August 1992
Volume 10 Number 8
GRAPHICS
A Quadcode Class for Mapping
By Kenneth E. Van Camp
You can represent, and scan,
larger area maps very efficiently with quadcodes.
Radiosity and Realism
By Ian Ashdown
Here's a useful alternative to ray
tracing for many imaging applications.
Ray Tracing for Rendering 2-D Cross-Sections of 3-D Objects
By William Smith
Here's a straightforward method
for rendering images that often does the job
Writing a Small CAD Package
By Steve Brailsford
OTHER FEATURES
The Postman's Sort
By Robert Ramey
You can sort in linear
time, if you know where to cut corners.
Smart Pointers in C++
By Alan Wagner-Krankel
In C++, pointers can do more than
just point.
Interpreting Touchscreen Touches
By W. Harvey Gray
There are touches, and there are
touches...
COLUMNS
Standard C: C and the Environment
P.J. Plauger
On the Networks: Normal is Wonderful
Sydney S. Weinstein
CUG New Releases: Updates
Kenji Hino
Doctor C's Pointers: Trees (continued)
Rex Jaeschke
Illustrated C: A Portable Menu Compiler, Part 5
Leor Zolman
Questions & Answers: Linked List Access Time
Ken Pugh