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Using Pointers as Integers

In the early days of C, pointers were plain integers. Relics of this approach can …

Optimizing String Classes in Java Code

The String class is probably one of the most used classes in Java. String …

Returning a Value from a Function that Throws

A reader asked me the following questions: "Can a function that returns something, throw a …

Java Profiler

Is there a profiler like JProbe which supports the Microsoft Virtual Machine? I already …

Significance of const Return

What is the significance of const return type from a function? Similar to: const int …

Violating an Exception Specification

The implementation ensures that functions having an exception specification should throw …

Leave a Grain of Debugging Info in Your Release Version

It may be tempting to squeeze an extra pint of performance by removing all debug …

Cannot Quit FoxPro

I have built an executable file and included a READ EVENTS command. After running the …

Function's Return Value

I'd like to know how can I make a return of a function's local variable (for example, a …

Keyword 'huge'

I am getting a compile error 'huge' obsolete keyword. I am converting a process from …

Stack Unwinding in the Event of an Uncaught Exception

When an exception is thrown and no matching handler can be found for it, C++ invokes the …

Differences in Execution Flow

Why would a program not yield any errors, and yet not run on one system, while resulting …

Error Handling Routines

While converting source code from C to C++, I came up with difficulties in converting …

Debugging in Visual C++

Is there a way to access the call stack debugging information from the code? I would …

Help Files in Applications

I created a "help" button in a form and coded this button's click event as: { help } The …