December 1995
Volume 13 Number 12
MEMORY MANAGEMENT
Smart Pointers for C++ Garbage Collection
By Gregory Colvin
Garbage Collection is a sometimes
handy service, which C++ doesn't provide automatically. But,
as is so often the case in C++, you can roll your own if you
meet the language half way.
Reducing Allocation Overhead in 2-D Arrays
By Glen W. Deen
Simple solutions to small problems
are too often overlooked. You can save storage overhead, for
example, by compromising unneeded flexibility.
Doing "32-bit" DMA on a PC
By Gregor Owen
Managing memory on a PC is a hard
topic to explain to experienced programmers. Worse, it's
even harder to explain to a standard DMA channel on a PC.
FEATURES
Another Slap at Lowly goto
By Aaron Garth Enright and Linda
M. Wilkens
We all know goto statements are
unfashionable. Now we know that optimizers tend to disdain
them as well.
An Iostream Class for the GPIB
By Bradford Taylor
C++ inserters and extractors are
great notation for any conversation involving text streams
— even when the listener is an oscilloscope.
BOOK REVIEWS
Efficient C/C++ Programming (Article unavailable in electronic form)
Reviewed by John Rodley
Uninterrupted Interrupts
Reviewed by Bob Swart
COLUMNS
Standard C/C++: The Standard Library Template
P. J. Plauger
The Learning C/C++urve: Completing the Foundation
Bobby Schmidt
Questions & Answers: Getting Rid of goto
Pete Becker
Stepping Up to C++: Understanding C++ Declarations
Dan Saks
New Releases: Whither CUG? Not Dead, but Transformed
Victor R. Volkman