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Dr. Dobb's Archive

Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:09:00 -0500

On this site is archived all the content from Dr. Dobb's that was published on the Web through December 31, 2014.

Dr. Dobb's Archive

Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:09:00 -0500

On this site is archived all the content from Dr. Dobb's that was published on the Web through December 31, 2014.

Farewell, Dr. Dobb's

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:28:00 -0500

After 38 years of glory, the long run of Dr. Dobb's has come to an end.

Thriving Among the APIs

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:50:00 -0500

You're about to start work on designing and publishing your product's API. Now what?

The Long Death of Project Hosting Sites

Tue, 09 Dec 2014 15:42:00 -0500

Last month, Microsoft and Google bypassed their own code hosts to post major code projects on GitHub. The once-favored hosts have begun a long, familiar decline.

Testing for Failures with Python

Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:47:00 -0500

Writing solid code means knowing that when programs fail, they do so gracefully and predictably. Unit testing verifies this.

We Need More Agile IT Now!

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:54:00 -0500

While IT is becoming more Agile, the rate of change in business requires even faster adoption of Agility.

Clarity of Goals: The Most Important Element of Product Success

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:38:00 -0500

Complete clarity and constant communication of goals are as important to a product's success as execution, perhaps more so.

Building Portable Games in C++

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:06:00 -0500

The cocos-2d-x open source framework can be used to build games, apps, and other interactive software in C++. Here's a hands-on guide to using it to write and port games.

Debugging Mobile Apps with HTML5 and Intel XDK

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:58:00 -0500

Using the Intel XDK IDE to debug an app from an iPad, an iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone devices.

Program Configuration in Python

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:28:00 -0500

Despite numerous options for passing config data to a program, there is still a need for a utility to handle complex hierarchical configuration and locate config files on distributed system. Here is one.

The Uncompromising Economics of Being #3 in Mobile Platforms

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:23:00 -0500

In software development, being the #3 platform in the mobile market is as good as being last.

C# and .NET's Sudden Ubiquity

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:10:00 -0500

Microsoft ports .NET to Linux and Macintosh and open-sources the entire stack.

The Wearable Computing Revolution Begins: Building Android Wear Apps

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 06:22:00 -0500

A simple speech recognition example illustrates how to start creating wearable apps.

In Search of Agile Architecture

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 09:49:00 -0500

Despite years of refinement, Agile development still does not include architecture and design.

Swift: Introduction to Apple's New Programming Language

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 07:10:00 -0500

A decidedly simple alternative to Objective-C.

Data Compression with Arithmetic Encoding

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 03:05:00 -0500

Arithmetic encoders are better suited for adaptive models than Huffman coding, but they can be challenging to implement.

Whose Cloud Will You Use?

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:29:00 -0400

While the choices appear infinite, they are in fact narrowing quickly.

Finding the Median of Two Sorted Arrays Efficiently

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:22:00 -0400

Merge operations integrate sorted arrays by triaging entries based on a median value. Finding that value accurately and efficiently requires careful work.

Adding REST-based Web Services to IoT Devices

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:20:00 -0400

Using JavaScript and Node.js to quickly add new capabilities to IoT projects

Testing Complex Software Automatically

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:36:00 -0400

Modeling requirements to generate comprehensive tests is an effective means of validating software — without relying on thousands of low-level, handwritten tests.

7 Best Practices for Being a Successful Remote Developer

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:25:00 -0400

Working remotely requires special discipline and unique habits. Learn them to really contribute to the project.

Building an IoT Project with Intel Galileo and Node.js

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:00:00 -0400

Getting started with the Intel Galileo board and the XDK IoT Edition IDE.

Open Software's Thousand Eyes: A Misunderstood Claim

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:22:00 -0400

Recent high-profile defects do not support the view that open source is less secure than closed source.

iOS 8 HealthKit: Working with Biometric Data

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:03:00 -0400

Once you begin collecting data on individuals in real time, permission management, data storage, and data access all become challenging issues. Apple's iOS8 attempts to balance rights and privacy with developers' desire to write apps.