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Template<T> vs. Generic<T>
The other day I was discussing the differences between C++ templates and C# generics. In my opinion, C++ templates reigns supreme. Not because I’m one of those guys with a “My compiler compiles your compiler.” shirt. But because in general abstractions in C++ tend to ‘cost’ lest than the same abstractions in C#. For instance,… — read more
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The Zero Cost Abstraction of Iteration
I’ve been hooked on C++ for about 10 years now. Since CMPUT101, I’ve been attracted to the syntax of the language, the simplicity of use, and later the driving ideals behind the language. C++’s author Bjarne Stroustrup, stands alone when it comes to preaching language ideals and pushing the language forward all while respecting these… — read more
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Ye Olde Double Dispatch; The Invasive Visitor Pattern; and Pattern Matching.
As the title suggests we’re exploring The Ol’ Double Dispatch, Visitor Pattern and Pattern Matching. Given this topic can be language agnostic, I’ll choose C++ for examples. We all know it’s the language of languages. Kind of like Latin. It also gives me a good framework to work with because it’s close to the metal,… — read more
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In Defense of The Anemic Data Model
According to Martin Fowler, who coined the term, this pattern is an ‘Anti-Pattern’, and it’s “contrary to the basic idea of Object Oriented design”. I’m not an Engineer (although I’m sure my parents wish I was), but engineering is about picking the best approach to solve the problem. The fact of the matter is, depending… — read more
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The Adventures of Dependency Injection and Inversion of Control.
I like to think my first words were ‘std::cout << “Hello World” << std::endl;’. The canonical C++ Hello World program. But alas, they weren’t. I cut my teeth on QBasic (Quick Beginners All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, not to be confused with QuickBASIC). I did my time in QBasic, writing ‘viruses’ that would show download… — read more
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