DDJ, October 2003
C/C++ Programming


FEATURES

Comparing C/C++ Compilers
by Matthew Wilson
Matthew compares nine popular C++ compilers in terms of their performance, features, and tools.

C++ String Performance
by Lev Kochubeevsky
Lev analyzes C++ string implementations, then presents a string class with the speed and efficiency of the automatic C strings, plus the convenience of the C++ string objects that are STL friendly.

The Mtlib Memory-Tracking Library
by Marco Tabini
Mtlib, short for "memory-tracking library," is a set of tools that automates the process of tracking and identifying memory leaks.

Java 2D & Web Pages
by Paul Tremblett
Incorporating server-side Java 2D into your web application components is an easy way to deliver dynamic data.

AutoLogout For Application Security
by Jonathan Lurie
AutoLogout is an application-level security technique that shuts down the system due to user inactivity. Jonathan presents a C# AutoLogout implementation for .NET.

Quantifying Popular Programming Languages
by Thomas Plum
Thomas uses the number of web-based job offers that specify requirements for different programming languages as a metric for determining popularity.


EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Spy: A Windows CE API Interceptor
by Dmitri Leman
Spy, Dmitri's Windows CE API spy, is a valuable tool for exploring, troubleshooting, and debugging Windows CE-based applications.


COLUMNS

Programming Paradigms
by Michael Swaine
Michael discovers that reading code and writing wrongs can add up, as he wraps up this summer's reading list.

Embedded Space
by Ed Nisley
Ed flips the switch and makes a power play this month.

Programmer's Bookshelf
by Gregory V. Wilson
It's a Java kind of month, as Greg looks at Java Extreme Programming Cookbook, by Eric Burke and Brian Coyner; MySQL and Java Developer's Guide, by Mark Matthews, Jim Cole, and Joseph Gradecki; Java Performance Tuning, by Jack Shirazi; and JDBC: Practical Guide for Java Programmers, by Gregory Speegle.


FORUM

Editorial
by Jonathan Erickson

Letters
by you

The New Adventures of Verity Stob
by Verity Stob

News & Views
by Shannon Cochran

Of Interest
by Shannon Cochran

Swaine's Flames
by Michael Swaine