This was a post on Quora and I thought I have more to say than I can write in a reply, so here goes, a blog article instead! I have been involved with software development for nearly 30 years now...
Following on from my previous article, here is the second approach which uses a mutex to protect the data within the class from multiple threads. One of the main things you want to do when dealin...
https://gerrysweeney.com/c-multiple-thread-concurrency-with-data-in-classes-2/
If a class in C++ has a member function that executes on a separate thread, can that member function read from and write to data members of the class?
https://gerrysweeney.com/c-multiple-thread-concurrency-with-data-in-classes/
Replacing the poor quality transformer with something more energy efficient and reliable.
https://gerrysweeney.com/galaxy-dimension-g3-520-intruder-alarm-upgrade-reduces-wasted-energy/
Being someone who has a reasonably good grasp of technology, I found it very strange that Huawei is banned from selling 5G networking technology into the US market. The official line from the US ...
https://gerrysweeney.com/huawei-5g-security-ban-i-mean-the-us-china-trade-war/
I recently answered this question on Quora and thought this would make a good blog article, I think the question is quite interesting for anyone who writes software for a living.
https://gerrysweeney.com/are-you-a-software-developer-or-software-engineer/
So I read this post and all the comments and think to myself – no one seems to be saying it! So I will… (obviously) For more years than I can remember, Microsoft has had a habit of pushing ...
This was a question asked on Quora and the top voted answer was airing on the side of it being cultural or personal preference. I don’t think the answer is culture or preference; there is an ex...
https://gerrysweeney.com/why-does-c-still-exist-when-c-can-do-everything-c-can/
I just had to write about this one…. I am a VirginMedia customer, I have what they call the full package. Telephone, 200Mb broadband and the full house TV, currently paying around £145/month. ...
https://gerrysweeney.com/virgin-media-the-worst-customer-experience-ever-no-seriously-ever/
I was inspired to write this blog post in response to a post I came across today on LinkedIn about sizing software projects. (link below). Sizing software projects is the thing that most everyone...
https://gerrysweeney.com/hey-software-guy-how-long-will-that-take/