January 1991
Volume 9 Number 1
PORTABILITY
Resources For Portable C Applications
By Tom Plum
If you take portability seriously,
Tom Plum can show you where to get the help you need in
writing portable C.
Some Thoughts On Portability
By Jack Purdum
Here are a few words from the
trenches on how to invest up front in portable code.
Portability Across MS-DOS C Compilers
By Scott Robert Ladd
MS-DOS compilers are more alike
than they are different. You can pave across the small
differences with a small include file.
Pennies In Long Double
By Dr. Timothy Prince
Compilers are getting more"standard,"
but don't count on 100 percent "standard' rounding just
yet.
OTHER FEATURES
Using Large Arrays In Turbo C
By Stuart T. Baird
Even in small model you can use
arrays that exceed 64K.
Multi-Threaded C Functions
By AJM Beddow
With setjmp(), longjmp(),
you can create multiple threads under any operating
system.
Some Tips For QuickSort
By Joe Celko
QuickSort is a real workhorse, but
sometimes even a working horse must be led to water.
Balanced Binary Trees In C++ (Article unavailable in electronic form)
By Bob Jarvis
The classic AVL algorithm is
presented in C++.
The iRMX Family Of Operating Systems
By Richard Carver
This 80x86 O.S. offers a full
complement of IPC and process control.
COLUMNS
Standard C
P. J. Plauger
Doctor C's Pointers
Rex Jaeschke
Applying C++
Dan Saks
Questions & Answers
Ken Pugh
Implementer's Notebook (Article unavailable in electronic form)
Don Libes
USER REPORTS
Complex Arithmetic And Matrices In C++
Comments By Louis Baker
BOOK REVIEWS
Software Engineering In C
Reviewed By Robert E. Cady