C++ future and the pointer
published at 20.12.2013 17:21 by Jens Weller
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A look at Qt5.2
published at 12.12.2013 17:17 by Jens Weller
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Suddenly a wild Qt5.2 appears. Digia and all the contributors to Qt have done once again a great job. With Qt5.2 Android and iOS are now supported, QML runs without V8 JavaScript engine on its own engine. So, some great changes come to Qt with 5.2.
Say hello to wxWidgets 3.0
published at 04.12.2013 14:40 by Jens Weller
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I remember the times, when wxWidgets 3.0 was already talked about, several years ago. Now, its been published in November, though I have to take a look at it. I've been using wxWidgets for years, but moved on to Qt for my own projects. So, lets have a look at wxWidgets 3.0...
Creating zip-archives in C++
published at 22.11.2013 17:46 by Jens Weller
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Today I had to do some research into how to create archives in C++, as this is my windows machine, a windows or better platformindependent solution is needed. My plan is to write a small backup tool, which simply copies folders and files (maybe with filtersupport) into an archive. Of course there is the zlib as a solution, but I'm looking for an easy way to do things, and not an C interface. So, I started my search for a solution...
Founding local C++ User Groups
published at 15.11.2013 16:39 by Jens Weller
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I've talked to some people at Meeting C++ 2013 about this, but decided not to go into the details about this at this years conference. That would have meant to have another good talk not at the conference. So, here is my thoughts and a little overview on C++ User Groups. Note that a lot of what I write also applies to you, if you just want to found a User Group for something else then C++. But I use C++ User Groups as an example, as its only logically with my expierence.
Meeting C++ 2013
published at 12.11.2013 17:34 by Jens Weller
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Meeting C++ 2013 was a blast, and for me a huge success. With over 200 people visiting the conference, it was a lot bigger then last years conference! With 21 Talks in 3 Tracks and 2 keynotes, the conference has evolved into a format, which I'd like to keep for the coming years.
boost 1.55 - a short overview
published at 12.11.2013 11:43 by Jens Weller
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So, boost 1.55 was released shortly after Meeting C++ 2013. This version brings a new library and updates the supported compilers. Since 1.54 there have been some quite interesting discussions about modularizing boost and moving to git. The dependency view has not changed much for this version:
C++11 and boost
published at 11.10.2013 18:05 by Jens Weller
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Some parts of the Standard Library in C++11 are predated in boost. When playing around with C++11, you get used to using some parts in the Standard Library that are used in C++03 with their boost counterpart. Also, there is some libraries now occuring, which are C++11 based, so interfacing with either boost or C++11 code is soon an issue.
C++ Papers for Chicago: Part 4 - Library, Network, Reflection and C++14
published at 27.09.2013 15:40 by Jens Weller
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C++ Papers for Chicago: Part 3 - Library
published at 24.09.2013 16:01 by Jens Weller
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Generic Programming: A personal motivation
published at 25.09.2013 20:37 by Guntram Berti
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C++ Papers for Chicago: Part 2 - Core, Concepts & Evolution
published at 16.09.2013 12:59 by Jens Weller
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C++ Papers for Chicago: Part 1 - Concurrency
published at 14.09.2013 14:40 by Jens Weller
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A look into boost::thread
published at 11.09.2013 20:36 by Jens Weller
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In the 3rd week of September I'll be giving a 2 day training on boost::thread, I thought its nice to post a short overview of the boost thread library...
C++ Conferences this fall
published at 01.09.2013 17:27 by Jens Weller
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As holiday season is coming to an end, lets have a look at the upcoming C++ Conferences. This fall offers a few special events, with great C++ content. But before listing them and writing about, a short paragraph about why you should visit one of these events.
Revisiting the BlackBerry 10 NDK
published at 28.08.2013 18:06 by Jens Weller
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resumable functions - async and await
published at 18.08.2013 22:46 by Jens Weller
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Releasing Boost Dependency Analyzer 1.1
published at 09.08.2013 13:48 by Jens Weller
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A few weeks ago I released the first version of my tool to analyze the boost libraries. This is now the release of version 1.1, which comes with a couple of enhancements. New main features are a configuration dialog, the ability to filter edges and nodes, and the ability to choose between two different sources for the libraries in boost. But first, thank you for the feedback, some of it has inspired the new features.
An introduction into Qt - Part III
published at 01.08.2013 12:35 by Jens Weller
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C++ & π
published at 26.07.2013 14:41 by Jens Weller
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2 weeks ago, I had to refactor a bit of code, also containing pi (π). I do not often have to deal with mathematical C++ code, so using pi in my code is rare. But I wanted to replace #define PI 3.14 with something more useful. I discovered several ways of dealing with pi, which I'd like to compare now.