The most important man in tech died last week...It wasn't Steve Jobs.
if the name Dennis Ritchie doesn't ring a bell to you and you work in tech do yourself a favor and read on.
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Performance - C vs Java
A well balanced comparison of both languages. Is Java faster than C/C++? The short answer is: it depends.
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Are Cocky Developers Worth It?
I was sitting down with one of our most productive software developers for his annual review, trying to carefully craft my words. You... more »
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A complete list of all major algorithms (300), in any domain
A complete list of all major algorithms (300), in any domain. The goal is to provide a ready to run program for each one, or a... more »
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Nice repository of design patterns
A really nice repository of design patterns with a source code in Java and C++, mostly based on GoF. The site consist before-and-after... more »
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It’s Faster Because It’s C
So, you have a program that uses efficient algorithms with a well-parallelized implementation, and it’s neither I/O-bound nor... more »
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I disagree with Linus Torvalds about C++
C++ is a horrible language. It’s made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where it’s... more »
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Java on the Decline? Think Again
Some observations regarding Tiobe's unbiased assesment of language popularity, measured based on the world-wide availability of skilled... more »
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Java vs. C Performance... Again
I just foolishly got caught in a You-Tube discussion on Java vs C performance. Foolish because You-Tube comments are a lousy way to... more »
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10 Amazing Cross Platform IDE for Developers
An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) or known as Integrated Environmental Design is the application software that provides coding,... more »
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How to get C like performance in Java
Java has many areas which can be slow. However for every problem there is a solution. Many solutions/hacks require working around Java's... more »
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The Outsourcing Low Cost Lie
Will outsourcing save you 75% of your development costs? The actual truth may surprise you.
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Hilarious programming quotes
Well I suppose that they are only hilarious to us geeks, and maybe the people who work with us. Check them out at... more »
How to Teach Yourself Programming
As far as I know ...
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Trolltech licensing Qt as LGPL! [*SERIOUSLY!!*]
Starting from version 4.5 Nokia (who purchased Trolltech about a year ago) will license Qt as LGPL software!
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Six language-independent ways to write better code
Six common-sense suggestions that can be utilized to help write better code, regardless of what programming language you're using.
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Five Pervasive Myths About Older Software Developers
Think that older developers are less valuable than newer ones? Labor statistics indicate that might be some short-sighted thinking. ... more »
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The Top 10 Attributes of a Great Programmer
What makes a programmer really a "good" programmer?
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Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years
The conclusion is that either people are in a big rush to learn about computers, or that computers are somehow fabulously easier to learn... more »
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Programming Language Video Lectures
WOW! Check out this blog! Video lectures on C++, Java, Perl, Python, functional programming (symbolic processing in scheme). There are... more »
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NetBeans 6.9 M1: OSGi Support, JDK 6 Required
Only a few months after the release of NetBeans 6.8, 6.9 development is already well underway with the release of its first milestone. ... more »
80+ Developer Cheat Sheets
A list of more than 80 different cheat sheets for web and software development covering a wide range of topics from MySQL, PHP, C++ to... more »
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Can you sort 10 million numbers using 1MB of memory?
A number requires 4 bytes and 10 million will need 40 megabytes of memory. A classic problem that has been taken from the Programming... more »
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Update for Java vs C benchmark
This update compares the performance for some numerical benchmarks for Sun's JVM, IBM's JVM, Excelsior JET 6.4 and 6.0, Apache Harmony... more »
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Java vs. C++: Fun with micro benchmarks and optimizers
I’ve been doing some micro benchmarks comparing the apparent cost of Java vs C++ virtual function calls. While the comparison is... more »
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