February 1996
Vol. 14, No. 02
REAL-TIME/EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
An Embedded C++ Application
By Ed Lansinger
Programmers of embedded systems are the cobbler's
children the last to get shoes. Ed Lansinger shows
us children how to write C++ for a microprocessor that
doesn't even have a C++ compiler.
The Poor Man's Serial Protocol Analyzer
By Tim Behrendsen
Few problems are more intractable than a serial link
that refuses to work properly. In such a situation,
the ability to eavesdrop can really pay off.
FEATURES
Quad-Precision Math Functions, Part 1
By Tim Prince
When you need lots of precision, there's no substitute
for a set of math functions that does the job right.
Building Command Lines for Child Processes
By Matt Weisfeld
If you need more control over spawning processes from
C++ than you get from the stalwart C function system, here's the machinery you need.
Selectable Default Constructor Arguments
By Glen Deen
When it comes to initializing a class with many members,
Mr. Deen shows that there is indeed more than one way to
skin a cat.
BOOK REVIEW
Len Dorfman's C++By Example
By John Rodley
COLUMNS
Standard C/C++: Iterators
P. J. Plauger
The Learning C/C++urve: Balancing Type Safety with Sociability
Bobby Schmidt
The Column that Needs a Name: Parsing C++ Declarations, Part 1
Dan Saks
Questions & Answers: In Undefined Territory
Pete Becker