September 2009
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Tracking down reference counting bugs
The Server Framework uses reference counted data buffers and socket objects. These are passed around as part of the asynchronous I/O system in the framework and as they’re placed in queues or passed from one thread to another their … -
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Using old compilers
By an interesting coincidence I happened to be searching for a few new C++ blogs to follow and I also happened to have just updated this entry about Stan Lippman’s VC6 rant (since I found a link to the original posting which had been … -
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A week with Windows 7
I upgraded one of my build machines to Windows 7 almost a month ago now but I only managed to get around to doing my main developer machine at the start of this week. Apart from the fact that the Windows 7 in place upgrade failed on me, … -
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Latest release of licensed socket server code: 6.1
The latest release of The Server Framework is now available. This release includes the following changes. The following changes were made to the libraries. Admin Library - 6.1 We now suppress warning 4370, ’layout of class has changed … -
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Highlights of the 6.1 client/server framework release
The release notes for the 6.1 release, whilst complete, don’t really highlight the key points of this release. These are as follows: Support for SSPI Negotiate (NTLM and Kerberos) servers and clients - You can now license code which … -
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Parasoft Insure++ vs Microfocus/Compuware DevPartner Studio
Has anyone got anything to say about the relative merits of Parasoft Insure++ vs the BoundsChecker parts of the Microfocus DevPartner Studio product? I’ve used BoundsChecker for a long time, and it has plenty of faults but the fact … -
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Interesting Blog Posts on High Performance Servers
There are some interesting blog posts by Rick Vicik over on the Windows Server Performance Team Blog. Most interesting for me is part three of the three part series on “Designing Applications for High Performance”. Whilst parts …