Tag Archives: c++

Build engineering

Posted on 19.7.2010 by Anteru (Updated on 6.11.2010)

Do you have one-click-builds for your whole project? That’s a good question (so good that you should ask it before you get employed), but if the answer is no, chances are high that your team has not dedicated enough time … Continue reading →

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C++ unit testing frameworks revisited

Posted on 5.7.2010 by Anteru

For a long time, I’ve been using UnitTest++ for all of my C++ unit testing needs. UnitTest++ is a very nice and small unit testing library, which covers all basic needs and is very easy to integrate with a project. … Continue reading →

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Avoid unsigned types by default

Posted on 17.5.2010 by Anteru (Updated on 20.6.2010)

For some reason or another, unsigned types in C++ are heavily overused. I know that Java doesn’t have them, and many students who learn programming with Java think this is a really serious deficiency which they have to make up … Continue reading →

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Using CMake to build a Qt application

Posted on 7.9.2009 by Anteru

CMake is a really great build tool, and it makes it very easy to use a lot of libraries with it. For example, CMake has a built-in module that helps you to set up a Qt project. Unfortunately, it’s a … Continue reading →

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