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Before I go on, this is not meant as a critism. Esp. not to eidge, whose code I randomly chose from amongst the "spatiophobes". I am genuinely intrigued! From ...

[39 replies] Last: [quote helios]They're both substandard, anyway. The proper way to pass... (by Duthomhas)

by TheMassiveChipmunk

What was your first Programming language? (1,2,3)

I am curious which language I see the pros know 6+ languages and they are good in everyone. But they must be the best at their first language. My first language...

[52 replies] Last: I see. So basically a procedural vs OOP concepts you are talking about... (by sohguanh)

by PracticingProgrammer

Liberty BASIC.... Is It Dead?

I was having a discussion with a fellow programmer about Liberty BASIC programming language. He stated that, 'Yes, it's a good language for beginning programmin...

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by TheMassiveChipmunk

How hard is it to make an OS

First of all this is not an OS fight okay. Please keep things civil and constructive. Now to the question how hard is to make an OS I can not imagine the how ha...

[6 replies] Last: Thanks :) (by TheMassiveChipmunk)

by andywestken

How do you literally write a [tag]?

Hi How do you literally write a without it doing its stuff ? I've seen posts where the "tags" are visible, but can't see how to escape them (I tried Wiki...

[6 replies] Last: Thanks![/ b] ne555[/ i] Andy[/ u] ... (by andywestken)

by andywestken

Compile early, compile often!

Do you buy into the mantra : Compile early, compile often! ??? Andy

[19 replies] Last: Asking how often to compile is almost equivalent to asking how often t... (by jsmith)

by Cheraphy

Essays in programming languages

I can't help but feel this picture has been posted here before.. Enjoy! :P http://imgur.com/ZyeCO

[5 replies] Last: I find the C one pretty relevant, as I wondered what the hell it was d... (by GisleAune)

by anonymous23323124

Where to put development files - Ubuntu

Sorry if this is a noob question (I'm pretty sure it is...) On Windows I've always put libraries in c:/ library_name /. What is the conventional location on ...

[5 replies] Last: And do I then put the built binaries (.a and .so) loose in /usr/lib? O... (by anonymous23323124)

by closed account zb0S216C

Riot Outbreak in the UK (1,2,3)

These dumb riots are happening everywhere. Seriously, why trash the nearest city-centre? How childish can you get? What're your thoughts? Wazzak ...

[48 replies] Last: I'm not sure the rioters can all be grouped as reoffenders, as I've he... (by teflondon)

by andywestken

Fibers and Coroutines

Has anyone ever used a fibers or coroutines in real life? I've read about fibers, and played about with them, but never come across a situation where I neede...

[3 replies] Last: OO and coroutines/closures are not antithetical, but they do basically... (by Duthomhas)

by andywestken

Dubious questions?

Does this site have a policy about dubious questions? I see some rather "phishy" question being asked, which people decline to answer. But then another perso...

[11 replies] Last: Thanks for all your input. As I know nothing about attack vectors, I c... (by andywestken)

by anonymous23323124

Visual C++ Express 2008

I'm creating some prebuilt SFML binaries in order to encourage subscription to my blog. I know people ought to build them themselves, but I guess some people ei...

[8 replies] Last: P.S. Re VS2010/VC2008 crash If you're relying on the DLL and exe usin... (by andywestken)

by lnk2019

Should there be a sticky about code tags?

I've noticed a lot of people are posting code without using code tags! Not that it bothers me too much, if I can't be bothered reading it, I'll just ignore it b...

[18 replies] Last: code tags are pretty useful because it makes stuff so easy to read t... (by ceruleus)

by Cheraphy

Suggestions for Micro Controller

I've built my own hardware before, and simulated a few circuits that used micro controllers, but I've never actually built a physical piece of hardware that wou...

[2 replies] Last: Thanks, lol. Like all my personal projects I'll be lucky if I even sta... (by Cheraphy)

by andywestken

Compile early, compile often!

Do you buy into the mantra : Compile early, compile often! ??? Andy P.S. And its variants...

[1 reply] : Not sure why this duplicate thread is here? I thought I only asked the... (by andywestken)

by Cheraphy

non integer factorial

I'm pretty sure that the definition of the factorial operation in mathematics requires an integer. Yet google seems to disagree. I messed up the formatting of a...

[10 replies] Last: Still, useful is an English language word, rather than a mathematical ... (by tition)

by ProbePLayer

Diablo 3 on Linux

I like Diablo. And from the short trailers and gameplay videos, I got even more hooked. And I caught myself thinking "I am so buying the new Diablo 3". But I us...

[1 reply] : Making a game available on multiple platforms takes only as much effor... (by helios)

by closed account 1vRz3TCk

Guilloché Patterns

Before I start trawling the net and piecing together the dribs and drabs of information, does anyone have any useful resources for Guilloché Patterns (and secu...

[1 reply] : Sorry to tell you I don't... I do how ever want to use that technology... (by Cheraphy)

by ultifinitus

Remote Administration Ethics

I have just finished some interesting code and I'm wondering what the ethical possibilities of such a program are, or really where it would feasibly be ethica...

[11 replies] Last: Oh, I see. Rather poorly phrased. Yes, yes it was. Feature idea: a... (by ultifinitus)

by helios

Spare some chang- er... time?

I need to run a test on a data structure very similar to the one described here (http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/lounge/47826/#msg259997 ), but I don't have, nor...

[2 replies] Last: That's why I said the data structure was similar, not identical. The 1... (by helios)

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