Rounding Numbers In C++
Ever wanted some handy functions to round those pesky floating point values to whole integers?
In C# you can use the Math.Round() method which has more than half a dozen overloads supporting different data types and parameters to specify the rounding technique used.
In C++ there isn’t a std::round() equivalent, so let’s take a look at the options…
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Categories: Development Tags: C++, Numbers, Rounding, Visual Studio
Chasing Your Tail
This Dyslexic Dog spends more time chasing his tail than he'd like. I imagine other software developers share my frustrations. For me it's usually around trying to get dependencies to cooperate. You know - the situation for native code generation known in the Windows world as ".dll hell".
Categories: Development, Internet, Microsoft Tags: Dlls, Express, Microsoft, SQL Server, Upgrade, Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2010 is a dog
I’ve been using various incarnations of Microsoft Visual Studio for years now. MSVC 2003 was a vast improvement over VC6, when Microsoft standardised their C++ compiler compliance, and its debugger has always been second to none. In fact, it has always been a pleasure to work with such a wonderful piece of software. That is, until now.
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Categories: Development, Microsoft Tags: 2010, C++, Express, Microsoft, Performance, Slow, Upgrade, Visual Studio