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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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Latest Journal

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Overload 151 · June 2019 (PDF)

How Hard Can It Be?.
Getting different parties to collaborate might sound easy. Frances Buontempo explores where problems and opportunities arise.
Do Repeat Yourself.
Software developers are well aware of the ‘DRY Principle’. Lucian Radu Teodorescu investigates when this common wisdom does not always hold.
On IT and... CO₂ Footprints.
Recent headlines declare a climate emergency. Sergey Ignatchenko considers how we can make an impact on IT’s carbon footprint.
Use UTF-16 Interfaces to Ship Windows Code.
Character encoding can cause problems. Péter Ésik explains why UTF-16 interfaces help on Windows.
ACCU Conference 2019: Reports.
ACCU holds an annual conference. Several attendees tell us what they learnt there this year.
Afterwood.
There are parallels between writing and programming. Chris Oldwood shares his journey into learning to write well.

ACCU News

June's Overload Journal has been published. (10.06.19)
The June 2019 ACCU Overload journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. Overload 151 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed in Overload Online.
May's C Vu Journal has been published. (17.05.19)
The May 2019 ACCU C Vu journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. C Vu 31-2 and previous issues of C Vu can be accessed via Journals menu (ACCU members only).
April's Overload Journal has been published. (4.04.19)
The April 2019 ACCU Overload journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. Overload 150 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed in Overload Online.
March's C Vu Journal has been published. (16.03.19)
The March 2019 ACCU C Vu journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. C Vu 31-1 and previous issues of C Vu can be accessed via Journals menu (ACCU members only).
February's Overload Journal has been published. (22.02.19)
The February 2019 ACCU Overload journal has been published online, and should have arrived at members' addresses. Overload 149 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed in Overload Online.