Best C++ Article of December 2014

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Each month at CodeProject we gather together the best of the articles submitted the previous month and ask our readers to choose the best of the best. Entry is automatic - just submit you articke and we'll do the rest.

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Current Entries

Articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Galileo+Windows & IoT Part 1: Getting started with Windows on Galileo

7 Dec 2014MrSmersh

The first part of a series about Galileo running Windows and IoT.

C++

Windows

Dev

Architect

Geert van Horrik's 'Updater' in Visual Studio Community Edition With Small Changes

30 Nov 2014David O'Neil

I needed an 'Update' solution for a project, and modified Geert van Horrik's 'Updater' to do so. This is the solution in Visual Studio Community Edition

CResizeWnd, Handle a Dialog Resizing Without Dialog Border

22 Dec 2014TyrWang

Use CResizeWnd as an add-on to any dialog

Display Dashboard on SharePoint Public Site in Office 365

10 Dec 2014Dmitriy Kozlov

How to display dashboard on SharePoint Public Site in Office 365

C++

Windows

Azure Veneziano – LinkIt ONE

29 Dec 2014Mario Vernari

This post follows my first one on Internet-of-Things telemetry project based on Azure.

Meta Programming in ANKHOR

12 Dec 2014Alexander Golde

Meta Programming is a concept that dates back to languages such as LISP or Smalltalk. The term is used for programs that write or modify other programs – or perform operations on themselves.

C++

Windows

MFC

Android Development: btPrint4 Prints Demos and Files to Bluetooth Receipt and Label Printers

18 Dec 2014hjgode

This is an update to my btPrint4 Android application.

C++

Windows

Direct3D* 12 - Console API Efficiency & Performance on PCs

5 Dec 2014Michael Coppock

At GDC 2014, Microsoft announced stunning news for PC Gaming in 2015—the next iteration of Direct3D, version 12. D3D 12 returns to low level programming; it gives more control to game developers and introduces many new exciting features.

C++

product-showcase

GPU

OpenCL™ Device Fission for CPU Performance

5 Dec 2014TERENCE S

The Intel SDK for OpenCL Applications provides a rich mix of OpenCL extensions and optional features that are designed for developers who want to utilize all resources available on Intel CPUs. This article focuses on device fission, available as a feature in this SDK.

C++

product-showcase

OpenCL

Burglar Alarm Using the Intel® Galileo Board

10 Dec 2014matthias-hahn

This sample application was developed to showcase the use of a proximity sensor with the Intel® Galileo development board.

Stage 4: Complete Beginner's Guide For Arduino Hardware Platform For DIY

9 Dec 2014Grasshopper.iics

All about working with with Sensors, Actuators and Other Hardware With Arduino

C++

Arduino

IoT

IoT for Home Automation

12 Jan 2015Dan Thyer

I built my own Internet of Things, IoT, home automation system that is controlling 30 different things with 4 different types of microcontrollers with nearly 150 commands. This article talks about IoT design patterns and the lessons learned from the design patterns that I have used.

Internet of Things: Programming IoT Devices, Web Services and IoT Clients

13 Jan 2015Naren Neelamegam

A complete walk through on IoT Device programming, Web Service programming and IoT Client programming.

Binary Obfuscation

25 Dec 2014Kewin Rausch

How to add obfuscation at binary level to protect your technology

Windows

VS2013

Yet Another Spy

28 Dec 2014Akos Mattiassich

Find a window on the desktop, spy its properties and manipulate it.

Custom Controls in Win32 API: Encapsulation of Customized Controls

11 Dec 2014Martin Mitáš

Few techniques for getting rid of customized-control-specific code from parent window procedure.

Top 5 Beautiful C++ std Algorithms Examples

16 Dec 2014Bartlomiej Filipek

Several examples of beautiful code made up of algorithms from the C++ standard library. Heavily uses modern C++.

