Author Archives: Timo Geusch
Why I still use a separate editor
There is a lot that modern IDEs do well, but uncluttered writing space isn’t one of them. Once you add the various views of your project, the debug window, the source control window and various other important panes you’re left … Continue reading
GoingNative videos
Quick update to the previous post – it looks like at least some of the videos are now available on the Channel9 page: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/GoingNative/GoingNative-2012
Halfway through GoingNative 2012
It’s almost time to go back for the second day, but before I do I’d like to suggest that if you haven’t had a chance to attend in pereson or watch the livecast, see if you can find the videos … Continue reading
Moving to a multi-VHD Windows installation to separate work and personal data
I had been thinking about setting myself up with a way to work from home in a disconnected fashion. Most of the places I’ve worked at in the past required me to remote into the work desktop, which is a … Continue reading
Another good reason to keep source file sizes small
Merging a file between SCM branches that is several thousand lines in size and has significant changes in both branches is a good way to have an unpleasant day, even if the SCM that’s being used has good support for … Continue reading
Useful collection of Qt debug visualizers for Visual Studio
I had to reinstall VS2010 at work and because I clearly didn’t think this all the way through, forgot to save my autoexp.dat file before removing the old installation. And of course I didn’t realise what had happened until I … Continue reading
Useful list of C++ static analysis information
Just came across a link to this link collection that I think will be useful to C++ programmers: Everything about C++ source code static analysis
Scope creep doesn’t only affect software projects…
Let’s just make a small change to the requirements, I mean, what could go wrong? BBC – Peston’s Picks: Aircraft carrier costs to rise by at least a billion (again)
In case you need to generate a file with the date in the filename in Windows
I just had the pleasure to do exactly that in a batch file. This link to MS support shows a nice way of taking the date apart and make it part of the filename. However in order to get it … Continue reading
Very nice and concise blog post about Boost.Test
If you’re looking for a quick introduction to Boost.Test that covers the main features you’re likely to use, I would recommend looking at this blog post: a little madness » Blog Archive » C++ Unit Testing With Boost.Test