Blogs

June 06, 2013

Like many subtle ideas, the idea of moving data in C++ is built on a simple concept.

June 03, 2013

I'm wrapping up CARDIAC by moving the Verilog implementation, vtach, over to a real FPGA board.

May 30, 2013

We must generally assume that adding elements to a vector will invalidate every reference, pointer, or iterator that refers to a vector element.

Orthodoxy vs. Pragmatism, or How I Became a Better Developer

Few indeed are the practices that can be recommended universally. Wisdom suggests the humility of knowing this and applying it liberally. - Architecture & Design

Articles

Exceeding Supercomputer Performance with Intel Phi

Using MPI on inexpensive clusters of Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors can produce results that exceed the performance of today's high-end supercomputers. - Parallel

Detailed Profiling of SQL Activity in MySQL 5.6

MySQL's latest update to the Performance Schema brings the ability to profile a statement's activity, low-level wait events, and I/O impact. It is the easiest and most detailed way to identify what statements to tune and how. - Database

Reference Counting and Object Harvesting in Delphi

The latest versions of Delphi reclaim unused object and memory automatically. This feature requires a new perspective on calls to Free and to destructors. - Mobile

C++ Reading List

The new C++11 standard has led to a flood of new books and updates to classics. These are the core books you need. - C/C++

So You Want to Write A Mobile App? Place Your Bets!

On top of everything else, you'll have to make big bets on hardware platforms and development approaches. This won't be easy. - Mobile

Access Data Items In Ancestor Stack Frames Safely

Allowing the code of one frame to recall the retained data of ancestor frames without harming efficiency, thread safety, or recurrence. - C/C++

Why Aren't There Better Testing Tools?

Static analysis, UI record and playback, and load testing dominate today's testing tools. Just like they did in the 1990s. Where's the progress? - Testing