One of the great things about C, and even more so for C++, is its strong type checking mechanisms. In general a lot of bugs are caught at compile time, and experienced programmers are able to recognize and fix these types of errors quickly. Unfortunately, there are plenty of places in any C program where [...]

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In my last post I showed a particularly easy way to to set up an SMTP server so postfix could send mail from your Linux system. In this post I’m going to add a few tips that might help you get through some rough spots in the whole process.

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I worked for Don Killen at Greenleaf Software for quite a few years in the late 80s and 90s. Don was a pioneer in the world of commercial C and C++ libraries, and I received the sad news that he passed away this week.

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An article written with Ping Ni in which we describe some of the joys of keeping versions straight when developing complex Windows programs.

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