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Overload 170 · August 2022 (PDF)

Contents

• Whodunnit?.
  Coding is a creative process. Frances Buontempo wonders how close it often gets to fiction.

• saturating_add vs. saturating_int – New Function vs. New Type?.
  Integer arithmetic tends to overflow. Jonathan Müller explores when and how to avoid this.

• Advancing the State of the Art for std::unordered_map Implementations.
  Unordered maps can be implemented in various ways. Joaquín M López Muñoz presents a new, fast version.

• Don’t Block Doors.
  You can build simulations using cellular automata. Frances Buontempo uses this technique to demonstrate what happens if people stand in doorways.

• Lessons Learned After 20 Years of Software Engineering.
  It’s good to sit back and reflect from time to time. Lucian Radu Teodorescu does just that and reports back.

• Afterwood.
  What’s your legacy? Chris Oldwood considers what we can leave to make life better for others.