Click here to Skip to main content
15,879,474 members
This competition has ended

Best C++ Article of January 2014

Contribute to CodeProject and you'll automatically be in the running for a monthly prize!

Each month at CodeProject we gather together the best of the articles submitted the previous month and ask our readers to choose the best of the best. Entry is automatic - just submit you articke and we'll do the rest.

Check out the submission guidelines for information on posting articles.

Current Entries

Articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
19 Jan 2014Mike Hankey
Part 2 in an on going series of article featuring an Autonomus Rover
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
12 Jan 2014Vedat Ozan Oner
A library for PIR motion sensor
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
10 Jan 2014Vedat Ozan Oner
A library for 5-button analog keypad
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
14 Jan 2014Vedat Ozan Oner
Another Arduino.Keypad library
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
14 Jan 2014Cindy Potvin
Many options of the .LESS CSS parser can be set directly from the Web.config file, but many of them are not clearly described. Here is my attempt to document them.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
10 Jan 2014Nitesh Kejriwal
Book Review – Mastering Windows 8 C++ App Development
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
14 Jan 2014Vedat Ozan Oner
Arduino.SerialLcd library
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
28 Jan 2014dingjing
ISD applications, web applications in general, are built on top of HTTP, which uses a pull-based communication mechanism. All communication requests are initiated or pulled from clients. Web servers can only respond to the requests. They cannot initiate or push communications
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
10 Jan 2014Slavisa
Events and Delegates in Standard C++ implemented using Macro functions
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
13 Jan 2014Simon Jackson
A review of "Learning Window 8 Game Development"
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
28 Jan 2014Hadi Brais
This is the beginning of a series about the vector container of the C++ Standard Template Library.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
18 Jan 2014Jan van den Baard
A fuel logging app for Windows Phone
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
27 Jan 2014Vít Blecha
How to combine the Raw Input and keyboard Hook APIs, and use them to selectively block input from only some keyboards.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
5 Mar 2014Mike Hankey
Learn the basic of the AVR micro controller and the assembly language
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
13 Feb 2014shailesh91082
This is Part 2 of various techniques to debug applications on Windows, focussed on Application Crash
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
5 Sep 2016Gregory Morse
How to create and use the parallel task library ported for native C++ WRL
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
7 Jan 2014Petr Ivankov
Application of abstract approach to real-time.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
13 Feb 2014shailesh91082
This is Part 3 of various Techniques to Debug Applications on Windows, focussed on automated way of generating Dump On Application Crash
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
13 Feb 2014shailesh91082
This is Part 1 covering various techniques on how to debug applications on Windows, focussed on application crashes
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
8 Jan 2014Ger Hayden
This is a dual working example of identical C# and C++/CLR test harness reading test data from identical XML inputs and conducting tests on a common Windows Forms application.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
15 Jan 2014orouit
This article illustrates how to send command to an Arduino UNO board from an USB serial port and control the wave from of the 16 bits timer/counter
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
14 Oct 2014Bartlomiej Filipek
Simple introduction to std::future and std::async and why they can be useful.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
3 Jan 2014Imran Abdul Ghani
Top 5 articles of the year 2013 on web development
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
5 Jan 2014Roy, Philippe
Cloud computing means opportunities as well as challenges. Here's an overview of cloud computing intersecting with the IVR world.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
30 Jan 2014CdnSecurityEngineer
Exploiting managed memory
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
29 Jan 2014SarmadAsghar
This will provide opportunity to calculate aggregates, joins on the data retrieved from API’s which was never done.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
27 Jan 2014Amazing LED Display
High Performance Method for Capturing Screen
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
9 Jan 2014Hari Mahadevan
Describes a C++ class that encapsulates the WaitForMultipleObjects API usage pattern making it easy to integrate it with C++ objects.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
7 May 2014Gregory Morse
Activating WRL audio interfaces in native C++
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
21 Jan 2014Paul M Watt
View C++ as a federation of languages
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
8 Jan 2014zaphoed
Helpers to declare and define multicast event sources and sinks in C++
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
22 Jan 2014SergeiR[MCTS]
First of a kind radiation counter directly connected to ARM processor on Windows RT
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
22 Jan 2014PJ Arends
A generic template class that wraps the GlobalAlloc API
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
22 Jan 2014imagiro
How to use the shell to unzip a file to a folder location
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
21 Jan 2014Abdelrahman Elzedy
A brief overview on mathematical implementations with programming language
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
9 Jan 2014Nitesh Kejriwal
How to count work days between 2 dates in SQL Server
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
30 Oct 2019Sanmayce
Brutally optimized hash function for general table lookups
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
14 Jan 2014Asif Bahrainwala
Atomic set and test in critical sections
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
2 Jan 2014Vidyasagar Machupalli
Memory management is the art and the process of coordinating and controlling the use of memory in a computer system.
Please Sign up or sign in to vote.
5 Jan 2014Member 10063068
This is an alternative for "Tutorial - Modeless Dialogs with MFC"