C++11

C++

STL

Modernizing Legacy C++ Code

14 Dec 2014Marius Bancila

Experiences and recommendations from modernizing legacy C++ code using C++11/14

Setting up and Programming Raspberry Pi in Python and C

7 Dec 2014Guruprasad.K.Basavaraju

Python

Raspberry-Pi

IoT

Compile Time Loops with C++11 - Creating a Generalized static_for Implementation

28 Dec 2014Michael Gazonda

Have you ever been working with templates or constexpr and wanted to run a loop? Or maybe you have a loop you'd like to unroll and see if your program will run faster? Welcome to static_for.

C#, Web API: HTTP GET with a Request Body

2 Dec 2014Vidyasagar Machupalli

C#, Web API: HTTP GET with a Request Body

C++

Windows

security

Beginners guide on CSS Selectors

28 Dec 2014Prava-MFS

As we all know about CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a language used for styling the web pages written in HTML, XML or XHTML. In CSS, selectors play a vital role to declare which part of the web page, the style applies to and it is done by matching the tags or attributes present in […]

ArrayView, StringView

1 Dec 2014Francis Xavier Pulikotil

Immutable, non-owning, efficient views over all or part of existing arrays and strings.

C++

Dev

Galileo+Windows & IoT Part 2: A IoT application

6 Dec 2014MrSmersh

The second part (concerning a new Galileo Windows connected (at last) application) to a series of articles about Galileo running Windows and IoT.

Functional Vs Imperative Language Paradigms

17 Dec 2014Vidyasagar Machupalli

Functional vs. imperative language paradigms

C++

Maximize Windows on Multiple Monitors

16 Dec 2014bishopnator29a

Simple method how to make application's window maximized on different monitors in multi-monitor setup.

Bench a Dialog on the Taskbar

26 Dec 2014Roger65

A project to place a Dialog Box on the Taskbar

Composition for Partial Aggregate Domain Model

23 Dec 2014Dominique Gilleman

How to handle (load/save) only a part of an aggregate domain model with composition

Automation Solution Using Arduino

30 Dec 2014Roi Azulay

An automation solution using Arduino

C++

Arduino

Developing Applications With Express Framework And Node.js - Quick Start

25 Dec 2014Tushar_Gupta

Walk through to quickly develop applications using Node.js and Express framework.

Visual C++: How to Create Standalone Win32 Application Not Requiring Visual C++ Runtime

9 Dec 2014Emiliarge

How to statically link a Win32 Project with Visual C++ libraries (m***.dll)

R-tree:Space Search Algorithm

2 Dec 2014HateCoding

This tip will show you an example for using R-tree.

Simple JavaScript OOP for C++, Java and C# Developers

30 Dec 2014Mehdi Maujood

This tip provides an approach to object-oriented programming for developers familiar with class-based OOP in languages such as C++ and Java.

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Akos Mattiassich

Hungary

I'm software developer & scrum master with several years of experience in project and line management.

Alexander Golde

Software Developer (Senior)

Germany

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Bartlomiej Filipek

Software Developer

Poland

Software developer interested in creating great code and passionate about teaching.

Author of C++17 In Detail - a book that will teach you the latest features of C++17!

I have around 11 years of professional experience in C++/Windows/Visual Studio programming. Plus other technologies like: OpenGL, game development, performance optimization.

In 2018 I was awarded by Microsoft as MVP, Developer Technologies.

If you like my articles please subscribe to my weekly C++ blog or just visit www.bfilipek.com.

bishopnator29a

Software Developer (Senior)

Switzerland

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Dan Thyer

Chief Technology Officer Logical Advantage

United States

Dan graduated summa cum laude from North Carolina State University with dual degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. Dan attended NC State on full scholarship program with General Motors. After working with GM, Dan served as application development director for the largest Microsoft Business Solutions Partner in the Carolinas. During this time, Dan's team won two Microsoft Pinnacle awards. For the past 10 years, as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of, Logical Advantage (www.logicaladvantage.com), a software consulting business, Dan has successfully architected and delivered web-based and mobile applications for many Fortune 500 companies. Dan focuses his energies on emerging technologies, and ensuring that all projects are architected to meet the client's current and future needs. Dan collaborates with his Chief Solutions Officer and other architects to create technical standards, including coding standards, tools, and platforms. He holds a leadership role in the local Microsoft Enterprise Developer's Guild and has been on the steering committee for over a dozen years.

