Latest Overload Journal

Overload 192 · April 2026 (PDF)

Contents

• Const Variables and Other Oxymorons.
  Some things can seem niche or even contradictory. Frances Buontempo explores how you can turn this to your advantage.

• Elements of Concurrency.
  Concurrency suggests you can’t be sure what order instructions happen in. Lucian Radu Teodorescu shows how concurrency actually gives a strict partial ordering.

• Let the Compiler Check Your Units.
  Mixing your units can be disastrous. Wu Yongwei takes a quick look at C++ unit libraries that can help keep everything in order.

• Automating Release of Resources in C.
  Ensuring resources are cleaned up in C can be a challenge. Alison Chaiken shows how cleanup macros can help.

• C++ Standard Library: A Matter of Import.
  Using bleeding edge gcc compilers on Ubuntu Linux can be a challenge. Ian Bruntlett explains how to import the standard library as a module.

• Vulture Culture.
  How do you get companies, products and rockets off the ground? Teedy Deigh spends time with us trying to find out.