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How to shoot yourself in the foot in C and C++. Haiku OS Cookbook

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This story goes back to 2015, when Haiku OS and PVS-Studio static analyzer developers decided to join forces and improve this OS code quality. At first it was more like an experiment, as there was no Linux analyzer at that time and the team had to work only with the compiled executable analyzer file. The entire infrastructure for parsing compiler parameters, running preprocessor, analysis paralleling and so on was taken from the Compiler Monitoring UI utility in C#, which was ported in parts to the Mono platform in order to be run in Linux.

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Reasons Why You Should Keep Learning C/C++

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Many beginners and students find C/C++ language hard to master because it requires them to think a lot. There are many language-specific quirks, especially in C++, that give students and programmers a hard time. It also has a steep learning curve and is rarely used in modern application development, which prompts many people to give up learning C/C++. However, even with these challenges, it is important for students to continue learning this programming language. This article highlights reasons why one should keep learning C/C++.

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Static Analysis in Video Game Development: Top 10 Software Bugs

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If you are a software developer working in the video game industry and wondering what else you could do to improve the quality of your product or make the development process easier and you don’t use static analysis – it’s just the right time to start doing so. You doubt that? OK, I’ll try to convince you. And if you are just looking to see what coding mistakes are common with video-game and game-engine developers, then you’re, again, at the right place: I have picked the most interesting ones for you.

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