David O'Neil

Software Developer www.randommonkeyworks.com

United States

I am the author of Laughing at the Devil: One Man’s Religious Discoveries. If you want to understand the astronomic investigations of our priests 3,000 years ago, LATD is the book to turn to. It opens up the thoughts that pushed them away from their earlier polytheism and towards our current definition of God.

Trained as a mechanical engineer, I have been involved with design, supervision, and project management. I taught myself C++ programming in order to play around with binaural beats more easily. I've also created various databases to help with project management and personal tasks.

Databases are cool and extremely useful! Happy coding, everybody!

Dmitriy Kozlov

Technical Lead Plumsail

Russian Federation

Expert in SharePoint
The leader of SharePoint Forms Designer Team: http://spform.com
Co-founder of Plumsail: http://plumsail.com
My blog: http://formsdesigner.blogspot.com

Dominique Gilleman

Engineer

Belgium

I'm a software engineer working for a company in the field of laboratory services. I started programming at 10 years old, first in basic and pascal, and now in C++ and C#

My main interests are Software architecture, Team leading, Algorithms and complex problems.
I did independant project in image analysis, clustering software, 3D visualization and Enterprise social networks

You can have more information on my website: http://dominiquegilleman.co.nf/

Emiliarge

Software Developer

Russian Federation

Want to contribute my CodeProject articles and tips? Write my e-mail: emiliarge@mail.ru

Francis Xavier Pulikotil

Software Developer

United States

Besides loving spending time with family, Francis Xavier likes to watch sci-fi/fantasy/action/drama movies, listen to music, and play video-games. After being exposed to a few video-games, he developed an interest in computer programming. He currently holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications.

Grasshopper.iics

CEO Integrated Ideas

India

gasshopper.iics is a group of like minded programmers and learners in codeproject. The basic objective is to keep in touch and be notified while a member contributes an article, to check out with technology and share what we know. We are the "students" of codeproject.

This group is managed by Rupam Das, an active author here. Other Notable members include Ranjan who extends his helping hands to invaluable number of authors in their articles and writes some great articles himself.

Rupam Das is mentor of Grasshopper Network,founder and CEO of Integrated Ideas Consultancy Services, a research consultancy firm in India. He has been part of projects in several technologies including Matlab, C#, Android, OpenCV, Drupal, Omnet++, legacy C, vb, gcc, NS-2, Arduino, Raspberry-PI. Off late he has made peace with the fact that he loves C# more than anything else but is still struck in legacy style of coding.
Rupam loves algorithm and prefers Image processing, Artificial Intelligence and Bio-medical Engineering over other technologies.

He is frustrated with his poor writing and "grammer" skills but happy that coding polishes these frustrations.

This is a Organisation

115 members

Guruprasad.K.Basavaraju

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

HateCoding

Software Developer China Telecom Guangdong

China

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

hjgode

Germany

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Kewin Rausch

Software Developer

Italy

I'm a Software Engineer with deep and extended knowledge in Computer Networks and low level environments as kernels and drivers. My core competencies are C/C++ and Assembly programming languages, in both user- and kernel-space, together with an problem-solving oriented mindset and huge imagination to develop alternative approach to deal with them.

Mario Vernari

Software Developer (Senior) CET Electronics

Italy

Played with transistors and ICs before being ten. First approaches to programming (PET Commodore) in the early '80.
Then AppleSoft, TurboPascal, Assembler and VisualBasic.
Currently employed at CET Electronics as lead software developer, involved in creation of industrial control systems.
Loving graphics technologies, I had some great time with SVG.
Since 2006 my primary language is C#, where I am focusing on WPF.

