Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation – Book Review

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After having read my first book about compilers, I decided to try another one more focused on optimizations. For that, I chose "Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation", by Steven S. Muchnick.This book covers several subjects about compilers, … [Read more...]

Introduction to 64 Bit Intel Assembly Language Programming for Linux – Book Review

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The first book I read about Intel Assembly was lacking information about 64 bits programming. So I ordered and read Introduction to 64 Bit Intel Assembly Language Programming for Linux, by Ray Seyfarth.This book covers a lot of subjects in … [Read more...]

Compilers : Principles, Techniques & Tools – Book Review

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Some weeks ago, I finished reading Compilers : Principles, Techniques & Tools, by Afred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi and Jeffrey D. Ullman. This book is also called the Dragon Book due to the cover.This book is a reference about … [Read more...]

EDDIC 0.7 : New compilation model and optimizations

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I'm proud to announce a new release of EDDIC, the version 0.7.Most of the changes are internal to the compiler. I read a new book : Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools and applied some of the advices of the author. The biggest change is … [Read more...]

Moodle promotion on Packt Publishing Books

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In their December promotion, Pack Publishing are offering heavy discounts on all their Moodle books during all the month.You can find all books available on offer on this page : http://www.packtpub.com/news/moodle-festive-monthThere are … [Read more...]

C++ Templates : The Complete Guide – Book Review

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After the Effective C++ Serie, I read C++ Templates: The Complete Guide, from David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. JosuttisThe templates are one of the most powerful feature of C++. However, this is a complex technique that is often misused or … [Read more...]

Effective STL Book Review

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I finished reading the last Effective C++ volume : Effective STL, Scott Meyers.Again, this book follows the same model as the two others, providing several rules aiming at making you a better (more effective) STL programmer. All the items of this … [Read more...]

Book Review : More Effective C++

More Effective C++

Once I finished reading Effective C++, I decided to read the next one in the Effective C++ series: More Effective C++ from the same author (Scott Meyers).That book follows the same model as the preceding. It seems that the entire book is made of … [Read more...]

Book Review : Effective C++

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Some time ago, I have read Accelerated C++. After this introductory book, I have chosen to read a book focused on the good practices of C++ development. On that purpose, I bought Effective C++ Third Edition from Scott Meyers. I already finished this … [Read more...]

Book Review : Accelerated C++

Accelerated C++

Because I started a project in C++ and had not a lot of knowledges about this language, I bought some books and just finished the first : Accelerated C++, written by Andrew Koenig and Barbara E. MooThis book, as its name indicates, will not tell … [Read more...]