C/C++
C/C++ Feature Articles
Extracting Function Parameter and Return Types in C++
Using the metaprogramming capabilities of C++ and generic programming, it's possible to create an elegant parser of parameter types. Command-line interpreters, parsers, and syntax checkers are among the many applications.
The New C Standard Explored
C11 specifies many security features that require minimal changes to existing code. They greatly reduce unexpected behavior and prevent many kinds of common attacks.
The New Native Languages
D and Go are at the forefront of a new generation of native languages emerging in the space between C and C++.
Calling Constructors with Placement New
Trying to create an object at a specific memory address highlights the peculiarities of C++ constructors
The Humble Boolean Deserves Help
The boolean data type rarely gets the attention it merits. As a result, it's stuck in a world of exactly two values, with little margin for safety.
C/C++ News
Eclipse Moves Into Clear View Of Orion
Orion browser-based web application IDE with JavaScript and HTML
Xamarin Serves MIPS-Based Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Six million C# and .NET developers worldwide can't wrong, can they?
Microsoft Opens C++ Extension To Other Compilers
Visual Studio 11 developers offered route to more GPU power
Oracle Bakes NetBeans IDE 7.1 For Better UIs
First IDE to support latest Java specs and JavaFX 2.0 and JDK7
New Cross-Platform Testing Tool and Mocking Framework
Typemock launches unit testing framework for Linux
New C# Interface for eXtremeDB In-Memory Database System
Accelerated and streamlined .NET development proposition
Qt Reaches Official Developer Launch of Qt Quick
Developers and UI designers handed new development tools
RunRev Revs Up LiveCode for Android
Iterative compile-free coding environment for both iOS and Android
Kick Starting C++Builder and Delphi RAD Environments
Embarcadero offers low-cost versions of popular software development tools
Micro Focus Aims To Simplify COBOL
Micro Focus Visual COBOL R3 migrates COBOL apps to modern platforms
Events of Interest
May 29-31, San Francisco, CA. Fluent 2012: JavaScript and Beyond
June 4-6, Nashville, Tennessee.Magic Software Users Conference
June 11-14, Bellevue, WA. AMD Fusion12 Developer Summit
June 11-14, Orlando, FL. Microsoft Tech-Ed
June 18-20, New York, NY. QCon New York
June 26-29, Boston, MA. 2012 Red Hat Summit and JBoss World
June 27-29, San Francisco, CA. Goole I/O Conference
July 9-12, San Francisco, CA. JAX Conference - Java, Cloud, Android, Agile
July 16-20, Portland, OR. OSCON
August 6-10, Redmond, WA. Visual Studio Live
August 20-24, Munich, Germany. DrupalCon Europe
August 27-30, San Francisco, CA. VMworld 2012
September 11-13, San Francisco, CA. Intel Developer Forum (IDF 2012)
September 23-25, St Louis, MO. StrangeLoop
September 29-30, San Francisco, CA. MySQL Connect Conference
September 30-October 4, San Francisco, CA. JavaOne
October 6-7, Los Altos, CA. Silicon Valley Code Camp
October 22-24, San Francisco, CA. Windows Phone DevCon
October 23-25, Ludwigsburg, Germany. EclipseCon Europe 2012
October 24-25, New York City. The Strata Conference
November 7-9, San Francisco, CA. QCon
December 10-14, Orlando, FL. Visual Studio Live
Best of the Web
What the New iPad and iOS 5.1 Mean for Developers
The new display is gorgeous. But local storage for HMTL5 is currently broken on the new iPad and performance of some apps is slower. Here's a deep dive into the issues, including benchmarks and analysis.
Triple Buffering as A Concurrency Mechanism
Triple Buffering is a way of passing data between a producer and a consumer running at different rates. It ensures that the consumer sees only complete data with minimal lag.
Embedding GDB Breakpoints in C Source Code
Have you ever wanted to embed GDB breakpoints in C source code? Something like this:
printf("Hello,\n");
EMBED_BREAKPOINT;
printf("world!\n");
Writing Kernel Exploits
Why attack the kernel? Because it has a huge attack surface with potential for very interesting bugs. This presentation (pdf) takes a code-level dive into recently reported Linux-kernel exploits.
