Use Stronger Types!
Is everything we use a string for really just a bunch of characters? Is everything we use an int for really just a number? Probably not. We can have stronger […]
Arne Mertz
Modern C++ Features – User-Defined Literals
User-defined literals are a convenient feature added in C++11.
Passkey Idiom: More Useful Empty Classes
After last week’s post about tag dispatch let’s have a look at another example for useful empty classes: The passkey idiom can help us regain control that we would give […]
Tag Dispatch: Useful Empty Classes
There are some nice-to-know use cases for classes that have no members. One of them is tag dispatch. It can even be found in your standard library implementation.
Large C++ Legacy Applications: Tools
In the last weeks I have written about the contents of my “Large C++ Legacy Applications” talk: I’ve written about how dealing with those applications is a team game, about the […]
Large Legacy Applications: Tests and Modularization
In the last two weeks I have already written about legacy applications, about how it has to be a team effort and how to plan the refactoring. This week’s post […]
Large C++ Legacy Applications: Planned Refactoring
This is part 2 of my small series about cleaning up large code bases. After we get our team together and all are determined to clean up that mess, where […]
Clean up Large C++ Legacy Applications
This is the start of a small series where I write up a talk I held earlier this year at some conferences and user groups.
Starting With the Poco Libraries
Recently I started to use the web server functionality of Poco. Today I’ll describe my first experiences with the library.
Design for Testability: Separate I/O layers
For my current project, some design decisions had to be made to ensure good testability and test coverage.