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Visual Studio 11: C++ IntelliSense Code Snippets

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00 EDT

One of the new features of Visual Studio 11 is inserting C++ code snippets at a specified insertion point or around a selected block. Visual Studio 11 comes with a set of C++ code snippets but we can create and use our own, as well. Read on to learn more...

C/C++: The Hazards of Using a Minimal Amount of Code

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00 EDT

This first article in a series devoted to how C/C++ programmers unintentionally play with fire discusses how programmers often attempt to explicitly call a constructor.

MFC Application: Adding Service Mode Support

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00 EDT

Learn how to extend the life of legacy user-mode applications without the need to dismantle and rewrite--in just a few easy steps.

Simplest Window Service

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00 EDT

Learn how to convert an app into a service without much of an effort using this simple, two-step, yet powerful Windows Service class called CSvcHandler.

Mandelbrot Using C++ AMP

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00 EDT

This article implements a Mandelbrot renderer that is multiple times faster than a CPU-only implementation by using a new Microsoft technology called C++ AMP: Accelerated Massive Parallelism, introduced in the Visual C++ 11 Preview.

How to Make Fewer Errors at the Stage of Code Writing. Part N4

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00 EDT

Andrey Karpov shares some useful observations on error patterns, touching upon the subject of handling rare and emergency conditions in programs.

How to Make Fewer Errors at the Stage of Code Writing. Part N3.

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00 EDT

This third article in the series discusses a couple of new programming methods that can help you make your code simpler and safer.

SSE2 Vectorization of Alphablend Code

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00 EDT

Wong Shao Voon shows you how to use SSE2 to Speed up Alphablending.

How to Make Fewer Errors at the Stage of Code Writing. Part N2

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00 EDT

This is the second article on avoiding certain errors at the early stage of code writing. In the previous post, we have already advised you to avoid a large number of calculations in one expression. However, we should investigate this question in detail. Let's see what's dangerous about complex expressions and how we can avoid many logical errors.

90 Errors in Open-Source Projects

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00 EDT

The materials collected in this article will be useful for authors of articles, books and blogs. Examples of errors can be used to demonstrate the advantages of different programming styles -- for instance, why you should not try to make your code shorter by writing long expressions.