Can the Ideal language allow custom operators?
While working on Cloverleaf I came upon a problem of parsing custom operators. I would like to say that a …
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Pitfalls of Performance Testing
Beware the casual performance test, it will lie to you. It is simple to write something that gives you timings, …
Cloverleaf: Start with an expression parser
I thought a good way to start Cloverleaf would be to write a simple expression parser. In a language expressions …
Can a language be safe?
Some languages hand us sharp knives and encourage us to play with them. Other languages put us in padded rooms …
Preprocessor Case Study: Message Dispatching
Dispatching is one of those areas where I almost always rely on the preprocessor. I have done this in a …
Abstract Machines, Interpreters and Compilers
Abstract machines are the core of what defines a programming language. A wide variety of operating systems and plethora of …
What’s to love about C?
Antiquated, clunky, and unsafe. Though beloved to some, C is a language that many choose to hate. The mass opinion …
How to choose a programming language?
Each new project, whether a standalone program, or a component for an existing program, faces a choice of programming language. …
Everything wrong with exceptions
In my previous article I looked at a basic reason why exceptions are necessary. In retrospect it was more of …
The Necessity of Exceptions
Exceptions often get a bad rap. They are called ineffective, inefficient, and hard to work with. In a way such …
