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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

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Overload 157 · June 2020 (PDF)

Rainclouds and Olive Branches.
Sometimes warning signs get missed or ignored. Frances Buontempo considers signs of trouble and seeds of hope.
Comment Only What The Code Cannot Say.
Comments can help or hinder. Kevlin Henney assesses when to avoid them.
Refocusing Amdahl’s Law.
Parallelising code can make it faster. Lucian Radu Teodorescu explores how to get the most out of multi-threaded code.
Some Objects Are More Equal Than Others.
Comparing objects is a fundamental operation. Steve Love and Roger Orr consider different language approaches.
Afterwood.
Mission statements are all the rage. Chris Oldwood considers whether there are any benefits to omission statements.

ACCU News

June's Overload Journal has been published. (1.06.20)
The June 2020 ACCU Overload journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. Overload 157 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed in Overload Online.
May's C Vu Journal has been published. (5.05.20)
The May 2020 ACCU C Vu journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. C Vu 32-2 and previous issues of C Vu can be accessed via Journals menu (ACCU members only).
Overload 156 Announcement (27.04.20)
During the ePub and web edition creation process, we discovered the print and PDF versions of Overload 156 has several typos and omissions. We have corrected these in the online and ePub versions. We regret the errors.
April's Overload Journal has been published. (10.04.20)
The April 2020 ACCU Overload journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. Overload 156 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed in Overload Online.
March's C Vu Journal has been published. (6.03.20)
The March 2020 ACCU C Vu journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. C Vu 32-1 and previous issues of C Vu can be accessed via Journals menu (ACCU members only).