Editorial
[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Naive Bayesian Text Classification
[author : John Graham-Cumming]
Spam filtering may be the best known use of naive Bayesian text classification, but it's not the only application.
Optimal Queens
[author : Timothy Rolfe]
Optimal Queens is a classic problem in mathematics and computer science. Timothy optimizes it in C and Java.
A Multifield Single-Pass Shell Sort Algorithm
[author : MacGregor K. Phillips]
This enhancement to the venerable shell sort algorithm lets you sort on different types of fields.
Planarity by Edge Addition
[author : John M. Boyer]
Planarity is an important category in graph theory with applications ranging from circuit layout to web-site design.
Processing Rows in Batches
[author : Steven F. Lott and Robert Lucente]
To avoid sorting all of the rows in the table, focus your sorting on just a subset of those rows.
TileShare: Maps as Computer Images
[author : Hrvoje Lukatela and John Russell]
TileShare is a cross-platform file format and library for efficiently manipulating scanned map images.
Python 2.4 Decorators
[author : Phillip Eby]
Decorators are a powerful Python 2.4 feature that helps you reduce code duplication and consolidate knowledge.
Multithreaded Technology & Multicore Processors
[author : Craig Szydlowski]
Many software applications are about to be turned upside-down by the transition of CPUs from single- to multicore implementations.
Battle of the Code Generators
[author : Gigi Sayfan]
Code generation involves generating source code in some target programming language from some simpler input.
ASP to ASP.NET Migration Strategy
[author : Mark Sorokin]
Migration from ASP to ASP.NET can be done in different ways. Understanding possible paths leads to optimal strategies.
Windows Forms and Win32
[author : Richard Grimes]
To effectively use Windows Forms, you must have an understanding of how Win32 windowing works.
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Eclipse & Custom Class Loaders
[author : Greg Bednarek]
All classes used in a Java application are loaded by the System class loader, or a custom, user-defined class loader.
COLUMNS
Programming Paradigms
[author : Michael Swaine]
Chaos Manor
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
Embedded Space
[author : Ed Nisley]
Programmer's Bookshelf
[author : Gregory V. 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]