How to read in a file in C++

So here's a simple question, what is the correct way to read in a file completely in C++? Various people have various solutions, those w...

Making modconf work with Linux 3

If you want a nice curses based GUI to add and remove modules from Linux on the fly, you probably used modconf. They say it's deprecated...

A stronger C/C++ Preprocessor

Ever felt you needed some preprocessing to generate some C/C++ code for you, but the C preprocesssor is too lacking? Say for example you wan...

Goodbye Google

Google announced they're shutting down Code Search . I found Google Code Search to be invaluable in the kind of work I do. I saved tons...

C++ 2011 and non rectangular arrays

Ever wanted to make a non rectangular array? Meaning for example, some multidimensional array where a[0] has 3 members and a[1] has 5 member...

C++ 2011 and __func__

So what happens to __func__ in different scopes? How about GCC's extension for pretty function names? #include <iostream> using n...

The failure of fragmented security

With recent attacks against SSL/TLS and certificates , everyone has been thinking a lot about security. What can we do to prevent security ...