Martin Fowler talks about Refactoring for the C language and points to some interesting resarch projects.
Monthly Archives: October 2003
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Oct 03
There’s lots of good stuff
There’s lots of good stuff on Ned Batchelder’s site:
Plus, an interesting Blog. Subscribed.
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Oct 03
Looks like a promising blog
Looks like a promising blog about HI-related issues. And the comic is cool, too: http://www.ok-cancel.com/index.html. Subscribed.
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Oct 03
Strings, some practical advice. Now
Strings, some practical advice. Now that I’ve gone off a bit about the structure of strings, you’re probably wondering what exactly good is it all? Knowing how things work doesn’t necessarily translate to any sort of utility, at least not immediately. (I think it’s essential for real understanding, but real understanding is in short supply on so many things…) But some good advice is in order. Like so many things I go on about, keep in mind that this is from the standpoint of a VM designer/implementor–I understand and do infrastructure. I have precious little experience implementing applications, unless you consider something like Parrot… [Squawks of the Parrot]
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Oct 03
What the heck is: A
What the heck is: A string. And no, it’s not nearly as stupid a question as it may seem. This time out, we’re going to talk about string data, what it means, how its interpreted, and odds are how much stuff you’ve never had to think about with it. Strings are remarkably complex things. Remarkably confusing, too, if you’re mono-lingual in a language with a simple base writing system. (Like, say, me) A “string”, for our purposes, is a series of bits that represents some piece of text in a human language. What you’re reading now is text, as is the stuff in your phone book,… [Squawks of the Parrot]