Best C++ Article of November 2014

This competition has ended

Overview
Entries
Participants
Winners
Prizes
Rules

Contribute to CodeProject and you'll automatically be in the running for a monthly prize!

Each month at CodeProject we gather together the best of the articles submitted the previous month and ask our readers to choose the best of the best. Entry is automatic - just submit you articke and we'll do the rest.

Check out the submission guidelines for information on posting articles.

Current Entries

Articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

IntelliLink - An Alternative Windows Version to Online Link Managers

28 Oct 2023Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

A look at the URLDownloadToFile function and architecture of IntelliLink

XML

HTML

C++

Windows

MFC

Dynamically Sized Struct

6 Nov 2014Orjan Westin

Simplifying the use of dynamically sized C structs

Syntax analysis: an example

12 Nov 2014Lộc Nguyễn

Top-down parsing

What Does The Preprocessor Do?

4 Nov 2014Faye Williams

What does the preprocessor do?

How To Become A Web Developer. Part 4: Functional Programming

6 Nov 2014Stephen C Young

Functional Programming

C++

Windows

MFC

Capture Incoming HTTP Requests to the Web Server

27 Nov 2014Abdallah Al-Dalleh

How to handle post data coming inside an HTTP POST request

C++

HTTP

Google I/O 2014 Recap for Web Developers

6 Nov 2014Stephen C Young

Google I/O 2014 Recap for web developers

C++

Windows

security

No-Compromise Gaming on the Go

6 Nov 2014Michael Coppock

Herein is the story of how the team at Codemasters optimized GRID Autosport for tablets.

C++

product-showcase

Polymorphism and Overloading in C++

2 Nov 2014Faye Williams

Polymorphism and overloading in C++

C++

polymorphism

Measuring temperature, GPS, vibration and set alarms by NET Micro Framework

9 Nov 2014Mahsa Hassankashi

If you know C# or VB you are ready to learn desirable and Simple way for monitoring your environmental condition (measure temperature, humidity, GPS coordinate position, vibration) and set alarms (turn on or blinking LED, buzzer and etc) by installing NET Micro Framework and buy compatible board (F

C++

VS2013

IoT

Snake & Ladder Game - C Graphics (TurboC++)

7 Nov 2014Ullas_Krishnan

This is only for students who are developing mini projects with Turbo C / C++ Compiler. This example may help you to get an idea in submitting your mini projects with stunning user interface experience with Mouse click events.

TurboC++

graphics

game

Switching on custom objects

14 Nov 2014Francis Xavier Pulikotil

A switch-like construct for custom objects to improve readability.

C++

Dev

Boosting ODE simulations with Boost.odeint and Boost.SIMD

11 Nov 2014Mario Mulansky

Using Boost.odeint together with Boost.SIMD to gain a factor three performance improvements.

CQuadStateTree

2 Dec 2014PJ Arends

A CTreeCtrl derived control that has four checkbox states

One Line Template Call for a Dynamically Loaded DLL Function - Extensions to GetProcAddress() and Invoke()

19 Feb 2015Michael Chourdakis

One-call of any DLL function with custom parameters, implemented with C++ tuple and templates.

C++

Win32

RIOT Tutorial

27 Dec 2016RIOT Community

Using and Developing with RIOT

Dev

docker

IoT

Ultimate Shared Memory: A Flexible Class for Interprocess Memory Sharing

14 Feb 2019Michael Chourdakis

A flexible memory sharing class across processes and threads with locking support

C++

Windows

Win32

A software design principle: Don't make me use your design

4 Nov 2014biicode

Let me use your functionality without using your design.

Efficient Representation of a Semigroup in C++

20 Nov 2014Vadim Stadnik

Generality and efficiency of a semigroup in C++ are achieved by using an augmented B+ tree. Basic and advanced applications of such a semigroup are discussed.

Convert a Binary File to a Hex Encoded Text File

5 Dec 2014PJ Arends

A small command line utility to convert a binary file to hex encoded text file

C++

Windows

STL

C++ tCNode template: An Indexed Multi-node Data Tree using STL Containers

3 Nov 2014Ciro Sisman Pereira

tCNode template: An indexed multi-node data tree using STL containers

BCBCurl, a LibCurl based download manager

5 Nov 2014Whay Kay Pee

How to embed LibCurl to create a download manager.

C++

Windows

Dev

CSS Divide Page into Sections

5 Nov 2014Víctor Sumozas

CSS divide page into sections

New Developers and the Importance of C

12 Apr 2015Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

New developers and the importance of C; this blog post is about my opinion and views about C programming language's importance for beginners in programming. Yours might be different!

All-Topics

Dev

Textures and Shaders in Metal on iOS

19 Nov 2014KarstenK

How to start in Metal on iOS.

