programming
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Go for IIoT Systems
As developers, we have many options for programming languages. On one hand, it is great to have choices. On the other hand, it can be a little overwhelming. Many times in life, we need to make decisions before we have the experience to know…
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The Humble Programmer
In 1972, Edsger W. Dijkstra published a paper titled The Humble Programmer. Dijkstra was trained in math and physics and was a university professor for much of his life. This paper is an interesting reflection on the history of computers an…
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Why are Go applications so reliable?
Go does a lot of things well (good performance, easy to learn, very productive, extensive stdlib, excellent tooling, etc), but after programming with Go for three years (both embedded Linux and cloud applications), stability is the characte…
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C++ callbacks to member functions
How to properly do callbacks to C++ member functions is something that has intrigued me for some time now. There are a number of solutions, none of which I really liked. But now with the std::tr1::function and std::tr1::bind functions, th…
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Specialization or not
I have often wondered about specialization. We can often find ourselves in ruts if we specialize too much. But on the other hand, specialization can lead efficiencies in some cases. In my work as a consultant, I often find myself in new …