by Alex Rest, describes some problems, bugs and technique solutions that correspond to using pointers. This article would be useful for beginners and programmers that are using other programming languages and are starting to study C and C++ now.
PhysOrg, Ostar - the latest high-performance light-emitting diode from Osram - is 50 times brighter than comparable predecessor models. Because of its small size (3 cm x 1 cm) and high brightness of 120 lumens (lm),
Paul Graham May 2003 "why don't more people use it? I was asked this question by a student in the audience at a talk I gave recently. Not for the first time, either."
The age-old practice of turning the soil before planting a new crop is a leading cause of farmland degradation. Many farmers are thus looking to make plowing a thing of the past
Numbers for Fantasy Worlds, a distillation of broad possibilities drawn from a variety of historical reference points, from periods ranging from the 11th to 15th centuries as a good model for a trad-fantasy gameworld.
"Five-day weeks of eight-hour days maximize long-term output in every industry that has been studied over the past century. What makes us think that our [IT] industry is somehow exempt from this rule?"
by Scott Aaronson. I have an ingenious idea for a company... My company will be the one that packages ... in 25-cent cardboard boxes, then resells the boxes for up to $300 apiece.
None of us can know the answers for sure until our own time comes, but the few individuals who have their brush with death interrupted by a last-minute reprieve can offer some intriguing insights.
When the schedule is shot and a game needs to ship, programmers may employ some dirty coding tricks to get the game out the door. In an article originally published in Gamasutra sister publication Game Developer magazine earlier this year, here are nine real-life examples of just that.
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The new technology, known as AMQ, is an open-source message queuing system that provides the same functionality as IBM's WebSphere MQ (formerly known as MQSeries), has implementations on C and C++, and will support C# and Java.
Almost every application with GUI needs icons. And they better be sexy. And stylish. And consistent. And small. Here are few tips for programatically creating icons using Java 2D features
The numbers that control your life. You're identified by dozens of numbers. Your phone number, your driver's license number, your social security number, your zip code, your license plate, your credit card numbers. I find these numbers fascinating. Who distributes them? What can they be used for? How can you use them? How are they issued?
Paul Graham May 2001 "You don't need to know this stuff to program in Lisp, but it should be helpful to anyone who wants to understand the essence of Lisp"
By Pieter Hintjens - That simple question stirs up controversy and divides the IT industry into two camps like no other. Every group has their own ideology about software patents.
Ward Cunningham, creator of the wiki, said the power of collaborative development has only just begun to be realized, and open-source software will continue to spur more collaboration and more innovation.
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