Friend Functions and Classes in C++

25 Nov 2014Faye Williams

Friend functions and classes in C++

C++

Calling All Stations

5 Dec 2014KarstenK

Interoperability: Calling C++ from C#

C++ Graphics - Splash Screen

3 Nov 2014Ullas_Krishnan

How create a Splash Screen in C++ Program (TurboC) in DOS Mode..

TurboC++

C++

graphics

Control Not Found in Namespace but App Compiles Fine

17 Nov 2014#realJSOP

How to fix this ANNOYING problem

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

#realJSOP

Software Developer (Senior) Paddedwall Software

United States

I've been paid as a programmer since 1982 with experience in Pascal, and C++ (both self-taught), and began writing Windows programs in 1991 using Visual C++ and MFC. In the 2nd half of 2007, I started writing C# Windows Forms and ASP.Net applications, and have since done WPF, Silverlight, WCF, web services, and Windows services.

My weakest point is that my moments of clarity are too brief to hold a meaningful conversation that requires more than 30 seconds to complete. Thankfully, grunts of agreement are all that is required to conduct most discussions without committing to any particular belief system.

Abdallah Al-Dalleh

Engineer

Jordan

I'm a computer engineer, interested in hardware, software and security.

Always trying to learn new topics, to seek a decent computer engineering career!

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

Software Developer

Pakistan

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan is a computer programmer from Rabwah, Pakistan, currently living in The Netherlands, likes .NET Core and Node.js for regular everyday development. Afzaal Ahmad works at Adyen as a Developer Advocate.

He is an expert with Cloud, Mobile, and API development. Afzaal has experience with the Azure platform and likes to build cross-platform libraries/software with .NET Core. Afzaal is an Alibaba Cloud MVP, twice he has been awarded Microsoft MVP status for his community leadership in software development, four times CodeProject MVP status for technical writing and mentoring, and 4 times C# Corner MVP status in the same field.

biicode

Software Developer biicode

Spain

biicode is a C/C++ dependencies manager with a hosting service. For C/C++ developers that think a dependency manager is needed, biicode is a multiplatform tool and hosting service that allows you to build your projects easily, integrate third party code and reuse code among projects with just #includes.

This is a Organisation

3 members

Ciro Sisman Pereira

Software Developer (Senior)

Brazil

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Faye Williams

Founder FayeWilliams.com

United Kingdom

Programming shouldn't be a black art. Code is creative and beautiful. I write little programming guides for C, C++, GDB and Linux.

FayeWilliams.com

Francis Xavier Pulikotil

Software Developer

United States

Besides loving spending time with family, Francis Xavier likes to watch sci-fi/fantasy/action/drama movies, listen to music, and play video-games. After being exposed to a few video-games, he developed an interest in computer programming. He currently holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications.

KarstenK

Software Developer

Germany

I am living in germany and now living from programming for some Years. In my spare time I like sports as jogging, playing football (soccer) and basketball.

We must take care for our planet, because we and our family has no other. And everybody has to do something for it.

Lộc Nguyễn

Software Developer

United States

while (live) {
try {
learn();
code();
food();
...
} catch (Exception ex) {
recover();
}
}

Mahsa Hassankashi

Doctorandin Technische Universität Berlin

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

I have been working with different technologies and data more than 10 years.
I`d like to challenge with complex problem, then make it easy for using everyone. This is the best joy.

ICT Master in Norway 2013
Doctorandin at Technische Universität Berlin in Data Scientist ( currently )
-------------------------------------------------------------
Diamond is nothing except the pieces of the coal which have continued their activities finally they have become Diamond.

http://www.repocomp.com/

Mario Mulansky

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Michael Chourdakis

Software Developer

Greece

I'm working in C++, PHP , Java, Windows, iOS, Android and Web (HTML/Javascript/CSS).

I 've a PhD in Digital Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence and I specialize in Pro Audio and AI applications.

My home page: https://www.turbo-play.com

Michael Coppock

Canada

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Orjan Westin

Software Developer (Senior)

Sweden

Orjan has worked as a professional developer - in Sweden and England - since 1993, using a range of languages (C++, Pascal, Delphi, C, C#, Visual Basic, Python and assemblers), but tends to return to C++.

PJ Arends

President

Canada

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

RIOT Community

Germany

RIOT is the friendly operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT).
It is tailored to networked, memory-constrained IoT devices. RIOT allows
application programming in C and C++, and provides full multithreading
and real-time abilities. It is open-source software, released under the
GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

This is a Organisation (No members)

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

Software Developer NXP Semiconductors

Romania

My professional background includes knowledge of analyst programmer for Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft Visual C#, Microsoft Visual Basic, Sun Java, assembly for Intel 80x86 microprocessors, assembly for PIC microcontrollers (produced by Microchip Inc.), relational databases (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server), concurrent version systems, bug tracking systems, web design (HTML5, CSS3, XML, PHP/MySQL, JavaScript).

