an Android GUI using C++: Part 2: ListView holder

10 Jun 2012

li9705

The second part of a series on writing an Android GUI.

AlSayed Color TrackBar

5 Jun 2012

Abed AlSayed

AlSayed ColorBar is a TrackBar best for professional color picker, like the one used in Adobe Photoshop.

Casting Coup: static_cast, dynamic_cast or reinterpret_cast

27 Jun 2012

Sriranganatha

Discussion on which casting to use - static, dynamic or reinterpret

C++

convert

Ideas from a Smart Pointer(part 2). size == sizeof(std::shared_ptr)/2

3 Jun 2012

weibing

Embedded ref-counted resource management

Working around very long file names in Windows

6 Jun 2012

dudley52

A C program to walk a drive or folder all the way to the bottom, listing each full file name and length, saving the longest one.

Current Participants

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_Flaviu


	Romania

No Biography provided

ThatsAlok

	Software Developer (Senior)
	India

He used to have biography here Smile | :)

, but now he will hire someone (for free offcourse Big Grin | :-D

), Who writes his biography on his behalf Smile | :)

He is Great Fan of Mr. Johan Rosengren (his idol),Lim Bio Liong, Nishant S and DavidCrow and Believes that, he will EXCEL in his life by following there steps!!!

He started with Visual C++ then moved to C# then he become language agnostic, you give him task,tell him the language or platform, he we start immediately, if he knows the language otherwise he quickly learn it and start contributing productively

Last but not the least, For good 8 years he was Visual CPP MSMVP!

Abed AlSayed

	AlSayed
	Lebanon

No Biography provided

AlexZakharenko


	Ukraine

No Biography provided

Binu MD

	Software Developer (Senior)
	India

No Biography provided

bshokati

	Student UC San Diego
	United States

I am computer science student at the University of California at San Diego. Currently interning at Amazon.com for the summer of 2012.

Code Artist

	Technical Lead
	Malaysia

Official Page: www.codearteng.com

dudley52


	United States

No Biography provided

Evgeny Pereguda

	Software Developer
	Australia

No Biography provided

fahadzukie


	United States

No Biography provided

Joshi, Rushikesh

	Architect
	United States

Solution Architect with 19 years of experience in IT

leon de boer

	Software Developer
	Australia

Experience hardware/software design engineer with specialization in the field of embedded controllers and software. Software credits include Free Pascal development RTL, Cipher Multitask engraving software and Symmetry Laser/Cutting software. Firmware/hardware credits include Cipher CNC controllers series 1-3, Vision series 1 engraver controller and I-Marc pet tagger controller.

It is about now you realize you have been doing this for far too long Smile | :)

contact: ldeboer@gateway.net.au

li9705


	China

No Biography provided

Michael Haephrati

	CEO Secured Globe, Inc.
	United States

Michael Haephrati, Musician and CEO and co-founder of Secured Globe, Inc. Worked on many ventures starting from HarmonySoft, designing Rashumon, the first Graphical Multi-lingual word processor for Amiga computer. During 1995-1996 he worked as a Contractor with Apple at Cupertino.

You can also Buy me coffee.

Follow @haephrati

Mikhail Semenov

	Software Developer (Senior)
	United Kingdom

No Biography provided

Nick Kopp

	Systems Engineer Hybrid DSP Systems
	Netherlands

Nick is co owner of Hybrid DSP , a company specialized in high speed data acquisition, processing and storage.

CUDAfy.NET took considerable effort to develop and we ask nothing in return from users of the LGPL library other than that you please consider donating to Harmony through Education . This small charity helps handicapped children in developing countries by providing suitable schooling.

Razvan Aguridan

	Software Developer
	Spain

No Biography provided

Sasa Kajic

	IBM
	Ireland

No Biography provided

Sebastian Krysmanski

	Software Developer University of Stuttgart
	Germany

I have studied Software Engineering and am currently working at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

I have been programming for many years and have a background in C++, C#, Java, Python and web languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

Shweta Lodha

	Technical Lead
	India

You can also follow me at my blog http://www.shwetalodha.blogspot.in/

Southmountain

	Software Developer
	United States

turns good thoughts into actions...

Sriranganatha


	India

No Biography provided

Ury Jamshy

	Software Developer
	Israel

No Biography provided

Vachaun22

	Systems / Hardware Administrator
	United States

No Biography provided

weibing


	China

No Biography provided

	Mikhail Semenov - Move Semantics and Perfect Forwarding in C++11

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