October 1996
Vol. 14, No. 10
Debugging
C++ and C Debugging, Testing, and Reliability
a book reviewed by Andrew Phillips
A DBWin32 Debugger for Windows
Andrew Tucker
If you mourn the passing of DBWin with the advent of
32-bit Windows environments, here's some cause for
rejoicing.
FEATURES
Combining C++ and C in the Same Program (Article unavailable in electronic form)
Scott Meyers
Here's some pragmatic advice on how to write a hybrid
C/C++ program, including some not-so-obvious tips.
C++: The Making of a Standard
Chuck Allison
CUJ's Chuck Allison interviews Bjarne Stroustrup on his
reaction to the imminent completion of the ANSI/ISO C++
Standard.
A Class Hierarchy for Random Number Generation
Marc Marini
Class derivation makes sense as a way of inheriting
mathematical properties, not just common data.
C/C++ Source to HTML Converter
Don Retzlaff
Use those ubiquitous web browsers to advantage and show
C or C++ code in a more readable format.
Memory Caching for Disk-Based Objects
Tom Nelson
Caching logic is another of those program components
that's well worth recycling particularly if someone else has
written it for you already.
COLUMNS
Standard C/C++: Ordering Algorithms
P. J. Plauger
Sorting, rotating, merging -- it's all done for you by
STL. Just add water and fill in the types.
The Learning C/C++urve: The Why Files, Part Two
Bobby Schmidt
Bobby investigates the origins of Hungarian Notation,
and explains why it is not so cool as some people (and
companies) think it is.
C++ Theory and Practice: Declarators, Finale
Dan Saks
C++ syntax rules won't always catch invalid
declarations, such as pointers to references. But we can
still detect them by applying the appropriate semantic
constraints.
Questions & Answers: Kicking the Macro Habit
Pete Becker
Pete explains why macros are frowned upon in C++, and
shows how to use C callbacks in C++.