iclient
by enum on June 28, 2009
I have decided to start learning the boost C++ libraries via coding an IRC client class in C++. Currently it is not much, but it can connect to an IRC server and respond to pings.
The Death of a Hero
by enum on June 28, 2009
Billy Mays has died.
Prefixes for Binary Multiples
by enum on June 26, 2009
I have become increasingly frustrated with people refusing to adopt the IEEE 1541-2002 standard. There is no real good reason why it should not be adopted. I think the most common argument I have heard against it is, “That’s stupid! (…)
Multicore Programming Primer
by enum on June 26, 2009
MIT has been offering free videos of various courses for quite a while now. Today I came across this video series on multicore programming. I haven’t watched but a few minutes of it so far, but I am hoping to (…)
Functional Programming with the Unix Command Line
by enum on June 25, 2009
I was pondering the unix command line the other day while reading sed & awk, and I came to the following revelation: variables aside, the unix command line is a lot like functional programming. Using the command line, you can (…)