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Usability and Design
The Usability and design space brings together the latest information, research, tools, podcasts, and conference information related to usability and design. Content is pulled from IBM and non-IBM sites.
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Ajax Resource Center
This space is your one-stop shop for information on the Ajax programming model, including articles and tutorials, discussion forums, blogs, wikis, events, and news. If it's happening, it's covered here.
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Linux Security
The Linux security space gives an overview of security issues related to Linux and covers all aspects of securing a Linux distribution. It also links to Linux security-related news and articles.
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Ruby Programming
Take a closer look at Ruby, a dynamic programming language that is growing rapidly in popularity. Explore its intriguing features and learn what programmers are doing with it.
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Wiki: WebSphere, SOA, J2EE in Practice
This wiki discusses how to use J2EE and related technologies to develop business applications, including how to make best use of IBM J2EE products like WebSphere Application Server and Rational Application Developer, and IBM SOA products like WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Integration Developer. While it occasionally delves into tangential topics and future trends, the primary focus is on how to make use of the products and technologies that we have today.
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Intelligent Memory Buffer Class on Non-MFC(SDK) platforms (not yet reviewed)
Rating: none krkim - 11/27/2007 Check out this stand-alone, intelligent "increasing buffer" class. It's useful for a Win32 SDK project without using MFC.
Create MySQL 5.1 Storage Engine Plugins Under Win32
Rating: none Ludwig Ertl - 11/15/2007 A MySQL Storage engine requires functions that MySQL provides. Therefore, you
normally need to link it into mysqld-core under Windows because mysqld.exe doesn't export all required functions (because it's an .exe, not a .dll). So, you're unable to import the required functions in our Plugin. Learn a possible way to circumvent this limitation by using the .map files that are provided with MySQL.
DynObj: C++ Cross-Platform Plugin Objects
Rating: arst - 10/16/2007 Learn about a framework for loading and using binary C++
plugin libraries. It is cross-compiler and cross-platform.
Peeking Further into C++00X
Rating: Victor Volkman - 10/01/2007 A smorgasbord of new C++ features is coming in C++00X: constant-expression functions, predeclared identifiers, and simpler runtime type information tools are just a few of them on the way. Based on the newest report N2336 released in July 2007.
How to Handle Currencies
Rating: Anwar-ul- Haque - 09/26/2007 Learn about a C++ mechanism to handle and manipulate different currencies.
Introduction to PDL
Rating: isemenov - 09/17/2007 PDL (Portable Dynamic Loader) is a light, simple, and portable library designed especially for creating and using dynamically loaded class objects.
Template Meta Programming and Number Theory, Part 2
Rating: none Zeeshan Amjad - 09/11/2007 Learn to use the C++ language construct such as "Template template parameters" to introduce the abstraction layers not only to improve the quality of code but also to make it more reusable.
Project Estimation Geometry
Rating: none Paul Kimmel - 09/10/2007 Learn how to estimate projects (the tangible and intangibles) effectively in the real world to ensure success.
What's New in C++00X?
Rating: Victor Volkman - 08/27/2007 Frustrated by what C++ can do for you? Find out about how the new C++00X language standard will help you: TR1, delegating constructors, template aliasing, and strongly typed enums await! Based on the newest report N2336 released in July 2007.
Simple Thread: Part I
Rating: Arjay - 08/23/2007 Learn about methods to start, pause, resume, and stop a thread by using _beginthreadex in an MFC dialog application. The sample shows how to update a MFC control as well as how to properly shut down a thread.
Running Timed Jobs within SharePoint
Rating: none Gustavo Velez - 08/14/2007 Discover the uses, configuration and program potential of Timed Jobs within Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS).
Template Meta Programming and Number Theory
Rating: none Zeeshan Amjad - 08/10/2007 Learn how to implement some basic number theory functions with the help of C++ template meta programming.
Handling Multiple Processors in Your Code Using RapidMind
Rating: none Ejaz Anwer - 07/31/2007 Multicore processors bring new challenges. See a solution for gaining the ability to scale to the increasing number and types of processor cores.
A First Look at Batch Files
Rating: none Bradley Jones - 07/11/2007 Flashback to the 80s—Batch files ruled! Even though the 80s are gone, you still can play around with and use batch files!