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Student FCI ASSIUT
Egypt Egypt
Student at Faculty of computers and information, Assiut University, Egypt
For contact:
abdelrahman.asem@hotmail.com
United States United States
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Instructor / Trainer
India India
Hi,
I have been working with computers since my eight grade, programming the ZX Spectrum. I have always had an interest in assembly language and computer theory (and is still the reason for taking tons of online courses), actively code using C/C++ on Windows (using VS) and Linux (using QT).

I also provide training on data structures, algorithms, parallel patterns library , Graphics (DX11), GPGPUs (DX11-CS,AMP) and programming for performance on x86.
Feel free to call me at 0091-9823018914 (UTC +5:30)



(All views expressed here do not reflect the views of my employer).
Software Developer
Poland Poland
Software developer interested in creating great code and passionate about teaching.

Author of C++17 In Detail - a book that will teach you the latest features of C++17!

I have around 11 years of professional experience in C++/Windows/Visual Studio programming. Plus other technologies like: OpenGL, game development, performance optimization.

In 2018 I was awarded by Microsoft as MVP, Developer Technologies.

If you like my articles please subscribe to my weekly C++ blog or just visit www.bfilipek.com.
Engineer
Canada Canada
I am a Sr Engineer for a major security firm; I have been developing software professionally for 8 years now; I've worked for start ups, small companies, large companies, myself, education. Currently the company I work for has 7,000+ employees worldwide. I am responsible for our platform security, I write code, implement features, educate other engineers about security, I perform security reviews, threat modeling, continue to educate myself on the latest software. By night, I actively work to educate other developers about security and security issues. I also founded a local chapter of OWASP which I organize and run.

I cut my teeth developing in C++ and it's still where my heart is with development, lately I've been writing a lot of C# code & some java, but I do have a project or two coming out in C++ /DiectX 11 whenever I get the time.

When I am not developing code I am spending my time with my wife and daughter or I am lost deep in the woods some where on a camping trip with friends. If you can't find me with a GPS and a SPOT device then chances are I am on the Rugby pitch playing Rugby and having a great time doing so.


You can find more about me and My thoughts on security
Canada Canada
Cindy Potvin is a software developer based in the Montreal area. At her day job, she creates web applications using the ASP.NET MVC framework and mobile applications using the Android SDK.
United States United States
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Software Developer
Ireland Ireland
My first program was written in Basic on a Sinclair Spectrum ZX 16K in the summer of '85. Having studied Computer Systems I attempted to break into the world of C but took a wrong turn and got immersed in COBOL!

I looked a C again in 1994 but didnt follow up on it. In 2001 I introduced myself to Visual C++ 6.0 courtesy of Ivor Hortons book, but found the going difficult. I tipped my toe in the .NET water in '05 but the first example I tried in VC++ 2005 express didnt work and allied with the absence of MFC in the express package, I parked that up.

