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Named operators 56 42 (1/28/2012 11:52:47 AM) comp.lang.misc A while ago we discussed user-defined named infix operators http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.misc/browse_frm/thread/a9b78df76d3013a but looking back the discussion went mainly into other things. I h... James

Tombstones or other for memory management 34 27 (1/6/2012 12:05:44 AM) comp.lang.misc Any one have any opinions about the use of tombstones for memory management or better ways for the address space of a process to be managed? I have been looking for a way to do two things: 1. Allow heap alloca... James

Exception propagation in C 70 62 (12/29/2011 5:52:54 PM) comp.lang.c Below is a suggestion for handling - more accurately, propagating - exceptions in C. It is intended for overall program performance though it goes against a preference of many including me. Can anyone come up w... James

291 and counting 2 49 (12/10/2011 7:50:00 PM) comp.lang.misc Purely for interest, this post is to make a record of the current number of subscribers to comp.lang.misc reported by Google Groups. The same figure for three years ago in Dec 2008 was 197: http://groups.goo... James

Which lean C compiler for 32-bit OS development 92 45 (11/12/2011 9:22:45 AM) comp.lang.c Help! I've written a fair amount of C code over the years and always interfaced it with other C. Now I'm looking to interface it with non-C code I'm struggling to find a compiler to do what I want. I'm looking ... James

ANN: pldev.org 158 95 (9/3/2011 7:31:05 AM) comp.lang.misc A while ago we discussed setting up a website on programming language development. The site is now live at http://pldev.org Don't expect too much as the site is new. I'll move some of the external stuff in ... James

Editing pldev 0 24 (4/1/2011 6:55:32 PM) comp.lang.misc When setting up a website (about programming language design) as mentioned in other posts I wanted to avoid the unnecessary bulk of a CMF or CMS like Drupal or similar. I wondered what it would take to *write f... James

Choosing a hosting service for a new site or wiki 36 32 (1/27/2011 11:46:12 AM) comp.lang.misc This post is to invite suggestions on the choice of a web host for a new wiki or website on programming language design. Following on from prior discussions at http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.misc/bro... James

Name for a website about programming language design 63 159 (1/5/2011 9:08:48 AM) comp.lang.misc From discussions last month ISTM worth setting up a website or wiki on programming language design for any of us here to use. This post is to ask for guidance on choosing a name. First of all, what characteris... James

A website or wiki on language design 38 153 (12/12/2010 10:56:18 PM) comp.lang.misc I've been thinking of this for some time but wasn't sure there was much interest. Given the surprising recent activity on comp.lang.misc now is possibly a good time to raise the idea. Two questions: 1. Does an... James

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Poll: Usenet va Google 17 30 (12/11/2011 12:07:40 PM) comp.lang.misc Alright, just for the kicks: who of you is using Usenet via NNTP, Usenet via UUCP, :-) and who is using Google Groups or a similar interface? Lurkers welcome to participate. -- Nils M Holm www.t3x.org ... news20091 (144)

code snippet 105 54 (12/19/2011 1:51:10 AM) comp.lang.c I have this code snippet that won't compile with gcc -c and I get errors of needing casts. This is untested code of course and I thought I'd ask for opinions on what I've done wrong. Thanks, #include ... nospam116 (1187)

Performance of hand-optimised assembly 108 67 (12/23/2011 6:43:32 PM) comp.lang.c I'm starting a new thread, but it is prompted by this remark from 88888 Dihedral about a short binary search function I posted: | Do you consider to convert 5 to 10 lines of C to assembly? | I did that 20 ye... ben.usenet (6515)

Exception propagation in C 70 62 (12/29/2011 5:52:54 PM) comp.lang.c Below is a suggestion for handling - more accurately, propagating - exceptions in C. It is intended for overall program performance though it goes against a preference of many including me. Can anyone come up w... james.harris.1 (384)

Tombstones or other for memory management 34 27 (1/6/2012 12:05:44 AM) comp.lang.misc Any one have any opinions about the use of tombstones for memory management or better ways for the address space of a process to be managed? I have been looking for a way to do two things: 1. Allow heap alloca... james.harris.1 (384)

Named operators 56 42 (1/28/2012 11:52:47 AM) comp.lang.misc A while ago we discussed user-defined named infix operators http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.misc/browse_frm/thread/a9b78df76d3013a but looking back the discussion went mainly into other things. I h... james.harris.1 (384)

trigraphs, yecch 46 33 (1/31/2012 3:55:41 PM) comp.lang.c The other day I wanted to put three successive question marks in a string. Frex, "(???).%s.%s". My trusty antique gcc compiler converted the last two '?'s into a ']' along with a warning that it was doing a ... cri (1432)

ANN: pldev.org 158 95 (9/3/2011 7:31:05 AM) comp.lang.misc A while ago we discussed setting up a website on programming language development. The site is now live at http://pldev.org Don't expect too much as the site is new. I'll move some of the external stuff in ... james.harris.1 (384)

Which lean C compiler for 32-bit OS development 92 45 (11/12/2011 9:22:45 AM) comp.lang.c Help! I've written a fair amount of C code over the years and always interfaced it with other C. Now I'm looking to interface it with non-C code I'm struggling to find a compiler to do what I want. I'm looking ... james.harris.1 (384)

291 and counting 2 49 (12/10/2011 7:50:00 PM) comp.lang.misc Purely for interest, this post is to make a record of the current number of subscribers to comp.lang.misc reported by Google Groups. The same figure for three years ago in Dec 2008 was 197: http://groups.goo... james.harris.1 (384)