Lounge - October 2011 (Page 2)

Funny C++ Jokes! Share yours (1,2)
 
When they were talking about classes and inheriting, this came along. "That way, you have kept encapsulation. (Only A can play with it's privates, B canno...
[30 replies] Last: More content, less bloat. Although that's a bit unfair to ask from C++... (by Catfish)
Dennis Ritchie Rest in Peace (1,2,3)
 
Turns out last week was a really tough week for the tech world. I just found out that Dennis Ritchie died on the 8th (last saturday). As he was lead a primarily...
[54 replies] Last: So many different rules o_0 This is why I study machine languages ins... (by closed account 1yR4jE8b)
A Programming Puzzle
 
Explain the output. (On my computer I get a single linebreak.) #include <iostream> using namespace std; union X { char y ; unsigned int z; } x = {"LOL"}; ...
[5 replies] Last: If you set it to "ABC" then it will be stored. 'A' 'B' 'C' '\0' Li... (by ne555)
by Bazzy
Multiple languages in the same file
 
I've written a program that prints "The best programming language ever is X" replacing X with an appropriate string depending on the language used to compile/i...
[3 replies] Last: @ chrisname Making line 49 a function call will break shell and langu... (by Bazzy)
Delete account?
 
Is there a way to delete my account on this forum?
[9 replies] Last: HUSH! You'll blow his cover! @dennisDOTcpp You should be able PM twi... (by Albatross)
How do 8-bit systems represent numbers larger than 255?
 
Take for example any old console or arcade game with it's high scores. I was just wondering what technique it would use to do this. Like, I was guessing they wo...
[7 replies] Last: In terms of native capacity, they generally pair up two 8-bit register... (by rmsharkey)
Ubuntu 11.10 countdown almost 0
 
Umm, I don't know if this is a little last minute, but Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot is almost here. I thought I'd spread the word with some who can probably app...
[6 replies] Last: http://www.ubuntu.com/ It's on the main page right now. For those of u... (by anon1000)
Writing a program
 
Hey I'm kinda new a C++. I have an assignment due tomorrow... and I don't even know how to start. Could someone please help. here is my assignment. Write a ...
[2 replies] Last: I don't even know how to start. Break it into smaller steps. 1) o... (by Disch)
Sidescroller Creation Ideas
 
Do you guy have any skills making maps for games? Sidescrollers especially- I'm adding tons of different content, but I don't have any experience with map makin...
[7 replies] Last: The ability for the player to manipulate time and gravity would be awe... (by chrisname)
by ascii
Linux Mint vs openSUSE
 
I can't decide which of these two to switch too, and please don't recommend anything other than either of these. Discuss :)
[17 replies] Last: [quote=chwsks]Also Novell ??? I did even know that the company still e... (by chrisname)
by tition
YALWT: TIOBE
 
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html Monthly index/estimate of programming language search popularity. The index/estimate is based ...
[16 replies] Last: And how do you know that one thing is worthwhile? I'm not suggesting... (by closed account 1vRz3TCk)
C++11 Features in Visual C++ 11
 
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2011/09/12/10209291.aspx This is.. depressing.
[8 replies] Last: This is.. depressing. Don't worry. Be happy. ♬ And if your IDE's ... (by Catfish)
Database and Server
 
Hey, I'm about to start working on a program that will be managing a rather large database on a server, as well as setting up a client GUI to access it remotely...
[5 replies] Last: What would be the best language to use to write the server-side prog... (by rapidcoder)
Fibreoptic Broadband Download Speed
 
I just got BT Infinity fibreoptic broadband today. In house, our network is connected by a BT router and 100Mb/s (or is it MB/s?) ethernet cables. According ...
[6 replies] Last: At my parent's house we have a cable modem that gets about 35Mb/s. Per... (by Cheraphy)
Annual Leave (1,2)
 
Hi, I was just looking into how much holiday time you get in different countries - I'll finish uni in May and haven't a clue where I want to live, thought I wou...
[38 replies] Last: @chrisname, that whole article was really good. I love some of the ph... (by TheMeerkat)
algorithm
 
please i need help in 1. writing an algorithm to find the factorial of 10 2. enumerate the operators and operation to represent the following i. comparism i...
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Compilers on the go.
 
Are there any compilers (that run on Windows 7) that I can just save onto a USB and import to other computers? I've tried VS2010, but the installation files ...
[4 replies] Last: Ah, thank you! It's greatly appreciated! (by Ben Duncan)
by Mikis
Wow! Nice job with the site!
 
Hello! New to this site since a few days, just want to thank the ones behind the tutorials here. I love them! Straight-forward, explaining the most co...
[1 reply] : RE: Wow! Nice job with the forums! Yeah, the documentation is pretty ... (by mbentley1989)
Beard. (1,2,3)
 
For the last year and a half, I have had a beard. In the colder months I would let it grow, only trimming when it got unwieldy, and in the summer I would keep i...
[49 replies] Last: There are advantages in growing a beard. In particular, you could save... (by closed account ypfz3TCk)
How much time do you spend each week on learning C++?
 
I can only concentrate for short times at the moment and try and do only 1 hour a day. I keep this up but wished i could spend more hours on learning. How much ...
[10 replies] Last: Just for the record, my studying was well beyond syntax--design patter... (by moorecm)
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