Along the way my career got shunted into software testing

A personal machine change force me to migrate to VS2008 in 2008. The new edition of Ivor Hortons book for VC++ in VS2008 reintroduced me to .NET and I got curious whereupon I went out and acquired Stephen Fraser's "Pro Visual C++/CLI and
the .NET 3.5 Platform". I was hooked!

After 20 years I think I finally found my destination.

But it would take a further 8 years of exile before I was reappointed to a developer role. In that time I migrated to C# and used selenium wedriver (courtesy of Arun Motoori's Selenium By Arun) as the catalyst to finally grab the opportunity.
Software Developer (Senior)
United States United States
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Republic
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Software Developer IBM
Taiwan Taiwan
Developer with expertise on drivers, daemons and applications, both legacy desktop apps and new age web based apps. My choice of programming languages are C++ & Python and I use Django for web based app development.

When not coding, I do a bit of photography, read stuff and love making my hands greasy.

I live in Taipei, work for IBM and am fluent in Chinese.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are mine and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of my employer.
Software Developer
Germany Germany
Born in 1968 I do programming since over 25 years now. I started with Basic on a ZX81 and with hacking hexcodes in a Microprofessor before I switched to C++ and other languages.

Since more than 10 years I work as a professional software developer, currently for Salsitasoft in Prague.
Software Developer (Senior) Emaratech
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Imran Abdul Ghani has more than 10 years of experience in designing/developing enterprise level applications. He is Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for .NET(MCSD.NET) since 2005. You can reach his blogging at WCF Tutorials, Web Development, SharePoint for Dummies.
Software Developer (Senior)
Netherlands Netherlands
I have been programming for a hobby since 1985. I have started programming on the C= 64. After that I migrated to the C= Amiga which I traded in for a PC back in 1997 I believe. Back in 2000 I decided to lose a hobby and start developing software for a living.

Currently I am working mainly in developing software for building security and access control systems.
Germany Germany
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Retired
United States United States
Currently enjoying retirement and working on projects without pressure, deadlines or any kind of management.
Founder Rebin Infotech
India India
A passionate developer with over 10 years of experience and building my software company code by code. Experience withMS Technologies like .Net | MVC | Xamarin | Sharepoint | MS Project Server and PhP along with open source CMS Systems like Wordpress/DotNetNuke etc.

Love to debug problems and solve them. I love writing articles on my website in my spare time. Please visit my Website for more details and subscribe to get technology related tips/tricks. #SOreadytohelp
Architect Connect In Private
Singapore Singapore
Software Architect, COM, .NET and Smartcard based security specialist.

I've been working in the software industry since I graduated in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. I chose software because I preferred digital to analog.

I started to program with 6802 machine code and evolved to the current .NET technologies... that was a long way.

For more than 20 years I have always worked in technical positions as I simply like to get my hands dirty and crack my brain when things don't go right!

After 12 years in the smart card industry I can claim a strong knowledge in security solutions based on those really small computers!
I've been back into business to design the licensing system for the enterprise solution for Consistel using a .NET smart card (yes they can run .NET CLR!)

I'm currently designing a micro-payment solution using the NXP DESFire EV1 with the ACSO6 SAM of ACS. I can then add a full proficient expertise on those systems and NFC payments.
This technology being under strict NDA by NXP I cannot publish any related article about it, however I can provide professional consulting for it.

You can contact me for professional matter by using the forum or via my LinkedIn profile.
Engineer
United States United States
I am a software architect and I have been developing software for nearly two decades. Over the years I have learned to value maintainable solutions first. This has allowed me to adapt my projects to meet the challenges that inevitably appear during development. I use the most beneficial short-term achievements to drive the software I develop towards a long-term vision.

