Editorial
[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Fostering Little Languages
[author : John Clements, Matthias Felleisen, Robert Bruce Findler, Matthew Flatt, & Shriram Krishnamurthi]
Our authors present a programming environment that adapts itself to little languages.
The Bistro Programming Language
[author : Nik Boyd]
Bistro provides a method syntax resembling Smalltalk, but generates Java class files.
Prototyping Interpreters using Python Lex-Yacc
[author : Shannon Behrens]
To test the Python and PLY environment, Shannon wrote a language called "Squeamish" that consists of only 850 lines of code.
Collection Enumeration: Loops, Iterators, & Nested Functions
[author : Walter Bright and Matthew Wilson]
The D language implements its collection enumeration via a foreach statement.
Building a Custom Rule Engine with Prolog
[author : Dennis Merritt]
There are pluses and minuses to switching from a procedural- to logic-base approach for encoding rules.
Security & PseudoRandom Number Generators
[author : Ben Laurie]
When it comes to security, weak randomness is sometimes better than strong randomness.
Instant Messaging: A Programmer's Tool?
[author : William Wright and Dana Moore]
Our authors examine Jabber's client-side protocol, putting Python, Perl, and Ruby to work.
Faster Image Processing with OpenMP
[author : Henry A. Gabb and Bill Magro]
OpenMP-based tools and multithreading can improve performance on multiprocessor systems.
A Struts Tool for Previewing Forms & Generating Beans
[author : Andy W. K. Yuen]
Struts is becoming a de facto standard framework for building Java web applications.
The Business Case for Software Security
[author : Herbert H. Thompson and James A. Whittaker]
Is it possible to make a business case for software security?
Adding .NET Control Properties
[author : Phil Wright]
Here's an idiom for dealing with control properties that ensures a consistent feel for users.
Tech Tips
[author : edited by George Frazier]
This month's tips clean up component categories and develop an even better RegDeleteKey.
Transaction Processing
[author : Charles Curley]
Transaction processing ensures data integrity in the face of catastrophic failure.
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Porting Small-C
[author : Pete Gray]
Pete presents his port of Small-C to Motorola's DSP56800 digital signal processor.
COLUMNS
Programming Paradigms
[author : Michael Swaine]
The convergence of ideas—even dumb ones—sometimes makes sense.
Embedded Space
[author : Ed Nisley]
So what makes Ed think that five years from now PC performance will increase by another factor of 10?
Chaos Manor
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
You can build high-performance machines to the state of the art or at the best price/performance point.
Programmer's Bookshelf
[author : Douglas Reilly]
Doug reviews Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Performance Optimization and Tuning Handbook and The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Architecture and Internals.
FORUM
Letters
[author : you]
The New Adventures of Verity Stob
[author : Verity Stob]
News & Views
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Of Interest
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Swaine's Flames
[author : Michael Swaine]