Mad Man with a Compiler
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Merge Conflicts for Non-Coders
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I was discussing my day at work with my family, and I had spent much of the day resolving conflicts after doing a merge of two divergent bra...
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Monday, February 25, 2019
Linux With a 4K Laptop Display
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I have a new laptop with a 4K display. This is double the resolution in each direction of a typical laptop, but with the same physical dime...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
A Subtle Difference between C and C++: String Literals
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For the most part, C++ is a superset of C. You can write C code, rename the file with a .cpp extension, and the compiler will compile it in...
Friday, August 11, 2017
Installing Gentoo Linux on a Dell Precision 5510
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From time to time I realize just how slow and outdated my computer is. Usually that's long after the corporate policy says I can order ...
Monday, June 19, 2017
Go To Statement Considered Helpful (part 5: Fun with Switches)
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For my final segment on the use of gotos, let us not forget one important hidden goto. The switch statement is essentially a goto with a var...
Go To Statement Considered Helpful (part 4: Tail Recursion)
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One other place where goto can be useful is in implementing tail recursion. As you should recall, tail recursion is when a function returns ...
Go To Statement Considered Helpful (part 3: Finding Matches in a Loop)
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Another time I often find use for a goto is in a for loop that is scanning an array to find a match. If a match is found, a break terminates...
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