C++ is my strongest language. However, I have also used x86 ASM, ARM ASM, C, C#, JAVA, Python, and JavaScript to solve programming problems. I have worked in a variety of industries throughout my career, which include:
• Manufacturing
• Consumer Products
• Virtualization
• Computer Infrastructure Management
• DoD Contracting

My experience spans these hardware types and operating systems:
• Desktop
o Windows (Full-stack: GUI, Application, Service, Kernel Driver)
o Linux (Application, Daemon)
• Mobile Devices
o Windows CE / Windows Phone
o Linux
• Embedded Devices
o VxWorks (RTOS)
o Greenhills Linux
o Embedded Windows XP

I am a Mentor and frequent contributor to CodeProject.com with tutorial articles that teach others about the inner workings of the Windows APIs.

I am the creator of an open source project on GitHub called Alchemy[^], which is an open-source compile-time data serialization library.

I maintain my own repository and blog at CodeOfTheDamned.com/[^], because code maintenance does not have to be a living hell.
Architect
Russian Federation Russian Federation
Ph. D. Petr Ivankov worked as scientific researcher at Russian Mission Control Centre since 1978 up to 2000. Now he is engaged by Aviation training simulators http://dinamika-avia.com/ . His additional interests are:

1) Noncommutative geometry

http://front.math.ucdavis.edu/author/P.Ivankov

2) Literary work (Russian only)

http://zhurnal.lib.ru/editors/3/3d_m/

3) Scientific articles
http://arxiv.org/find/all/1/au:+Ivankov_Petr/0/1/0/all/0/1
President
Canada Canada
Father of two, brother of two, child of two.
Spouse to one, uncle to many, friend to lots.
Farmer, carpenter, mechanic, electrician, but definitely not a plumber.
Likes walks with the wife, board games, card games, travel, and camping in the summer.
High school graduate, college drop-out.
Hobby programmer who knows C++ with MFC and the STL.
Has dabbled with BASIC, Pascal, Fortran, COBOL, C#, SQL, ASM, and HTML.
Realized long ago that programming is fun when there is nobody pressuring you with schedules and timelines.
Software Developer (Senior)
Canada Canada
Philippe Roy was a key contributor throughout his 20+ years career with many high-profile companies such as Nuance Communications, IBM (ViaVoice and ProductManager), VoiceBox Technologies, just to name a few. He is creative and proficient in OO coding and design, knowledgeable about the intellectual-property world (he owns many patents), tri-lingual, and passionate about being part of a team that creates great solutions.

Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention, he has a special thing for speech recognition and natural language processing... The magic of first seeing a computer transform something as chaotic as sound and natural language into intelligible and useful output has never left him.
Software Developer
Switzerland Switzerland
coding for fun and money
Other
Bulgaria Bulgaria
A Bulgarian old boy interested in search techniques, nothing special.
Team Leader VF
Pakistan Pakistan
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
United States United States
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Architect
India India
A Technology Enthusiast since 14 Years, have been contributing in varied Domains. Interested in developing technology which goes more meaning to Human Life, Nature and the entire ecosystem.

#Developer, #Architect, #Enthusiast, #Contributor #Mentor

To all Developers out there, You touch a Billion Lives a Billion Times
Before you code Think Twice !!!
Architect ZenithMoon Studios
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Long-time game developer / IT maniac.
By day I architect, design, build and deliver enriching Mixed Reality solutions to clients, bringing the work of AR/VR to light in new and interesting ways, by night I Masquerade as the Master Chief of ZenithMoon Studios, my own game development studio.

At heart, I am a community developer breaking down lots of fun and curious technologies and bringing them to the masses.

I'm also a contributor to several open-source projects, most notably, the Reality Toolkit and all the services provided by the Reality Collective, The Unity-UI-Extensions project, as well as in the past the AdRotator advertising rotator project for Windows and Windows Phone.