Marius Bancila

Architect Visma Software

Romania

Marius Bancila is the author of Modern C++ Programming Cookbook and The Modern C++ Challenge. He has been a Microsoft MVP since 2006, initially for VC++ and nowadays for Development technologies. He works as a system architect for Visma, a Norwegian-based company. He works with various technologies, both managed and unmanaged, for desktop, cloud, and mobile, mainly developing with VC++ and VC#. He keeps a blog at http://www.mariusbancila.ro/blog, focused on Windows programming. You can follow Marius on Twitter at @mariusbancila.

Martin Mitáš

Team Leader

Czech Republic

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

matthias-hahn

Canada

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Mehdi Maujood

Pakistan

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Michael Coppock

Canada

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Michael Gazonda

Architect Zed Mind

Canada

I love writing good code, and am currently spending my time working on a project I love.

I'm a yoga teacher, and enjoy the outdoors which I never seem to get enough of. Hopefully soon...

If you'd like, you can connect with me on Facebook.

MrSmersh

Architect I Computer Solutions Srl

Romania

Catalin Gheorghiu is a solution architect from Timisoara. At the moment is interested in developing for mobile and cloud platforms. In addition to addressing the development and architecture, is a trainer and consultant. In his spare time is member of the technical community, contributing with articles and blogs to several user groups (MrSmersh), lecturing all over Romania and abroad, is also RONUA Timisoara user group leader.
Since 2011, every year he was awarded the Microsoft MVP Award.

Naren Neelamegam

Software Developer

India

Naren started coding during 1999 with FORTRAN, then COBOL, PASCAL, C, C++, VC++ ..... C#, Java, ASP so on, till today. He claims himself as techie who loves coding, but he is not even sure which technology or platform he loves, most of the time Windows, some time WinCE, some time Linux, nowadays Android and embedded platforms. He can do some query stuffs with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL. He strongly believes that C/C++ is a must for all programmers, "if you know C/C++, you can do programming on any language". He is an electronic gadget guy who likes to buy small gadgets all the time, at least he will do window shopping on a gadget shop. His interest always have been with Automation in any form, call it a little automated program sitting in his Laptop or a home automation program runs on his mobile. Apart from coding, he likes to do...???

Prava-MFS

Software Developer (Senior)

India

Software engineer with around 6 years of web application development experience in open source technologies like PHP, MySQL, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery etc.

I love to learn and share my knowledge in which manner I can and like to solve the issues as in the coding perspective. I am an active contributor in community forums like StackOverflow, CodeProject etc. Besides that, I write blogs in free time and speak in various technical community events.

Roger65

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Roi Azulay

Israel

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

TERENCE S

Canada

Terry Sych is a Staff Software Engineer in the Platform Architecture Enabling group at Intel Corporation. He joined Intel in 1992, and has worked on performance analysis and software optimization of enterprise and cloud applications for the last 15 years. He received a BS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1981 and an MSEE degree from the University of Minnesota in 1988. He holds 3 US patents.

Tushar_Gupta

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

TyrWang

Software Developer

Taiwan

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Vidyasagar Machupalli

Software Developer (Senior)

India

First Prize	Bartlomiej Filipek - Top 5 Beautiful C++ std Algorithms Examples
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Marius Bancila - Modernizing Legacy C++ Code
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

Contest Entries and Requirements

The contest period covers the the first day of the month 12AM US Eastern Standard Time and ends the final day of the month at 11:59:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be submitted during this period in order to qualify.
Entries must be an article, or blog entry.
With the exception of the Everything Else category, the article must be tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category (for example, to enter the C# Competition you would need to tag your article with a C# tag).
Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
Articles may only be considered for a single category. If an article is eligible for multiple categories (for example, it pertains to both the C# and Web Dev categories), CodeProject editors and judges will decide which category the article shall be entered in.
No author can be nominated twice in the same category.
If an author writes has two separate articles, each article may be considered in their respective categories provided none of the aforementioned rules are broken. For example, if an author wrote two separate articles, one related to C# and one related to VB.NET, the author and articles could be nominated in the C# and VB.NET competitions, respectively.
In the event an author wins multiple competitions, and repeat, identical prizes, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event an article has multiple authors and/or contributors, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event of a tie, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
Multiple votes from the same IP will be automatically disqualified.
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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