Lounge - C++ Forum - September 2017

by helios

Compress data or compress executable?

I need to embed some binary data in my program and I'm torn between compressing the compiled binary ...

Sep 30, 2017 at 8:50pm

[6 replies] Last: Great, thanks! I don't think any of those are huge problems for my par... (by helios)

by closed account 1vf9z8AR

Bad advice and bad functions

Well since i joined this forum i have come to know about bad programming practices like using eof() ...

Sep 29, 2017 at 10:25pm

[10 replies] Last: @ ondrej008 OP didn’t use logic resembling anything even close to w... (by Duthomhas)

by closed account 1vRz3TCk

Crap...

So after just shy of nineteen years working for them, the company tells us they are closing with imm...

Sep 29, 2017 at 1:44pm

[5 replies] Last: Good luck, CodeMonkey! I actually recently just started looking at som... (by Ganado)

by amg412

Is there a book that is an intro to C++ as well as the GNU toolchain?

I want to learn C++ and the GNU toolchain(especially autotools) simultaneously. Do you guys recommen...

Sep 29, 2017 at 11:14am

[1 reply] : > Is there a book that is an intro to C++ as well as the GNU toolchain... (by JLBorges)

by Flaze07

core wars

Hi, if you are expecting to see me challenging you playing core wars, no I am here to ask how imp wo...

Sep 28, 2017 at 10:39am

[8 replies] Last: nah, of course I am not assuming...considering core wars is a really d... (by Flaze07)

by Duthomhas

C++ FAQ

I'm baaaaaack! I've been without internet access for a while now, alas. In any case, the FAQ is ...

Sep 24, 2017 at 7:21pm

[9 replies] Last: > Strain on eyes is least. ...until you are sitting in front of the b... (by Duthomhas)

by Duthomhas

The spambots are getting pretty good at it...

It's been a really long time since I created my account, but as I have been visiting at night, I fin...

Sep 24, 2017 at 7:00pm

[12 replies] Last: Captcha is supposed to separate computers from humans by requiring pot... (by Duthomhas)

by Thomas1965

Xcode 9 and Git

Might be interesting for Mac users. Apple’s latest IDE version, Xcode 9, is being released alo...

Sep 22, 2017 at 9:36am

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by Duthomhas

WinBGIm, anyone?

Every year I get a lot of requests for a working WinBGIm. (Ever since 2005 when I helped that one pe...

Sep 17, 2017 at 8:07am

[6 replies] Last: Back in the days of 16-bit ... Borland created a nice little library ... (by Duthomhas)

by Sammiiee77

Help with Calculator

I'm trying to create a claculator that asks: For each computation, before getting the numbers, ask t...

Sep 14, 2017 at 7:40pm

[1 reply] : http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/general/221561/ (by helios)

by hsv8962

sorting and copying array

Okay it looks like a copied the initial random numbers, but unable to sort it for some reason i coul...

Sep 14, 2017 at 8:38am

[1 reply] : okay it looks like the random numbers are sorted out -----> solved but... (by hsv8962)

by Ganado

XML editing

When you search "XML escape characters" you will get various results, one of them being https://stac...

Sep 13, 2017 at 12:44pm

[3 replies] Last: Thanks both, I'll try out XML Notepad on windows. (by Ganado)

by Duthomhas

Stupid movies tick me off

Just spent time watching "The Curse of Sleeping Beauty". If something, somewhere, had warned me t...

Sep 12, 2017 at 1:10am

[1 reply] : well, you ignored the 4.3 in imdb and the 15/34 in rotten tomatoes ht... (by ne555)

by edge6768

Default C++ Selection Under 'Reference'

Any chance the default selection could be changed from C++98 to C++11 (Or newer =D) when looking und...

Sep 12, 2017 at 12:58am

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by Austin J

Underestimated Programming Problems

I was watching a talk from C++Now by Niko Matsakis, and at around here https://youtu.be/lO1z-7cuRYI...

Sep 11, 2017 at 2:08pm

[5 replies] Last: Everything that deals with dates and times (and timezones) in a more i... (by plexus)

by chokfull

What would you include in an introductory document for newborn AIs?

I'm working on a conversational AI based on neural networks. Nothing fancy. However, I am creating a...

Sep 8, 2017 at 7:52pm

[2 replies] Last: Does this hypothetical AI already have a vocabulary? If it does, then ... (by helios)

by closed account 1vf9z8AR

antivirus wars?

I have observed a very funny fact about norton and mcafee antivirus programs. If you install them b...

Sep 7, 2017 at 5:36pm

[2 replies] Last: This is probably intentional since having two AV systems installed at ... (by Computergeek01)

by Thomas1965

Beta Tester wanted

Just fixed some smaller bugs in one of my apps - Path Variable Editor and could need some volunteers...

Sep 6, 2017 at 10:29am

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by blink2

(dark corner)seeking mentor for project of grand design

Hello. Designing a program which will feature a few different types of functions. Seeking a mentor f...

Sep 5, 2017 at 4:20pm

[1 reply] : Even noting that you don't want to discuss the program in public, sayi... (by Albatross)

by helios

New kind of spam?

Lately I've been seeing these kinds of questions, where a completely new user asks an off-topic ques...

Sep 1, 2017 at 5:51pm

[8 replies] Last: [quote=MikeyBoy]Yep, looks like spam to me. IMHO you should report and... (by closed account E0p9LyTq)

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