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Need some advice and feedback on my code's design
I am looking for feedback on the design of my program.
I have a shell script call function.sh that defines a lot of helper functions. My intent is to use those bash functions defined in functions.sh ...
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Initializing char array with string
I don't remember how I got to the thread, but I was reading its replies and one of them states that you should never initialize a char[] with a string literal.
My question: Is initializing a ...
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How do I parse a header with two different version [ID3] avoiding code duplication?
I really hope you can give me some interesting viewpoints for my situation, because I am not satisfied with my current approach.
I am writing an MP3 parser, starting with an ID3v2 parser.
Right now ...
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Grading an algorithm: Readability vs. Compactness
Consider the following exam / interview question:
Implement the strcpy() function in C: void strcpy(char *destination, char *source);
The strcpy function copies the C string pointed by source into ...
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Preferring Python over C for Algorithmic Programming
I've been studying a bit of algorithms and have been looking at sites like SPOJ.pl TopCoder etc. I've seen that programmers prefer C or C++ usually for most algorithmic programming contests.
Now ...
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Synchronously write file
I am implementing a server in C for a course project. The server should serve more than one client simultaneously. The description of the project states that fork() should be used to serve more than ...
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Best overview to modern C++ paradigms?
I used to write C++ extensively between 8 and 10 years ago. I have since moved on to C# for professional reasons. However, from time to time I see statements like
"If you're still manually ...
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Why is C++ backward compatibility important / necessary? [closed]
As far as I understand it is a wide-spread opinion within the C++ community that certain features of C++ (including some features inherited directly from C), while still usable in themselves, do not ...
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How does using #define for loop and condition bounds in C increase security?
My program uses the following define statements:
#define LOWEST_PATIENT_ID 10000
#define HIGHEST_PATIENT_ID 99999
#define LOWEST_CRITICAL_STATUS 1
#define HIGHEST_CRITICAL_STATUS 100
used in this ...
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typedefs and #defines
We all have definitely used typedefs and #defines one time or the other. Today while working with them, I started pondering on a thing.
Consider the below 2 situations to use int data type with ...
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Why has the rate of programming language popularization slowed down in recent decades? [closed]
If I understand correctly, there was a huge birth of programming languages during the early decades of computing, but then things have stabilized.
Basically, why are many universities and industries ...
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What are the best practices regarding unsigned ints?
I use unsigned ints everywhere, and I'm not sure if I should. This can be from database primary key id columns to counters, etc. If a number should never be negative, then I will always used an ...
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Coding site with test harness for basic data structures like linked list,graph,strings etc
I just took an Amazon online test and I messed it up badly. I am out of practice and have low confidence in writing code.
Are there any coding sites with test harnesses for basic data structures and ...
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Programmatically create header file
What's the best way to programmatically create a header file for another project?
Here's the specific use case: one program fingerprints the device for discrete information like version number, id ...
