Best C++ Article of December 2016

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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.

Real Time Collaboration: A Quick C++ Windows Library with RDC Support

13 Feb 2019Michael Chourdakis

Create collaborating projects easily

C++

VS2013

Win32

Code Obfuscation in 64-Bit Land

11 Dec 2016Russ Osterlund

Code Obfuscation in 64-Bit Land

Joystick Win32 and MFC Projects

19 Dec 2016Petrov Vladimir

Joystick Win32 and MFC Projects Templates ready to use

PRODINo: Home Automation with ESP8266 based WiFi Control

4 Dec 2016Mircea Diaconescu, Gerd Wagner

Home Automation is made simple for everyone, with the industrial grade PRODINo ESP8266 based module. It can be programmed with the Arduino IDE and allows to control (ON/OFF switch) mains (110-240 VAC) powered devices such as light bulbs, water pumps, cafe machines or garage doors.

Architecture for a Service with Multiple Clients using DispatcherObject

4 Dec 2016Carsten Breum

Showing an architecture for a service to handle multiple clients on their own thread using the DispatcherObject.

Dev

Design

Architect

Announcing Ubuntu and Wind River Pulsar support with Intel® IoT Developer Kit 5.0

19 Dec 2016Intel

We are very excited to announce the release of Intel® IoT Developer Kit 5.0!

Asynchronous Multicast Delegates in C++

19 Dec 2022David Lafreniere

A C++ standards compliant delegate library capable of targeting any callable function synchronously or asynchronously

Implementing Parallel Scalable Distribution Counting Algorithm (DCA) with CUDA 8.0 Runtime API

9 Dec 2016Arthur V. Ratz

In this article, we'll demonstrate an approach the allows to increase the performance (up to 600%) of the code that implements the conventional distribution counting algorithm (DCA) using NVIDIA CUDA 8.0 Runtime API

Idea to Implementation: Sowing the First Seeds on a C++14 Project

31 Dec 2016Zehaie M. Hailu

Symbolic Link Rotation Utility for the Support of the Rotation of the Windows® Logon/Shutdown Screen

15 Dec 2016ergohack

Tired of the same old Windows Logon/Shutdown screen? I use a symbolic link rotation utility to cycle through a bank of backgrounds.

GtCalc: A C++ Spreadsheet Control for GT Graphical User Interface Library

3 Feb 2017trident99

GtCalc is a spreadsheet library for the GT Graphical User Interface Library

Function templates or preprocessor defines: what to choose?

28 Aug 2017Alexey Shtykov

A few words about function templates

Current Participants

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

Alexey Shtykov

Software Developer (Senior) NetCracker

Russian Federation

I came to the industry at the end of that times when the computer program executes as it was written. I saw a quite big machines, occupied more than 100 square meters for its central processor, but I started my professional activity as a programmer on IBM PC clones. There were different CPU architectures (68k, PowerPC, 386/486, SPARC...) when I began, but Intel defeated them all with Pentium CPU (marketing) family.
I saw the knowledge and technology fragmentation. I saw many technologies started, developed and retired. However, I have not seen many things yet.
I have some experience, but my experience is not perfectly comprehensive. I still have many things to learn and I still cannot make a poker face when I find out some aspects about how the things were designed and works. My experience does not make me an absolute expert in some areas, because these areas are changing. I know some things, but I also understand that some things I know could be useless for nowadays.

Arthur V. Ratz

Software Developer (Senior) EpsilonDev

Ukraine

I’m software developer, system analyst and network engineer, with over 20 years experience, graduated from L’viv State Polytechnic University and earned my computer science and information technology master’s degree in January 2004. My professional career began as a financial and accounting software developer in EpsilonDev company, located at L’viv, Ukraine. My favorite programming languages - C/C++, C#.NET, Java, ASP.NET, Node.js/JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Python, SQL, HTML5, etc. While developing applications, I basically use various of IDE’s and development tools, including Microsoft Visual Studio/Code, Eclipse IDE for Linux, IntelliJ/IDEA for writing code in Java. My professional interests basically include data processing and analysis algorithms, artificial intelligence and data mining, system analysis, modern high-performance computing (HPC), development of client-server web-applications using various of libraries, frameworks and tools. I’m also interested in cloud-computing, system security audit, IoT, networking architecture design, hardware engineering, technical writing, etc. Besides of software development, I also admire to write and compose technical articles, walkthroughs and reviews about the new IT- technological trends and industrial content. I published my first article at CodeProject in June 2015.

Carsten Breum

Software Developer (Senior)

Denmark

M.Sc computer science and physics

Worked with software development for many years.

Is now expert in WPF, databases, C#, .NET, ADO.NET, SQL server, ASP.NET, Android, blockchain and more Big Grin | :-D

David Lafreniere

United States

I've been a professional software engineer for over 20 years. When not writing code, I enjoy spending time with the family, camping and riding motorcycles around Southern California.

ergohack

United States

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

Intel

United States

You may know us for our processors. But we do so much more. Intel invents at the boundaries of technology to make amazing experiences possible for business and society, and for every person on Earth.

Harnessing the capability of the cloud, the ubiquity of the Internet of Things, the latest advances in memory and programmable solutions, and the promise of always-on 5G connectivity, Intel is disrupting industries and solving global challenges. Leading on policy, diversity, inclusion, education and sustainability, we create value for our stockholders, customers and society.

This is a Organisation

42 members

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

Mircea Diaconescu

Technical Lead

Germany

Researcher, developer, WoT/IoT enthusiast
Co-founder of http://web-engineering.info.

Petrov Vladimir

Russian Federation

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

Russ Osterlund

United States

My name is Russell Osterlund and I live in Merrimack, NH. I was an independent consultant and software developer but am now retired. I can be reached at: RussellOsterlund@gmail.com or via my website: www.smidgeonsoft.com.

trident99

United States

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

Zehaie M. Hailu

Engineer

United States

Zehaie is an avid learner of software development. He finds immense pleasure in acquiring and sharing grounds-up knowledge of the techniques and methods in software engineering. To contact, visit his LinkedIn profile.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zehaie-hailu-77935519

First Prize	David Lafreniere - Asynchronous Multicast Delegates in C++
Prize pool	CodeProject Mug - CodeProject


Second Prize	Petrov Vladimir - Joystick Win32 and MFC Projects
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).
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