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EDITORIAL (p.579 in reprint volume 12)
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EDITORIAL (p.579 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Michael Swaine]
#Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES
ARTICLES
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C PROGRAMMING: Preparing for ANSI C (p.583 in reprint volume 12)
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C PROGRAMMING: Preparing for ANSI C (p.583 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Richard Relph]
The final draft of the ANSI standard for C has appeared at last.
Richard takes a close look at the standard and how it differs from
previous C compilers and practices.
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C PROGRAMMING: Backtracking (p.589 in reprint volume 12)
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C PROGRAMMING: Backtracking (p.589 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Charles Bowman]
Backtracking is a common technique for AI programmers using
languages such as LISP. In this article Charles shows how
backtracking can be a useful tool for C programmers as well.
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UTILITIES: What’s the DIFF? (p.592 in reprint volume 12)
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UTILITIES: What’s the DIFF? (p.592 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Don Krantz]
No, this isn’t a reprint of the August 1984 article of the same
name. That one was a file differencer for CP/M Plus in Pascal;
this one is for MS-DOS and it’s in C. That’s the diff.
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C COMPILERS: Optimizing Compilers for C (p.598 in reprint volume 12)
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C COMPILERS: Optimizing Compilers for C (p.598 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Richard Relph]
The latest compilers from Datalight and Microsoft feature
substantial improvements in code optimization. Richard explains
the various techniques used and gives examples of the resulting
code improvements.
p.100
C CHEST (p.627 in reprint volume 12)
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C CHEST (p.627 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Allen Holub]
Allen explores several techniques for handling a variable
number of arguments, and updates several topics, including
curses for MS-DOS.
p.112
16-BIT SOFTWARE TOOLBOX (p.632 in reprint volume 12)
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16-BIT SOFTWARE TOOLBOX (p.632 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Ray Duncan]
OS/2 isn't the only news in the microcomputer world — Ray
takes a look at some of the new features of MS-DOS 3.3 as well as
providing the usual book commentaries and flames.
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STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING (p.637 in reprint volume 12)
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STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING (p.637 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Namir Clement Shammas]
Continuing the exploration of language translation, Namir
discusses translation code from MS-BASIC to C.
p.130
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (p.640 in reprint volume 12)
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (p.640 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Ernest R. Tello]
Last month's column explored the hardware aspects of the Xerox
1186 AI workstation. This month continues with a discussion of
LOOPS, the machine’s object-oriented programming language.
FORUM
FORUM
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RUNNING LIGHT (p.580 in reprint volume 12)
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RUNNING LIGHT (p.580 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Tyler Sperry]
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ARCHIVES (p.580 in reprint volume 12)
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ARCHIVES (p.580 in reprint volume 12)
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LETTERS (p.581 in reprint volume 12)
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LETTERS (p.581 in reprint volume 12)
[author : you]
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SWAINE'S FLAMES (p.652 in reprint volume 12)
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SWAINE'S FLAMES (p.652 in reprint volume 12)
[author : Michael Swaine]
PROGRAMMER'S SERVICES
PROGRAMMER'S SERVICES
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ADVERTISER INDEX: (not in reprint volume 12)
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ADVERTISER INDEX: (not in reprint volume 12)
Where to find those products
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THE STATE OF BASIC: (p.649 in reprint volume 12)
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THE STATE OF BASIC: (p.649 in reprint volume 12)
CASE statements and other constructs of the new BASICS
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OF INTEREST: (p.650 in reprint volume 12)
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OF INTEREST: (p.650 in reprint volume 12)
Products for programmers