Best C++ Article of July 2015

This competition has ended

Overview
Entries
Participants
Winners
Prizes
Rules

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.

C Code for 4-bit Control of Newhaven OLED Character Display

24 Jul 2015BEmbedded

This article discusses 'C' code used to control a Newhaven OLED in 4-bit mode. It is a MBLABX project.

Developing C++ Android NDK Games using Linderdaum Engine on Intel® Architecture

6 Jul 2015Android on Intel

Linderdaum Engine is an open source, purely object-oriented 3D gaming engine for Microsoft Windows, Google Android, and BlackBerry OS 10 written in C++.

Getting Started with Intel® INDE OpenCV for Android Targets

6 Jul 2015Android on Intel

This document is focused on creating OpenCV-enabled applications for Android. If the target operating system of your application is Windows

Using the Intel® SSSE3 Instruction Set to Accelerate DNN Algorithm in Local Speech Recognition

27 Jul 2015Android on Intel

In this article I will explain what is DNN and how the Intel® SSSE3 instruction set helps to accelerate DNN calculation progress.

5 Ways to Optimize Your Code for Android 5.0 Lollipop

20 Jul 2015Android on Intel

In this paper, we introduce some of the new features in ART, benchmark it against the previous Android Dalvik* runtime, and share five tips for developers that can further improve application performance.

Node.js for Home Grown Utility Applications

1 Jul 2015Bobby Lough

Node.js for home grown utility applications

C++

Windows

Exposing Highcharts data from C++ using JSON

18 Jul 2015phillipvoyle

I’m going to show you how you can use JSON.h to expose charting data to a web page and draw a chart in the browser.

C++

HighCharts

JSON

PDF Viewer with Cordova and AngularJS

30 Jul 2015Fernando Cortes Flores

An Apache Cordova app that can download a PDF from an URL, store the PDF in the device and show the PDF to the user

Optimize Arduino Memory Usage

28 Jul 2015Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

When working with embedded devices, RAM (random access memory) is one of the most valuable and limited resource of the system. The focus of this article is on the RAM usage optimization for Arduino MCUs, but the same principle applies to many other embedded devices.

C++

Arduino

Making an Audio Spectrum analyzer with Bass.dll, C# and Arduino - Part 2.

21 Jul 2015webmaster442

A mini howto on making a cool Audio Spectrum analyzer with C# and Arduino

Getting video stream from USB web-camera on Arduino Due - Part 7: Completing enumeration process

11 Aug 2015Sergiy Bogdancev

Last article before video-streaming

Windows MCI Player in C++ CLI

31 Jan 2018Jerome Vonk

A music player powered by MCI & Window Forms

The Power of C++11 in Creating Windows Smart Pointers

15 Jul 2015Michael Chourdakis

Smart pointers for some Windows handles

C++11

C++

Windows

App.Config Transforms Outside Of Web Project

7 Jul 2015Sacha Barber

App.Config Transforms outside of Web Project

C++

Windows

security

Win32 Thread Pools and C++11 : A Quick Wrapper

15 Apr 2019Michael Chourdakis

Use Windows new ThreadPool through a single C++ 11 class

Create An Environment to Build the C++ Boost Libraries in Windows for VS2013

5 Jul 2015stevenong_2006

This project is intended for one to create an automated build environment to build the Boost libraries set to be used with VC++ in Visual Studio 2013.

Active Directory change tracking

9 Jan 2016Snorri Kristjansson

Active Directory change auditing solution. A Windows Service that stores selected AD change events from the Security log of all Domain Controllers to an SQL database.

Current Participants

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

Android on Intel

United States

Intel is inside more and more Android devices, and we have tools and resources to make your app development faster and easier.

Anooj Nair

Software Developer

India

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

BEmbedded

Engineer

United States

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

Bobby Lough

United States

Full stack Java engineer looking to enhance the quality of the code around me. Find out more about me at http://www.bobbylough.com

Camilo Reyes

Engineer

United States

Husband, father, and software engineer living in Houston Texas. Passionate about JavaScript, C#, and webbing all the things.

darrellp

Web Developer

United States

I've been doing programming for close to 30 years now. I started with C at Bell Labs and later went to work for Microsoft for many years. I currently am a partner in Suckerpunch LLC where we produce PlayStation games (www.suckerpunch.com).

I am mainly interested in AI, graphics and more mathematical stuff. Dealing with client/server architectures and business software doesn't do that much for me. I love math, computers, hiking, travel, reading, playing piano, fruit jars (yes - I said fruit jars) and photography.

