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C Vu Volume 35 · Issue 5 · November 2023

Contents

• Consequence
  Editorial.
• Mental Models in Design
  Silas S. Brown examines how we perceive and interpret the world.
• The Code Cleaner
  Pete Goodliffe shares some tips for dealing with imperfect code.
• APL and ChatGPT
  Francis Glassborow critiques the AI-generated APL code from the previous issue.
• Are the Old Ways Sometimes the Best? – Part 2
  Roger Orr compares the ‘classic C++’ and ‘modern’ ways to solve various programming tasks.
• The Standard Report
  Guy Davidson brings us the latest updates from the world of standard-setting.
• Code Critique Competition 144
  Set and collated by Roger Orr. A book prize is awarded for the best entry.
• Report on Homework Challenge 18
  Francis Glassborow presents the submissions from last time, and sets a new challenge.
• View from the Chair
  

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