Best C++ Article of June 2016

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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.

Check out the submission guidelines for information on posting articles.

Current Entries

Articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Recursive Internetworking

10 Sep 2018Kewin Rausch

Moving forward in the future networks evolution

Objective-C

shell

Linux

Broadcast Burst Queue

7 Jun 2016Marek Strihavka

BBQ - Writing highly scalable Windows Socket server

C++

Windows

IOCP

Sharing Objects Between Threads in C++, the Safe and Easy Way

14 Jun 2016Noah L

Beware the data race sneak attack.

cobj: Polymorphism in Plain C

7 Jun 2016GProssliner

cobj is a preprocessor based generator for interface based polymorphism

Communicating With a Direct2D Graphics Thread

27 Jun 2016Ben Aldhouse

How I stopped worrying and learned to love Direct2D.

Storage Sizes and Other Useful Properties: Windows, C++, and C Variable Types

28 Jun 2016David A. Gray

A reference chart that doubles as the engine behind a data structure mapper

Introduction to Simulate External Interrupts Using Atmel Studio for AVR

21 Jun 2016Dharmateja Challa

Tip on how to simulate external interrupts using Atmel Studio 7 for AVR Atmega MCUs

Arduino

AVR

microcontroller

Develop Apps on Your Android Device with AIDE

1 Jun 2016Android on Intel

This article explains how to get started with expert level app development with AIDE.

MergeFiles

3 Jun 2016PIEBALDconsult

A C function that merges the content from an arbitrary number of text files into a Character-Separated-Variable-Width result file

Link third party libraries (DCMTK) in Qt projects

6 Jun 2016AmirShrestha

This article demonstrates how to link a third party libraries (DCMTK) to Qt based project.

C++

QT-Creator

cross-platform

Embedding a Chromium Browser in an MFC Application

27 Nov 2019Marius Bancila

Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) v3 to embed a Chromium browser in an MFC application

Linux SO File Injection

4 Jun 2016Asif Bahrainwala

Inject a library file in a running process

MVC Study

2 Jun 2016stebo0728

Learn to create dynamic menus, inline editing controls, and custom dialogs, including a simple image selection dialog, allowing image selection from gallery. Uses image-picker and bootbox third party libraries.

The Improved Resource String Generator in Action: Thou Shalt Eat Thine Own Dog Food, and Like It!

12 Jul 2016David A. Gray

The Excel powered resource generator, version 2, is vastly improved and better documented.

Writing a MySQL Storage Engine from Scratch

19 Jun 2016cruppstahl

Describes how to write a MySQL storage engine - a plugin which is responsible for persisting MySQL table data.

C++

MySQL

How to Use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) in C++ with gSOAP

13 Jul 2017Chris Moutsos

How to connect to Amazon S3 with gSOAP to store and retrieve data

Please Have a C API For Your Library

28 Jun 2016RCL_SPD

Please have a C API for your library

C++

API

Tracing Boundary in 2D Image Using Moore Neighborhood Approach

12 Jun 2016Udaya K Unnikrishnan

Tracing the boundaries of an object in 2D image

C++

OpenCV

Easy Molar Mass Calculator

28 Jun 2016Mohamed Kalmoua

This article describes how to create a UWP application that uses a Window Runtime Component.

Qt meta-object Programming

14 Jul 2016HoshiKata

Qt Metaobject Programming

Cross Platform App Development using QT: State Transition on iOS Device

27 Jun 2016Kaushik_M

This article is more on handling the state transition of an app in iOS device

C++ serialization framework/library

26 Jun 2016bishopnator29a

Saving, Loading and data migration in compact library

Accurate, Easy, Fast Form Design, with a Little Help from Excel

17 Jun 2016David A. Gray

A Microsoft Excel worksheet for accurate, easy, fast design and application of Windows forms and resource strings

C++

.NET

Dev

ReRouter - Make an Extensible IoT Router

21 Jun 2016Member 12597176

a extensible IOT Router made by SeeedStudio

Redirecting std::clog to Test Framework Output

20 Jun 2016Zebedee Mason

Wrap writing to the test logger with std::streambuf then substitute in std::clog

Current Participants

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

AmirShrestha

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.

Android on Intel

United States

Intel is inside more and more Android devices, and we have tools and resources to make your app development faster and easier.

Asif Bahrainwala

Instructor / Trainer

India

Hi,
I have been working with computers since my eight grade, programming the ZX Spectrum. I have always had an interest in assembly language and computer theory (and is still the reason for taking tons of online courses), actively code using C/C++ on Windows (using VS) and Linux (using QT).

I also provide training on data structures, algorithms, parallel patterns library , Graphics (DX11), GPGPUs (DX11-CS,AMP) and programming for performance on x86.
Feel free to call me at 0091-9823018914 (UTC +5:30)

(All views expressed here do not reflect the views of my employer).

Ben Aldhouse

United Kingdom

random and twisted

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.

Chris Moutsos

Student

United States

Computer science student at Florida State University.

cruppstahl

Software Developer

Germany

I am the author of upscaledb (http://upscaledb.com), a fast embedded key-value database with built-in analytical functions.

