January 1995
Volume 13 Number 1
PORTABILITY
Portable Byte Ordering in C++
By Philip J. Erdelsky
Sometimes you have to process data
streams with integers not in native byte order. When you do,
it's handy to use these C++ types and classes to keep your
code both readable and honest.
Transferring Numeric Values Between Computers
By James A. Kuzdrall
Distributed computing is being
applied to an ever wider range of problems. Here' s a way to
share integer and floating-point values accurately and
efficiently, even between dissimilar machines.
FEATURES
Linux - The Low Cost Unix
By Rick Roberts
Here's your chance to play with a
version of UNIX that's widely popular and available with
source code, if you can afford the low price.
An Introduction to Floating-Point C Extensions (Article unavailable in electronic form)
By Jim Thomas and Jerome T. Coonen
What do you get when you mix the
IEEE floating-point standards with those for C and C++?
Better control over floating-point arithmetic in both
languages.
BOOK REVIEWS
Advanced C++
Reviewed by Nimish R. Doshi
The Best C/C++ Tips Ever
Reviewed by P. J. Plauger
COLUMNS
Standard C/C++: The Header<strstream>
P. J. Plauger
Code Capsules: The Standard C Library, Part 1
Chuck Allison
Stepping Up to C++: C++ at CD Registration
Dan Saks
Questions & Answers: Are Marching Pointers Really Faster?
Kenneth Pugh
CUG New Releases: MICRO-C, MIMEQP, BSPline, and More
Victor R. Volkman