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Building Service Based Architectures with Jini
Object-oriented schemes such as service-based architectures built on Sun's Jini framework for distributed services provide more flexibility than the traditional client-server model. - JVM Languages
The Real-Time Simulation Protocol
The Real-Time Simulation Protocol is a package of C++ source code and tools that enables high-performance real-time distributed simulation across a TCP/IP network. - C/C++
Sutter's Mill: To New, Perchance To Throw (Part 2 of 2)
Conventional wisdom says always check for and respond to allocation failure - but oftentimes you just can't do either.
From Mechanism to Method: Distinctly Qualified
The C++ standard string class is not among the most cherished designs in the C++ Standard library. In fact it represents a compromise of incompatible user needs, and as such, has something to disappoint nearly everyone. In this installment, Kevlin Henney explains why having a single standard string class (or template, to be precise) may not be realistic. He details the problems in designing a class that is both robust in terms of functionality and efficient and debunks the still widely believed myth that COW (Copy-on-Write) represents an effective optimization. Kevlin then proposes an idea for two string classes -- a read-only version and a mutable version (shades of Java?), based on a concept he has discussed in previous columns: it's when mutability enters the picture that designs get complicated, and sometimes needlessly so. As Kevlin reminds us, good design involves intelligent separation of concerns, and mutability is often the natural dividing line.
STL & Generic Programming: STL Container Iterators
We've all heard we can use iterators "just like pointers, but that isn't the whole story. Some iterators are important for what they won't let you do - especially when protecting the integrity of a container
Adding Exception Testing to Unit Tests
Exceptions can add a bewildering number of potential execution paths to otherwise simple code. Here is a way to test those extra paths without writing a bazillion test cases.
C++ Conformance Roundup
There is no C++ compiler or library today that implements the Standard perfectly, but some are getting close. Here, finally, is a first attempt to quantify just how close.
Core C++ -- A Software Engineering Approach
A book that teaches C++ in the context of Software Engineering.
Java & NT Authentication
Elisabeth builds a JNI wrapper that lets the Java Authentication and Authorization Service and Windows NT authenticate specific users. - JVM Languages
STL & Generic Programming
Why does the Standard C++ library provide so many kinds of containers? To enable tradeoffs in efficiency in their infinite variety of uses.