David A. Gray

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

I deliver robust, clean, adaptable, future-ready applications that are properly documented for users and maintainers. I have deep knowledge in multiple technologies and broad familiarity with computer and software technologies of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

While it isn't perceived as sexy, my focus has always been the back end of the application stack, where data arrives from a multitude of sources, and is converted into reports that express my interpretation of The Fundamental Principle of Tabular Reporting, and are the most visible aspect of the system to senior executives who approve the projects and sign the checks.

While I can design a front end, I prefer to work at the back end, getting data into the system from outside sources, such as other computers, electronic sensors, and so forth, and getting it out of the system, as reports to IDENTIFY and SOLVE problems.

When presented with a problem, I focus on identifying and solving the root problem for the long term.

Specialties: Design: Relational data base design, focusing on reporting; organization and presentation of large document collections such as MSDS libraries

Development: Powerful, imaginative utility programs and scripts for automated systems management and maintenance

Industries: Property management, Employee Health and Safety, Services

Languages: C#, C++, C, Python, VBA, Visual Basic, Perl, WinBatch, SQL, XML, HTML, Javascript

Outside Interests: Great music (mostly, but by no means limited to, classical), viewing and photographing sunsets and clouds, traveling by car on small country roads, attending museum exhibits (fine art, history, science, technology), long walks, especially where there is little or no motor traffic, reading, especially nonfiction and thoughtfully written, thought provoking science fiction

Dharmateja Challa

Software Developer (Senior) EMC

India

I have worked in ESM, Storage and Embedded domains. Mainly taken part in design, coding and maintaining in c/c++ on windows.
As a hobby tinkering with embedded/electronic devices (new found interest Smile | :)

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GProssliner

Architect

Austria

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

HoshiKata

Technical Lead

United States

Phil is a Principal Software developer focusing on weird yet practical algorithms that run the gamut of embedded and desktop (PID loops, Kalman filters, FFTs, client-server SOAP bindings, ASIC design, communication protocols, game engines, robotics).

In his personal life he is a part time mad scientist, full time dad, and studies small circle jujitsu, plays guitar and piano.

Kaushik_M

Software Developer (Senior) Harman International

India

I am having experience in C++, Qt. I have started developing .Net application using WPF and MVVM.
Always keen to develop/enhance my skill sets and experience.

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.

Marek Strihavka

Canada

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

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.

Member 12597176

China

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

Mohamed Kalmoua

Software Developer

Netherlands

Mohamed Kalmoua is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) with over a decade of programming experience. He creates software for the Windows platform using C#, WPF, ASP.NET Core, SQL and C++. Mohamed also loves to build websites using Wordpress and Google analytics.

Noah L

United States

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

PIEBALDconsult

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

BSCS 1992 Wentworth Institute of Technology

Originally from the Boston (MA) area. Lived in SoCal for a while. Now in the Phoenix (AZ) area.

OpenVMS enthusiast, ISO 8601 evangelist, photographer, opinionated SOB, acknowledged pedant and contrarian

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"I would be looking for better tekkies, too. Yours are broken." -- Paul Pedant

"Using fewer technologies is better than using more." -- Rico Mariani

"Good code is its own best documentation. As you’re about to add a comment, ask yourself, ‘How can I improve the code so that this comment isn’t needed?’" -- Steve McConnell

"Every time you write a comment, you should grimace and feel the failure of your ability of expression." -- Unknown

"If you need help knowing what to think, let me know and I'll tell you." -- Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]

"Typing is no substitute for thinking." -- R.W. Hamming

"I find it appalling that you can become a programmer with less training than it takes to become a plumber." -- Bjarne Stroustrup

ZagNut’s Law: Arrogance is inversely proportional to ability.

"Well blow me sideways with a plastic marionette. I've just learned something new - and if I could award you a 100 for that post I would. Way to go you keyboard lovegod you." -- Pete O'Hanlon

"linq'ish" sounds like "inept" in German -- Andreas Gieriet

"Things would be different if I ran the zoo." -- Dr. Seuss

"Wrong is evil, and it must be defeated." –- Jeff Ello

"A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logical thinking, and on pedantic exactness." -- Nigel Shaw

“It’s always easier to do it the hard way.” -- Blackhart

“If Unix wasn’t so bad that you can’t give it away, Bill Gates would never have succeeded in selling Windows.” -- Blackhart

"Use vertical and horizontal whitespace generously. Generally, all binary operators except '.' and '->' should be separated from their operands by blanks."

"Omit needless local variables." -- Strunk... had he taught programming

RCL_SPD

United States

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

stebo0728

United States

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

Udaya K Unnikrishnan

Software Developer (Senior)

India

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

Zebedee Mason

United Kingdom

Mathematician turned freelance Software Engineer with over 20 years experience, mainly in the development of CAD/CAM/CAE software. Generally worked for smaller businesses - although have been at Lloyd's Register, Siemens and Rolls-Royce. Enjoy living on the edge of the Peak District where I go cycling and hiking.

First Prize	Marius Bancila - Embedding a Chromium Browser in an MFC Application
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	RCL_SPD - Please Have a C API For Your Library
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject


Second Prize	Chris Moutsos - How to Use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) in C++ with gSOAP
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).
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