Posts on C++, data compression, algorithms, and more!
- May 23, 2012
C++11 now has threading support built into the standard library. I describe the new features and provide some sample code illustrating their use.
- Apr 7, 2012
I test drive two new C++ features, the range-based for statement and the auto declaration, taking advantage of the C++ 11 support in Visual Studio.
- Mar 13, 2012
I test drive the new lambda function feature of C++11 using Visual Studio. This article includes some description of what a lambda function is and how they are used in Modern C++.
- Feb 27, 2012
The number of people trashing C++ seems to be going down. I'm not sure why.
- Feb 5, 2012
Another look at the question of whether to implement data compression in C++ via iostreams or iterators. This article discusses a way around problems with the insertion and extraction operators.
- Feb 1, 2012
It looks like all my long years of studying data compression might be ready to pay off. Either that or a recent email I received is a scam!
- Jan 28, 2012
I talk about a recent trip I took to New Zealand, and point you to some photos.
- Jan 21, 2012
I got a chance to talk to Tim Bell, a long-time contributor to the data compression world.
- Dec 24, 2011
I ask the question of whether C++ compression programs should perform I/O via iostream or iterator interfaces.
- Dec 10, 2011
Windows users who need a command line connection to another system via telnet or SSH are big fans of PuTTY. I develop some C++ wrapper code that lets you drive PuTTY programatically.