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    Recursion Primer Using C++ Part 3

    Zeeshan examines all of the Recursion dimensions (compile time/runtime and structure/generative) with the five different types of recursion (Nested Recursion, Binary Recursion, Mutual Recursion, Tail Recursion and Linear Recursion).

    How to Make Fewer Errors at the Code Writing Stage, Part 1

    Using examples of defects found in Miranda IM, Andrey Karpov will formulate some recommendations that will help you to avoid many errors and misprints at the code writing stage.

    String Builder: Building Strings with Streams on the Stack

    Discover how to build strings using streams, in one line, using only the stack as storage.

    MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)

    The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.

    [Updated] Rubix Cube (not yet reviewed)

    This program presents an original way of the famous Rubik's Cube by an assembly of 27 multi-colored cubies isolated in the space. Even during its deformations, it allows a 3D vision of the cube thanks to the basic MFC graphic functions. This simulation can also rapidly calculate a solution to reordering the Cube.

    Programming the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)

    The Transactional File System (TxF) supports a number of advanced features that allow full control over data consistency and transaction commitment. In this C++ tutorial, transacted directory operations will be covered, demonstrating the ease with which directory consistency can be guaranteed using the TxF.

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    Using VC++ .NET

    USING VC++ .NET

    Faster Microsoft C++ Programming With The MFC Class Wizard

    During the glory days of MFC and ATL in the 1990s and early 2000s, The Visual C++ class wizard was a highly-used and useful IDE tool that simplified life for developers. The re-introduction of the class wizard, after the absence of a decade, demonstrates commitment to the 'glory day's' ideal and adds simplicity to class management tasks inside the IDE.

    Nuts & Bolts

    .NET NUTS & BOLTS

    .NET Framework: Use Your Own Cache Wrapper to Help Performance

    See how you can use the .NET framework to create your own wrapper classes in C# programming to help boost your application performance when accessing a bunch of reference or other look-up type data that you frequently use.

    VB Today

    VISUAL BASIC TODAY

    Controlling Program Flow in Visual Basic 2010

    VB.NET provides a solid set of programming tools to implement flow control. VB.NET 2010 includes the For Each construct, making it possible to easily iterate over a list of items with little to no extra coding. This article examines the different VB.NET keywords and gives examples of how they're used.

    Insights

    PROGRAMMING INSIGHTS

    Understanding .NET Framework Task Parallel Library Cancellations

    TPL includes Cancellations and AggregateExceptions for interrupting work and dealing with collections of exceptions often generated when multiple Tasks are interrupted. There are patterns to implementing Cancellations and this article demonstrates some of the more common patterns.