Building blocks: Compiling if, defer, break, continue, and exceptions
One way to convert source code to machine code is via “basic blocks”. After parsing and semantic processing, and just …
Tag Archives: software-development
Immutable Values and Invariant Names
Programmers don’t usually spend a lot of time thinking carefully about names and values. As long as we follow a …
How to handle an error
Error handling should be simple. It can become mired in complexity, but I don’t believe it has to be that …
Of Faults and Errors: Who’s to blame?
Is there a difference between a “fault” and an “error” within a computer program? A number of people commented on …
Antiquated Error Handling: abort/exit
The abort function is a remnant of old programming practices, and it pains me to see it in modern software. …
Why I have my own Android game framework
All I wanted to do was to make a game for my Android tablet, so how come I ended up …
Complexity of simple data types
Sometimes the simplest of things have complex answers. In programming we like to think of simple data types, but in …
Pitfalls of Performance Testing
Beware the casual performance test, it will lie to you. It is simple to write something that gives you timings, …
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 …
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 …
