Editorial
[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Metamodeling with Perl and AMPL
[author : Christian Hicks and Dessislava Pachamanova]
To create sophisticated financial models that required simulation, statistical analysis, and multistage optimization, our authors turned to AMPL and Perl.
RSS, Ruby, & the Web
[author : Dave Thomas]
Ruby 1.8.2 comes with a full set of libraries that make working with the Web and RSS easy.
Extending Python
[author : Greg Smith]
One of Python's greatest strengths is that you can extend it with modules written in C or C++.
Mixins Without Multiple Inheritance
[author : Joe Strout]
Mixin classes blend with other classes through multiple inheritance. Joe implements mixins for REALbasic.
printf Revisited
[author : Walter Bright]
The D programming language addresses some shortcomings of C and C++'s venerable printf.
Adding Voice to XHTML
[author : Gerald McCobb and Jeff Kusnitz]
XHTML+Voice is a multimodal markup language that enables voice interaction with web applications.
Cross-Platform Builds
[author : John Graham-Cumming]
John presents a cross-platform pattern for Makefiles that works across Windows and common UNIX platforms.
Writing GPS Applications
[author : Jon Person]
For commercial-grade GPS apps to work with different devices, you must understand how GPS data is interpreted.
MidiRecorder: An Exercise in Code Reuse
[author : Al Stevens]
Code reuse can mean less code in your programs, and more money in your tip jar.
Perl, VMWare, & Virtual Solutions
[author : Sam Tregar]
The Krang Farm is an automated build and test system created using VMWare and Perl.
Jacl.NET
[author : Will Ballard]
Jacl.NET is a port of the Jacl Java-based TCL interpreter to the .NET Framework.
Whidbey C++ Syntax
[author : Richard Grimes]
Richard continues his examination of Whidbey C++, covering new compiler and linker switches, and the build process.
Macros, Automated Builds, & Visual Studio 2003
[author : Jake Watkins]
You can extend the Visual Studio 2003 object model by writing macros in Visual Basic.
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Using Trace to Debug Real-Time Systems
[author : Michael Lindahl]
Hardware trace data gives you full printf() debugging in a completely nonintrusive fashion.
COLUMNS
Programming Paradigms
[author : Michael Swaine]
Embedded Space
[author : Ed Nisley]
Chaos Manor
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
Programmer's Bookshelf
[author : Matthew Wilson]
FORUM
Letters
[author : you]
Dr. Ecco's Omniheurist Corner
[author : Dennis E. Shasha]
News & Views
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Of Interest
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Swaine's Flames
[author : Michael Swaine]