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To me, one of the hallmarks of good programming is that the code looks so simple that you are tempted to dismiss the skill of the author. Writing good clean understandable code is hard work whatever language you are using -- Francis Glassborow

ACCU is an organisation for anyone interested in developing and improving programming skills.

ACCU welcomes everyone who is interested in any programming language. ACCU supports its members by hosting mailing lists, running a yearly conference, publishing journals and organising online study groups.
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ACCU World Of Code

Check out ACCU's blog aggregator, ACCU World of Code.

World of Code collects all the latest postings from a variety of blogs likely to be of interest to ACCU members and fellow travellers.

Latest Journal

C Vu Volume 31 · Issue 6 · January 2020

On not doing anything
Editorial.
Restaurant C++ and Pidgin Python
Pete Goodliffe looks at the idioms of language.
Why I Don’t Develop for iOS
Silas S. Brown tells a cautionary tale of the App Store business model.
The Refactor Part of TDD – Reducing to the Min with FizzBuzz
Simon Sebright considers whether de-duplication in refactoring can be too aggressive.
Python has setdefault
Silas S. Brown shares a quick tip on Python.
Static C library and GNU Make
Ian Bruntlett shares his experiences with using ‘make’ to build a small test project.
How to Stay Out of a Webmaster’s Bad Books
Silas S. Brown demonstrates how not all online resources are created equal.
Code Critique Competition 121
Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.
The Standard Report
Guy Davidson reports from the C++ Standards Committee.
Reviews
The latest roundup of reviews.
View from the Chair

The latest Overload is Overload 154. Further details of our journals are available here.

ACCU News

ACCU 2020 Registration is now Open! (19.01.20)
Registration for the ACCU 2020 Conference at the Bristol Marriott City Centre Hotel is now open.

The conference will be held Wednesday, 25 March through Saturday, 28 March, 2020, with pre-conference tutorials on Tuesday, 24 March.

To register, click on the ACCU 2020 logo at the top of the page (above) and continue with the link in the upper right hand corner of the conference page, or click here .
January's C Vu Journal has been published. (14.01.20)
The January 2020 ACCU C Vu journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. C Vu 31-6 and previous issues of C Vu can be accessed via Journals menu (ACCU members only).
Best Articles 2019 (11.12.19)
Vote for your favourite articles of 2019:

• Best in CVu
• Best in Overload

Voting is open now at Survey Monkey.
December's Overload Journal has been published. (11.12.19)
The December 2019 ACCU Overload journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. Overload 154 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed in Overload Online.
November's C Vu Journal has been published. (12.11.19)
The November 2019 ACCU C Vu journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. C Vu 31-5 and previous issues of C Vu can be accessed via Journals menu (ACCU members only).