T h e . C o d e R a n c h . J o u r n a l - O c t o b e r . 2 0 1 6 . E d i t i o n
Howdy from all the
CodeRanch staff, and welcome to the October edition of the Journal.
I n t e r e s t i n g . C o d e R a n c h . F o r u m . P o s t s
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Algorithms v. "The Real World" - One of the CodeRanch Staff met with some 'real world' resistance when using the algorithms he learned as a CS student and asks whether that's normal.
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Developing a queuing mechanism - The why, what, and how are thoroughly explored in this discussion about a creating a high throughput queue.
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Pass by value vs pass by reference - It's a feature that's as old as the hills but it still makes for a good discussion.
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Free Music Resource - This user has been sharing their free high quality music tracks for use in games for over a year now. That's a big thumbs up from us.
B o o k . P r o m o t i o n s
There's a book (or software) promotion just about every week at CodeRanch. Just ask a question in the appropriate forum and you're eligible to win a copy of the book.
Our recent book promotions and their winners can be found below:
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Functional Reactive Programming
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The CS Detective
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Penetration Testing Basics
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The Way of the Web Tester
We've got some promotions coming up. Check the book
promo schedule.
* Building A Comprehensive IT Security Program - Jeremy Wittkop
* Cybersecurity Lexicon - Luis Ayala
* Cyber-Physical Attack Recovery Procedures - Luis Ayala
B o o k . R e v i e w s
We have a dedicated forum for
book reviews. Please check out the latest reviews (also available on our
Book Review Grid)
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Business Blockchain - by William Mougayar
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OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide - by Mala Gupta
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The CS Detective - by Jeremy Kubia
T h e . M o o s e . o n . S o c i a l
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A b o u t . T h e . E d i t o r
This Journal edition was brought to you by CodeRanch Sheriff
Tim Cooke. Tim has been doing this software engineering malarkey for a living for nearly a decade and currently works as a Software Engineer in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the largest Derivatives Trading
Exchange in the World.
S u g g e s t i o n s / F e e d b a c k
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J o u r n a l . A r c h i v e
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