Tag Archives: c++

Making a copy of constructor arguments in C++

Posted on May 20, 2010 by slacy

Okay, maybe my C++ is getting rusty, but I’m stammering at coming up with a reasonable solution to this problem: Imagine a class, like this one: class Foo { public: Foo(string &name) : name_(name.c_str()) { } private: char *name_; } … Continue reading →

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Subject Oriented Programming (SOP) vs. Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Posted on March 22, 2010 by slacy

When I’m programming, I usually anthroporporphize the code and the actors involved, and that means when I’m thinking about program flow, I think of it as if they’re real actors doing the tasks needed, and then I convert that back … Continue reading →

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How do you make change?

Posted on January 30, 2008 by slacy

I’ve always been fascinated by the denominations of money, and specifically, which coin values different countries use. Here in the US, we use the set of values {1,5,10,25}, and I’ve often wondered whether this is the best set of values. … Continue reading →

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Is there a space after the *, or after the &?

Posted on January 11, 2008 by slacy

No, there is not a space after the *. Take a look at this example: value = *pointer; Note how there’s not a space after the asterisk. Also note how the type of “value” and the type of “*pointer” are … Continue reading →

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