Software Development Links

WARNING! This list of links is very outdated. It is being kept for historic reasons only. I doubt that very many of these links are even valid anymore.

Hot Stuff
C++ - Language from Hell
Microshaft Windoze - OS of fools
The 'Net
Miscellaneous

Hot Stuff

This is stuff I've been using recently that I always seem to need to look at.

C++ Reference
M$ Developer's Network

C++

C++ Reference: A wonderful C++ reference that I've contributed to.
Boost C++ Libraries: Proving ground for future library standards.
Microshaft vs. C++: I'm getting really tired of all those darn warnings from M$/Dinkumware's (Stinkumware) lousy implementation of STL. This page has a few techniques for getting around the problems including a free drop-in STL replacement. Haven't tried them yet, but will do in the future.
Bjarne Stroustrup
The C++ FAQ: Looks like this has gone "book".
The C++ Virtual Library.: Looks really outdated.
Borland: I used to use Borland's compiler as it was better than Microshaft's. Haven't touched it in many years, though.
Rich Hickey's Home Page (bad link last I checked): Home of the C++ callback library I use regularly. Actually, ours is somewhat modified since we started using it before Rich fixed it for VC++. I've archived the original and the new versions here just in case. Rich's website appears to be gone. You can search for the title of his article: "Callbacks in C++ Using Template Functors" and read. Not sure if anyone is maintaining the library, though.

Microshaft Windoze

M$ Developer's Network: Microshaft's official source for programming info.
DebugView: Dump those debug messages to the screen even if you don't have Visual C++ installed.
Registry FAQ: The Windows 95 Registry FAQ.
Programmer FAQ: MS-Windows Programming FAQ.

Programming Resources

The Code Project
Dr. Dobb's Journal - General Programming Magazine
Windows Developer Magazine

The 'Net

FAQs
RFCs
- 0791 - Internet Protocol (IP)
- 0761 - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
- 1700 - Assigned Numbers (This one changes periodically, so recheck the RFP number before reading.)
Internet Drafts
Everything DNS
Internet Software Consortium - BIND lives here

Hacking etc...

Cult of the Dead Cow: Home of BackOrifice and lots of strange texts.
X Underground: Exploits
VXD Hacking
Hacking Tools
Hacking Links
The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
Approaching Zero: Interesting book about hacking. Also check out other texts in that directory.
Secrets of the Little Blue Box: Everyone's favorite Esquire article.
DDJ x86 Info: Check out the "Intel Secrets" and "Undocumented Corner" sections for interesting x86 features like 4MB paging.
Virus Info
How It Works: Hale Landis' series on PC diskettes and hard disks.
West Coast Institute for Virus Research: Virus samples galore! - Gone.

Miscellaneous Information

RentACoder: Bizarre. And look at those sickeningly low prices! Reminds me of when I used to do people's computer assignments in High School for money.
CD-R FAQ: Lots of info about CD copy protection schemes.
CRC: Description of Cyclic Redundancy Checks and source code in some bizarre language. Lousy C++ version.
Starlink: Astronomy math library with source.
Linux HOWTOs
POSIX Serial Programming: ZModem info
Omen Technologies, Inc.: Home of ZModem
28,800 Modem FAQ
Class 1 FAX Spec
Class 2 FAX Spec

Miscellaneous

Macmillan Computer Publishing: Books online? Learn C++ in 12 minutes!
Linux Systems Labs: Another source for cheaper/newer Motif (SWiM 2.1).
Metro Link: Motif for Linux. 2.0.1 works fine with Slackware 3.4.
OpenGL
TRS-80 Emulator pages (1) (2)
David A. Lien
ITU
Mathematica
Ada 95: Object-Oriented Ada.
SIGCHI: The ACM's SIG on Computer Human Interaction.
SIGSOUND: The ACM's SIG on Sound(?). Haven't looked at it yet.
Wotsit's Format: File formats

MSW Logo: Logo for the IBM PC.
Logo Foundation