Stephen C Young

Architect Allan Gray

South Africa

Since I was young I always preferred teaching myself to learning from a structured syllabus.

This didn’t always make me popular with my teachers. I guess sleeping through the whole of Romeo and Juliet in an English class doesn’t make a great impression. On the other hand I formed an obsession with always researching something.

Over the years these obsessions would jump from topic to topic ranging from physics to lean manufacturing. Photography to functional programming. Cognition to physiology and strength training. Kitesurfing to fire poi. My obsessions may be random but are always led by my curiosity.

Over time I noticed that I was forming connections and finding patterns in unrelated fields and using knowledge I gained from studying the rudiments of things like cognitive psychology when trying to figure out why I was seeing certain behaviours in the teams I was working in.

I'm interested in communicating those underlying principles and connections in a way that is useful to others.

I have been working as a programmer, architect and manager for the last 12 years so there is a strong bias to helping junior programmers and software development teams improve.

I focus on underlying principles and not technologies.

Ullas_Krishnan

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Vadim Stadnik

Software Developer (Senior)

Australia

Vadim Stadnik has many years of experience of the development of innovative software products. He is the author of the book “Practical Algorithms on Large Datasets”, available on Amazon. His interests include computational mathematics, advanced data structures and algorithms, artificial intelligence and scientific programming.

Víctor Sumozas

Software Developer (Senior)

Spain

My name is Víctor Sumozas. I am an Industrial engineer and passionate exponent and enthusiast in software development and a keen interest in continuing evolution of .Net technologies. Certificated in Developing ASP.NET 4.5 MVC 4 Web Applications.
You can read the original post at Sumozas Null Pointer
Any comment will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

Whay Kay Pee

Software Developer Freelance

Indonesia

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

First Prize	Michael Chourdakis - One Line Template Call for a Dynamically Loaded DLL Function - Extensions to GetProcAddress() and Invoke()
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	biicode - A software design principle: Don't make me use your design
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

Contest Entries and Requirements

The contest period covers the the first day of the month 12AM US Eastern Standard Time and ends the final day of the month at 11:59:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be submitted during this period in order to qualify.
Entries must be an article, or blog entry.
With the exception of the Everything Else category, the article must be tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category (for example, to enter the C# Competition you would need to tag your article with a C# tag).
Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
Articles may only be considered for a single category. If an article is eligible for multiple categories (for example, it pertains to both the C# and Web Dev categories), CodeProject editors and judges will decide which category the article shall be entered in.
No author can be nominated twice in the same category.
If an author writes has two separate articles, each article may be considered in their respective categories provided none of the aforementioned rules are broken. For example, if an author wrote two separate articles, one related to C# and one related to VB.NET, the author and articles could be nominated in the C# and VB.NET competitions, respectively.
In the event an author wins multiple competitions, and repeat, identical prizes, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event an article has multiple authors and/or contributors, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
In the event of a tie, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
Multiple votes from the same IP will be automatically disqualified.
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Only those who live in jurisdictions in which this contest is legal may enter.
Any breach of the rules and the prize will be awarded to the runner up.
By entering the contest you agree to the rules, conditions of entry, and agree that your member alias and any submitted material can be used for promotional purposes by CodeProject.
Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry unless clearly indicated otherwise. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

Eligibility

This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of CodeProject or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law.

How to Enter

Entry is by the submission process described above. Please read the submission requirements before submitting your entry and ensure the article is tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category.

Lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries will be disqualified. Any entry containing content that CodeProject deems objectionable for any reason will be disqualified. All decisions of CodeProject with respect to any aspect of the competition, including, without limitation, the eligibility of entries, are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this competition. CodeProject reserves its right to modify the Rules.

CodeProject assumes no responsibility for lost, late, delayed, destroyed or misdirected mail, voice messages, email or any computer errors or malfunctions. No correspondence will be entered into with entrants.

CodeProject does not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. If for any reason, in the opinion of CodeProject in its sole discretion, the competition is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the competition is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond its control, CodeProject reserves its right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the competition including cancelling any method of entry, and select a winner from previously received eligible entries. CodeProject reserves its right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the competition or to be acting in violation of the Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. CodeProject reserves its right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of the law for any attempts to deliberately damage the competition web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this competition. CodeProject shall not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the competition including any damage to an entrant's computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof, as a result of their participation in this competition or from downloading any material from the competition website where applicable.