Recently I’ve run across a few articles (on Hacker News and elsewhere) about the drawbacks of telecommuting. I agree that there are drawbacks, but I believe that they can be counterbalanced by the benefits under the right circumstances. The Right Circumstances Not every person is cut out to telecommute, and not every job is suitable […]
The C++ typedef keyword is indispensable in many situations, especially for writing portable low-level code. However, in some circumstances it can cause trouble, particularly when it comes to function overloading. Consider the following C++ template class: template <typename T> struct foobar { foobar( const T foo ) : foo_( foo ) {} […]
A code comment can be a wonderful thing. It can offer a gem of context around a quirky bit of code that will make the reader’s life easier for years to come: // Fields c and d are intentionally switched in version 3 of the // protocol; see RFC 2324 S 12. fields.push_back( a ); fields.push_back( […]