Currently, I spend my time fulfilling contracts in the Mixed Reality space (primarily for an XR experience firm called Ethar), writing books, technically reviewing tons of material and continuing my long tradition of contributing to open-source development, as well as delivering talks, but that goes without saying Big Grin | :-D

Mixed Reality MVP, Xbox Ambassador, MS GameDevelopment Ambassador & Best selling author:

[Accelerating Unity Through Automation](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accelerating-Unity-Through-Automation-Offloading/dp/1484295072/ref=rvi_sccl_3/262-0817396-1418043)
[Mastering Unity 2D Game Development] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/mastering-unity-2d-game-development)
[Unity 3D UI Essentials] (https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/unity-3d-gui-essentials)
Software Developer (Senior)
Serbia Serbia
11 Years of development in various programming languages. Recently focused on .NET/Angular development.
Engineer Mevoo Ltd
United Kingdom United Kingdom
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Software Developer (Senior)
India India
Developer | Blogger | Mentor | Gamer | Microsoft MVP
Coder by profession | Gamer By Heart
Technical Blog : http://vidyasagarmsc.com
About me: http://about.me/mscvidyasagar
Czech Republic Czech Republic
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Software Developer zapsolution
France France
I am a low level SDK programmer, focusing mainly on graphic imaging and multimedia applications.
I am using several languages, including C, C++, PowerBASIC, WinDev.
I wrote also a few demos in C#, but i never used DotNET in real code production.

Contest Entries and Requirements

  1. The contest period covers the the first day of the month 12AM US Eastern Standard Time and ends the final day of the month at 11:59:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be submitted during this period in order to qualify.
  2. Entries must be an article, or blog entry.
  3. With the exception of the Everything Else category, the article must be tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category (for example, to enter the C# Competition you would need to tag your article with a C# tag).
  4. Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
  5. No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
  6. Articles may only be considered for a single category. If an article is eligible for multiple categories (for example, it pertains to both the C# and Web Dev categories), CodeProject editors and judges will decide which category the article shall be entered in.
  7. No author can be nominated twice in the same category.
  8. If an author writes has two separate articles, each article may be considered in their respective categories provided none of the aforementioned rules are broken. For example, if an author wrote two separate articles, one related to C# and one related to VB.NET, the author and articles could be nominated in the C# and VB.NET competitions, respectively.
  9. In the event an author wins multiple competitions, and repeat, identical prizes, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
  10. Multiple votes from the same IP will be automatically disqualified.
  11. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  12. Only those who live in jurisdictions in which this contest is legal may enter.
  13. Any breach of the rules and the prize will be awarded to the runner up.
  14. By entering the contest you agree to the rules, conditions of entry, and agree that your member alias and any submitted material can be used for promotional purposes by CodeProject.
  15. Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry unless clearly indicated otherwise. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

Eligibility

This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of CodeProject or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law.

How to Enter

Entry is by the submission process described above. Please read the submission requirements before submitting your entry and ensure the article is tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category.

Lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries will be disqualified. Any entry containing content that CodeProject deems objectionable for any reason will be disqualified. All decisions of CodeProject with respect to any aspect of the competition, including, without limitation, the eligibility of entries, are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this competition. CodeProject reserves its right to modify the Rules.

CodeProject assumes no responsibility for lost, late, delayed, destroyed or misdirected mail, voice messages, email or any computer errors or malfunctions. No correspondence will be entered into with entrants.

CodeProject does not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. If for any reason, in the opinion of CodeProject in its sole discretion, the competition is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the competition is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond its control, CodeProject reserves its right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the competition including cancelling any method of entry, and select a winner from previously received eligible entries. CodeProject reserves its right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the competition or to be acting in violation of the Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. CodeProject reserves its right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of the law for any attempts to deliberately damage the competition web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this competition. CodeProject shall not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the competition including any damage to an entrant's computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof, as a result of their participation in this competition or from downloading any material from the competition website where applicable.

You must sign in to participate in this contest.
This contest has ended.
1 Jan - 31 Jan 2014