Monthly Archives: June 2006

Lambda functions in C++

While rewriting the niven configuration manager, I had to write lots of functions that walk over a tree and perform rather simple stuff. Unfortunately, the std::for_each function is ill-suited for such tasks as you have to write a functor class … Continue reading

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Branching the hard way

Today I’ve tried branching like it was really meant I’ve cut and chopped a whole tree into pieces and burned them. Really nice and a welcome change to the usual nightly coding sessions.

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Threads & Vista

The Vista review will take some time longer, I want to test some of the new features like “Transactional NTFS” first. Moreover, I’m playing around with the Microsoft PowerShell. niven isn’t dead either, I’ve finished another important milestone (basic thread … Continue reading

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Windows Vista

Microsoft released the Windows Vista Beta 2 recently and I’m downloading it at the moment (10% @ 600kb/s) Stay tuned for some screenshots of niven on Vista!

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