Great programmers don't just happen !
For a moment try to imagine how much code is in the average application running on Windows. The EZGUI 5.0 Visual Designer, plus its runtime DLL’s come to about 65,000 to 70,000 lines of code. That may sound like a lot, but its actually quite small compared to many applications today. Now add to this scenario many hundreds of thousands
Read moreDebugging is one of those areas in programming which in my opinion doesn’t get enough emphasis when teaching programming. In this article I will discussion why it is important and also some suggestions to help in debugging. Since Powerbasic is my primary programming language, all suggestions will be geared towards debugging in PowerBasic for Windows. First the “why” it is
Read moreBudding (new) programmers may wonder, “what makes a good programmer” and what advice would you offer that would help make me a better programmer ? My answer would be: Stop being a programmer for a moment (maybe longer) ! Maybe an illustration would help here. The engineers who design automobiles are likely very knowledgable about their craft, some even being
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