January 1990
Volume 8 Number 1
PORTABILITY
Using Header Files To Enhance Portability
By Rainer Gerhards
Header files can be used to hide
many hardware differences.
Writing Standard Headers
By Dan Saks
A detailed look at what's in an
ANSI compatible string header.
UNIX 'termcap'
By Ronald Florence
The UNIX terminal database hides
terminal differences.
FEATURES
Fitting Curves To Data
By Michael Brannigan
Some code and advice for better
curve fitting.
A Simple Application Environment
By Mark A. Johnson
Mouse input to windows doesn't
have to be confusing.
Spiffier Windows For Turbo C
By Tony Servies
A tutorial introduction to using
Borland windowing functions.
The C Programmer's Reference (Article unavailable in electronic form)
By Harold Ogg
A bibliography of C-related
periodicals.
COLUMNS
Standard C
By P.J. Plauger
Dr. Plauger explains Standard C's
provisions for formatted input.
Doctor C's Pointers(R)
By Rex Jaeschke
A detailed look at the various
memory management functions.
Implementer's Notebook (Article unavailable in electronic form)
By Don Libes
Life with static buffers.
Applying C++ (Article unavailable in electronic form)
By Tsvi Bar-David
Implementing a text editor using
OOP.
Questions & Answers
By Ken Pugh
Readability, portability, and
coding style.
New Releases
By Kenji Hino
Prolog and 'curses' join
the library holdings.
On The Networks
By Sydney Weinstein
How to get net software.
USER REPORTS
PC-Metric Comments
By Larry Versaw
GRAD Graphics Library
By Ron Burk & Helen Custer