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51. Eli Bendersky’s website » Blog Archive » void* and casts, in C and C++

    An explanation of why pointers to void can be converted to any other pointer in C implicitly, but have to be converted explicitly in C++.

    http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2009/11/16/void-and-casts-in-c-and-c

    Tags: c, c++, pointers by Tom Willemse (2015-01-07)
52. Parsing EDI with LINQ (Software Engineering Tips)

    How to read EDI data and convert it to XML using a lot of LINQ.

    http://sites.google.com/site/yacoset/Home/edi-with-linq

    Tags: .net, c#, linq, edi, xml by Tom Willemse (2015-01-07)
53. Zero Viscosity: D3.js Step by Step

    A very nice introductory series on D3.js. You start off by making a simple pie chart and end up with a donut showing tooltips, parsing a CSV and with selectable pieces of data.

    http://zeroviscosity.com/category/d3-js-step-by-step

    Tags: coding, javascript, d3 by Tom Willemse (2014-11-30)
54. Branching the database along with the code

    An article on how to dynamically change the database connection based on the currently checked-out branch in RoR development.

    http://mislav.uniqpath.com/rails/branc...hing-the-database-along-with-your-code

    Tags: coding, ruby, rails, yaml, database by Tom Willemse (2014-11-30)
55. The pitfalls of using ssh-agent, or how to use an agent safely

    some tips and warnings (mostly warnings) about using ssh-agent. A little too much about the dangers and not as much about fixing things as I'd like, but certainly an interesting read.

    http://rabexc.org/posts/pitfalls-of-ssh-agents

    Tags: ssh, security, ssh-agent by Tom Willemse (2014-11-14)
56. Sentry: Track exceptions with modern error logging for JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Java, and Node.js

    Error reporting and handling tool, get notified of and track errors as they happen in your application.

    https://getsentry.com/welcome

    Tags: error-handling, error-reporting, coding, php, ruby, python, javascript, java, rails, django, ios, nodejs, c#, open-source by Tom Willemse (2014-08-29)
57. READ EVAL PRINT — Web scraping with Common Lisp: cookies and stuff

    An overview of how to use cookies with drakma and webgunk.

    http://readevalprint.tumblr.com/post/9...ing-with-common-lisp-cookies-and-stuff

    Tags: coding, lisp, common-lisp, web-scraping, drakma, webgunk by Tom Willemse (2014-08-26)
58. Nicolas Hafner: Adding Class-Bound Methods to CLOS - Confession 25

    Implementing bound methods as found jn other languages (java, python, etc.) in Common Lisp. Using CLOS and metaclasses.

    http://reader.tymoon.eu/article/286

    Tags: coding, lisp, common-lisp, clos, metaclasses, oop by Tom Willemse (2014-08-26)
59. How to use Ruby’s English and/or operators without going nuts | Virtuous Code

    Describing, clearly, the difference between the logical `&&' and `||' compared to `and' and `or' in Ruby.

    http://devblog.avdi.org/2014/08/26/how...ish-andor-operators-without-going-nuts

    Tags: coding, ruby, operators by Tom Willemse (2014-08-26)
60. Swapping quote symbols in Emacs with parse-partial-sexp

    Using syntax-ppss and companions to create a function to swap ' and " characters.

    http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles...g-quote-symbols-emacs-parsepartialsexp

    Tags: emacs, elisp, coding by Tom Willemse (2014-08-26)