[Updated] Determine Windows Version and Edition
Rating: Marius Bancila - 07/09/2007 Learn about a comprehensive method of getting the Windows version and differentiate among the various editions.
MFC App to Screen Saver: the Easy Way
Rating: none Jim Dill - 07/09/2007 Make a few small changes in your MFC app and it can serve as a screen saver.
Windows Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG)
Rating: none Nick Wienholt - 06/04/2007 For long-term Visual C++ developers, the CryptoAPI will be a familiar part of your programming toolkit. If you're developing Windows Vista applications, though, you should be applying the new Windows Cryptography API: Next Generation.
Template Metaprogramming and Puzzle 15 Optimal Solution
Rating: none Aliaksei Sanko - 05/10/2007 Read about a sample demonstrating how to accelerate finding an optimal Puzzle 15 solution using C++ Template Metaprogramming. It presents an implementation of the IDA* search algorithm.
Why Too Many Threads Hurts Performance, and What to do About It
Rating: Arch Robison - 04/06/2007 Learn why threading, which is the current method of choice for extracting performance from multi-core chips, isn't always the best choice for good performance.
Customize Places Bar in Common File Dialog
Rating: none Marius Bancila - 03/13/2007 Learn how to tweak the Registry to have an application-specific custom places bar of the file dialog.
[Updated] A Simple Thread Pooling Approach
Rating: Raghupathy Srinivasan - 01/26/2007 Learn about a simple mechanism to achieve thread pooling by using Windows messages.
Getting Past the 2 Gb File Limit
Rating: Richard Newcombe - 01/22/2007 Take a closer look at the 2 Gb limit that we are plagued with in different languages, and how to get around them.
[Updated] Thunking in Win32
Rating: einaros - 01/10/2007 Learn about an approach to creating thunks/trampolines to non-static member functions in 32-bit VC++.
In Praise of the Lowly Comment
Rating: Mike Gunderloy - 11/09/2006 See how to make comments in your code more useful & effective for you and your fellow developers.
[Updated] Deriving Projection Matrices
Rating: Joe Farrell - 10/23/2006 Walk through the mathematical derivation of orthographic and perspective projection matrices used in 3D graphics.
Message Only Window
Rating: none einaros - 10/10/2006 Learn how to build an efficient library to provide support for Message Only Windows. The article also shows how to use the Thunk32 library provided in an earlier article, as well as some general pointers on good practices and patterns.
[Updated] Resources Explorer
Rating: Georges Dumond - 09/07/2006 Learn about a search files with resources to explore it. The selected resource can be extracted. This tool is a sample of using Splitter, List, Tree, and resource display.
Easy Multithreading in ATL Windows Applications
Rating: Konstantin --- - 08/25/2006 Add one header file to your *.vcproj, insert a few lines of code into your class header, and you'll never again worry about the asynchronous routines in your ATL GUI application.
SMBIOS Demystified
Rating: kirants - 08/01/2006 Discover a basic SMBIOS parser that demonstrates querying for SMBIOS info using WMI and then parsing the data to extract necessary information.
A Round-Trip UML Dynamic Modeling Tool
Rating: JeromeWiz - 06/22/2006 Learn about a round-trip UML dynamic modeling tool with code line calculator and code/memory size analyzer.
EAN13 Barcode Class
Rating: Robert Tari - 06/13/2006 Learn about a lightweight class that prints EAN13 barcodes and displays captions.
Crypto++® Holds the Key to Encrypting Your C++ Application Data
Rating: Victor Volkman - 05/15/2006 The need to encrypt sensitive information is more important than ever. Luckily, the C++ class library Crypto++ enables you to encrypt your application data regularly and painlessly.
[Updated] Tree Container Library
Rating: Mitchel Haas - 04/04/2006 The TCL consists of four template container classes, similar to those found in the STL.
Mouse Progress Control
Rating: Lars Werner - 04/03/2006 Learn about a progress bar control that follows the mouse cursor by using a system-wide hook.
Bulletproof Windows XP
Rating: ZOverLord - 02/27/2006 Currently, this is the best way to protect XP systems from malware and accidental changes.
Multi-Threaded Message Processor
Rating: none Sathya Narayana Panduranga - 02/23/2006 Learn about a framework for concurrent message processing for disconnected, multi-threaded applications.
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