Best C++ Article of June 2017

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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.

Designing Efficient Thread-Safe Reference Counting System

29 Jun 2017EgorYusov

This article describes an efficient thread-safe reference counting system.

C++11

C++

Linux

Ubuntu

Windows

Dev

Architect

Event Tracing for Windows: Reducing Everest to Pike's Peak

8 Jun 2017David A. Gray

Historically, ETW has been portrayed as having a very steep learning curve, along the lines of the effort required to summit Everest. Realizing its potential value, I set about to reduce the effort to that required to summit Pike's Peak.

Fire alarm in C++

23 Jun 2017Intel

This smart fire alarm application is part of a series of how-to Internet of Things (IoT) code sample exercises using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® Edison board, Intel® IoT Gateway, cloud platforms, APIs, and other technologies.

Smart stove top in C++

23 Jun 2017Intel

This smart stove top application is part of a series of how-tos for Internet of Things (IoT) code sample exercises using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® Edison board, Intel® IoT Gateway, cloud platforms, APIs, and other technologies.

Introduction to pyDAAL

1 Jun 2017Intel

This paper shows how the python API of the Intel® Data Analytics Acceleration Library (Intel® DAAL) tool works. First, we explain how to manipulate data using the pyDAAL programming interface and then show how to integrate it with python data manipulation/math APIs.

To Heap or not to Heap; That’s the Large Object Question?

11 Jul 2017Doug Duerner, Yeon-Chang Wang

In this article we explored a theory; would it be better to not utilize a heap construct when dealing with very large objects in .NET, in order to avoid Large Object Heap (LOH) fragmentation?

Install Visual Studio 6.0 on Windows 10

8 Jun 2017Kirk Stowell

A tutorial for installing Visual Studio 6.0 on Windows 10

C++

Win10

Visual-Studio

50 OpenGL Win32 Projects in One

8 Jun 2017Petrov Vladimir

Former NeHe OpenGL Lessons adapted to MSVS-15 pro Win32 in INICODE and the samples of the Joystick implementation

Determining the Monitor's On/Off (sleep) Status

25 Jun 2017rbrunton

How to determine whether the monitor is on or off as a result of a Windows Power Scheme action

How to Make a C++ Qt Android Project with CMake on Windows

14 Jun 2017Vhalun

A step-by-step tutorial about how to build a Qt/C++ project on Android

C++

Android

cmake

Air quality sensor in C++

23 Jun 2017Intel

This air quality monitor application is part of a series of how-to Internet of Things (IoT) code sample exercises using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® Edison board, Intel® IoT Gateway, cloud platforms, APIs, and other technologies.

The Quest for the SSDTs

20 Jul 2017Jose A Pascoa

The much talked about Kernel data structures

Type-Safe Multicast Callbacks in C

9 Jun 2017David Lafreniere

A type-safe multicast callback library used for anonymous function invocation implemented in C

Dev

Design

Architect

Plant lighting system in C++

23 Jun 2017Intel

This automatic plant lighting system monitor application is part of a series of how-tos for Internet of Things (IoT) code sample exercises using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® Edison board, Intel® IoT Gateway, cloud platforms, APIs, and other technologies.

Range finder scanner in C++

23 Jun 2017Intel

This range finder scanner application is part of a series of how-to Internet of Things (IoT) code sample exercises using the Intel® IoT Developer Kit, Intel® Edison board, Intel® IoT Gateway, cloud platforms, APIs, and other technologies.

Sort by a 2D curve

22 Jul 2017InvisibleMedia

An algorithm for sorting integers with a complexity less than O(n log (n))

Current Participants

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

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

David Lafreniere

United States

I've been a professional software engineer for over 20 years. When not writing code, I enjoy spending time with the family, camping and riding motorcycles around Southern California.

Doug Duerner

United States

Doug Duerner is a senior software engineer with more than 15 years designing and implementing large-scale systems with Microsoft technologies. He has worked for several Fortune 500 banking institutions and for a commercial software company that designed and built the large-scale distributed network management system used by the Department of Defense’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for its “Global Information Grid” and the Department of State (DoS). He is a geek at heart, focusing on all aspects, but enjoys the most complex and challenging technical hurdles, especially those that everyone says “can’t be done.”

EgorYusov

United States

Being a 3D graphics enthusiast for many years, I have worked on various rendering technologies including deformable terrain, physically-based water, shadows, volumetric and post-processing effects and other. I run Diligent Graphics as a place where I can experiment, learn new technologies, try new algorithms and share my ideas.

Intel

United States

You may know us for our processors. But we do so much more. Intel invents at the boundaries of technology to make amazing experiences possible for business and society, and for every person on Earth.

Harnessing the capability of the cloud, the ubiquity of the Internet of Things, the latest advances in memory and programmable solutions, and the promise of always-on 5G connectivity, Intel is disrupting industries and solving global challenges. Leading on policy, diversity, inclusion, education and sustainability, we create value for our stockholders, customers and society.

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InvisibleMedia

Software Developer (Senior) NoComment

France

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

Jose A Pascoa

AtelierWeb Software

Portugal

Jose Pascoa is the owner of AtelierWeb Software (http://www.atelierweb.com). We produce security and network software and mixed utilities since 1999. The first program I published (in a BBS) was a MS-DOS utility, had the size of 21 KB and was done in Assembly Language. Nowadays, my low level languages are more likely to be "C", "C++" and "Delphi" rather than Assembly Language but I still like it. I have nothing against more fashionable languages like C# and technologies like WPF, actually I have played with them and published software with them.

Kirk Stowell

CEO Codejock Technologies, LLC

United States

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

This is a Organisation (No members)

Petrov Vladimir

Russian Federation

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

rbrunton

Software Developer BruntonSoft Software

Canada

Retired teacher, I have enjoyed programming as recreation since 1983. I began with Pascal and subsequently learned C and C++ (as an amature). I continue to learn and develop programs.

Vhalun

Software Developer

Hungary

Not much to tell, I'm in the programing business for a while and I planning to stay a little bit more Wink | ;)

First Prize	Kirk Stowell - Install Visual Studio 6.0 on Windows 10
Prize pool	CodeProject Mug - CodeProject


Second Prize	EgorYusov - Designing Efficient Thread-Safe Reference Counting System
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.
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