DriveByCoder

Founder Bowmain

United Kingdom

Shaun O'Kane is a software developer with over 25 years experience. His interests include C++, C#, Windows, Linux, WPF, sockets, finance, .. just about everything.

Fernando Cortes Flores

Software Developer Informática Borsan

Spain

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

Garai Márton

Software Developer

Hungary

BY DAY: Working in C#.

BY NIGHT: Programming fancier stuff. C#/F#. Playing Paladins, or something (of course after when the kids are sleeping). Drink beer.

FOR FUN: Archery. Talk with good ol' friends.

Br,
Márton

Isaac RF

Software Developer (Senior) Connectis

Spain

Software Developer, 2D/3D Design and game development enthusiast.

Good working on team or alone, very fast learning speed, curious and assertive, always learning new skills.

Jamie Munro

Software Developer (Senior)

Canada

I am the author of five books: ASP.NET MVC 5 with Bootstrap and Knockout.js, Knockout.js: Building Dynamic Client-Side Web Applications, 20 Recipes for Programming PhoneGap, 20 Recipes for Programming MVC 3, and Rapid Application Development with CakePHP.

I enjoy reading and writing and I like to blog as much as I can on my personal blog EndYourIf.

I'm a father of three kids, twins (boy and a girl) and another baby girl.

Jerome Vonk

Systems Engineer

Brazil

Team lead | Developer | Localization
https://jeromevonk.github.io/

Karl Stoney

Architect Hewlett Packard Enterprise Security Services

United Kingdom

Technical Architect for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Security Service.

Please take the time to visit my site

Mahmoud Samir Fayed

Egypt

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

Mircea Diaconescu

Technical Lead

Germany

Researcher, developer, WoT/IoT enthusiast
Co-founder of http://web-engineering.info.

Patrick P. Frey

Europe

I am a software engineer living in Zürich.
My main interests are information retrieval, document processing, compiler building, formal languages and domain specific languages.

phillipvoyle

Software Developer (Senior)

New Zealand

I've spent time programming for the security industry, video games, and telephony. I live in New Zealand, and have a Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences specializing in Computer Technology, from the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Sacha Barber

Software Developer (Senior)

United Kingdom

I currently hold the following qualifications (amongst others, I also studied Music Technology and Electronics, for my sins)

- MSc (Passed with distinctions), in Information Technology for E-Commerce
- BSc Hons (1st class) in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Both of these at Sussex University UK.

Award(s)

I am lucky enough to have won a few awards for Zany Crazy code articles over the years

Microsoft C# MVP 2016
Codeproject MVP 2016
Microsoft C# MVP 2015
Codeproject MVP 2015
Microsoft C# MVP 2014
Codeproject MVP 2014
Microsoft C# MVP 2013
Codeproject MVP 2013
Microsoft C# MVP 2012
Codeproject MVP 2012
Microsoft C# MVP 2011
Codeproject MVP 2011
Microsoft C# MVP 2010
Codeproject MVP 2010
Microsoft C# MVP 2009
Codeproject MVP 2009
Microsoft C# MVP 2008
Codeproject MVP 2008
And numerous codeproject awards which you can see over at my blog

Sergiy Bogdancev

Software Developer

Ukraine

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

Snorri Kristjansson

Software Developer (Senior) Kvikna.com

Iceland

I started programming back in 1980, briefly in Basic, switched to Assembler (Z80 CPU) running CP/M OS. Started to program for MS-DOS in Assembler (8088 CPU) when the IBM PC made it's apperance. Switched to C when I started to write programs for Windows in 1991. In 2002 switched to C++ and MFC. In 2011 started developing in C# .NET for Sharepoint 2010. In 2016 started developing WPF applications.

stevenong_2006

Software Developer (Senior) Weatherford International

United States

I am a software engineer. I have been coding for over two decades now. I love coding - coding is my life! My other hobbies are: tinkering with those Single Board Computers (SBC) and swimming.

webmaster442

Architect

Hungary

Been interested in computers & electronics since I got my NES, eventually became a Computer engineer, now a Software Architect

First Prize	Sergiy Bogdancev - Getting video stream from USB web-camera on Arduino Due - Part 7: Completing enumeration process
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Michael Chourdakis - The Power of C++11 in Creating Windows Smart Pointers
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

Contest Entries and Requirements

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.
Entries must be an article, or blog entry.
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).
Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
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.
No author can be nominated twice in the same category.
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.
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.
In the event an article has multiple authors and/or contributors, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event of a tie, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
Multiple votes from the same IP will be automatically disqualified.
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Only those who live in jurisdictions in which this contest is legal may enter.
Any breach of the rules and the prize will be awarded to the runner up.
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.
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.