On.Programming

For most of us, programming (or more generally – software development) is all the life is about.

IT Hares are not different. And they have more than just quite a few bits to share about programming…

C++: Thoughts on Dealing with Signed/Unsigned Mismatch

March 6, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny

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we’re just narrowly avoiding a disaster without understanding how close we were

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there is a chance that intuitive::lt MIGHT be a good thing to make behaviour of our C++ code to correspond better to our-expectations-when-we’re-reading-it

Filed under: On.ProgrammingTips and TricksProgramming LanguagesOptimizations

Tagged With: C/C++GCC/Clang
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How to Report C++ Compiler Bugs

February 27, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny

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the bug MUST be reproducible

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did you know that in a case of a signed integer overflow, compiler is allowed to generate code which formats your hard drive?

Filed under: On.ProgrammingProgramming LanguagesOtherReports

Tagged With: C/C++GCC/ClangMSVC
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C++17 Compiler Bug Hunt: Very First Results (12 bugs reported, 3 already fixed)

February 20, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny

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Hey, if all I have is lemons – I have no choice but to make lemonade out of them!

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if reproducible serious bugs are ignored for many months, it indicates one of three possibilities

Filed under: On.ProgrammingProgramming LanguagesOtherReports

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BDT - Automating Your Application Testing in Behavior-Driven Way

January 18, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny


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Descriptive style takes its roots from the «chain» pattern, in which the methods enclosed in classes return some reference on themselves.

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Business-driven testing or BDT allows non-technical members of any development team a stronger involvement in the development process by allowing them to comprehend test cases and even create their own. 

Filed under: On.ProgrammingTips and TricksOn.DevelopmentDevelopment Processes

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