About the Cobras
I'm a C, C++, Objective C and PHP programmer. I develop various things for PCs, Macs and the iOS platforms. On and off I'm developing an iPhone game which I expect I shall never finish. I feature progress reports on how far I am from completing it in this blog along with me rattling on about learning French and any other junk I need to get off my chest. I shouldn't really need to say it in this day and age, but obviously, the opinions here are mine and not those of anyone who pays me... unless I've been bribed, in which case, all bets are off. There's more here.-
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Category Archives: Software development
How to take over the world
1. Take over the world. At a high enough level, everything looks easy. Needless to say, the devil is in the detail. Have you considered where you’re going to find a tropical island with an extinct volcano to use as … Continue reading
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Tagged braiiiiins, cobra art, education, minions, muuuhahahahaha, programming, squids, tlr4, when I was young
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Thready McParallel: the patron devil of programming
Afair while back, I had a call from someone who wanted to know if I could fit in some consultancy time to help solve some development problems. It turned out to be the least profitable work that I have ever … Continue reading
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Tagged braiiiiins, C++, cobra art, critical section, debugging, long post is long, pthread, threads, tl;dr
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Stop the universe, someone knows everything
“”You are not a fool just because you have done something foolish, only if the folly of it escapes you. Ionce met a man who claimed to know everything about C++. Everything. Indeed, he was now looking for something that … Continue reading
In Soviet Russia, pointers dangle you
If words like “C++”, “12 inch rotary debugger”, “dangling pointers” (phhwwoooarr!), “caffeine drip” and “early grey hair” are baffling, confusing or frightening to you, it’s probably best that you skip this post. It’s all technical, boring and generally an opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged C++, cobra art, debugging, long post is long, programming standards, stl, stupid mistakes
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That’s right, Paisley, the specification
Ahhh, the software specification. Other than arguing over whether this year is the year of Linux on the desktop or not (it isn’t), never have I seen anything more contentious than the software specification: particularly those for computer games. I … Continue reading
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Tagged bad planning, cobra art, long fish, schedules, specifications
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It has 64 bits, so it must be better!
Since, oh, 1989 or so, I have been developing on 32 bit platforms. First it was the Amiga and then the PC. Even when 64 bit capabilities arrived, most stuff was 32 bit and I didn’t really need those extra … Continue reading
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Tagged 32 bit, 64 bit, cobra art, debugging, germs, programming standards, stupid mistakes
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