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c++ stl in-memory storage of "major" objects

   where major = need to track a large number of them in a sorted vector; they are heavily referenced outside the vector
   Having a coding revelation!!!

   OBSERVATION ONE

   QObjects cannot normally be copied
       this is by design - their copy constructors and assignment operators are private
       why?  A Qt Object...
           might have a unique QObject::objectName(). If we copy a Qt Object, what name should we give the copy?
           has a location in an object hierarchy. If we copy a Qt Object, where should the copy be located?
           can be connected to other Qt Objects to emit signals to them or to receive signals emitted by them. If we copy a Qt Object, how should we transfer these connections to the copy?
           can have new properties added to it at runtime that are not declared in the C++ class. If we copy a Qt Object, should the copy include the properties that were added to the original?
   in other words, a QObject is a pretty serious object that has the ability to be tied to other objects and resources in ways that make copying dangerous
   isn't this true of all serious objects?  pretty much

   OBSERVATION TWO

   if you have a vector of objects, you often want to track them individually
   if you use a vector of pointers, you can keep the pointer and not worry about vector reallocations - perfect

   OBSERVATION THREE

   STL provides everything you need to keep vectors of your pointers, iterate thru them, etc.
   for a vector of any substantial size, you want to keep objects sorted so you can find them quickly
   that's what my sorted_vector class is for
   following STL practices, to get sorting, you have to provide operator< for whatever is in your vector
   BUT... you are not allowed to do operator<(const MyObjectPtr* right) because it would require a reference to a pointer which is not allowed
   BUT... you can provide a FUNCTOR to do the job, then provide it when sorting/searching
   a functor is basically a structure with a bool operator()(const MyObjectPtr* left, const MyObjectPtr* right)

   OBSERVATION FOUR

   C++11 provides lambda functions, we should switch from iterators and functors to those
   but not quite yet, since we're writing cross-platform code
   start with trying to use this cool for_each loop with a lambda instead of the traditional for-with-increment loop:

       vector<int> v;
       for_each( v.begin(), v.end(), [] (int val)
       {
           cout << val;
       } );

   do not touch this tho until we can be sure that all platforms provide compatible C++11 handling
       max os x snow leopard does not understand the lambda function

c++ stl reverse iterator skeleton
From SGI... reverse_iterator rfirst(V.end()); reverse_iterator rlast(V.begin()); while (rfirst != rlast) { cout << *rfirst << endl; ... rfirst++; }

c++ stl reading a binary file

c/c++ gdb debugging

(gdb) help break
Set breakpoint at specified line or function.
Argument may be line number, function name, or "*" and an address.
If line number is specified, break at start of code for that line.
If function is specified, break at start of code for that function.
If an address is specified, break at that exact address.
With no arg, uses current execution address of selected stack frame.
This is useful for breaking on return to a stack frame.

Multiple breakpoints at one place are permitted, and useful if conditional.    

Do "help breakpoints" for info on other commands dealing with breakpoints.

ddd gives you a front end. I need to use it more, compare to other options

php debugging
Tail these: tail -f /var/log/apache2/sitelogs/thedigitalage.org/ssl_error_log tail -f /var/log/ampache-tda/ampache.(today).log
This leads to too much noise, not needed... emacs /etc/php/apache2-php5.3/php.ini display_errors = On /etc/init.d/apache restart

java eclipse project layout format
* Eclipse workspace (can also be the top version-control folder)	** project folder (typically one "app" that you can "run")	*** package(s) (named something like "com.developer.project.application")	**** classes (each class is contained in one file)

mediawiki collapsible skeleton

mediawiki collapsible example
DJs are kept on the active Active djs are maintained Active djs are maintained Active djs are maintained Active djs are maintained Active djs are maintained Active djs are maintained djs list when both the server and the dj are enabled.
All djs are shown in the prefs djs list. Line 2 Line 3 All djs are shown in the prefs djs list.All djs are shown in the prefs djs list.All djs are shown in the prefs djs list.All djs are shown in the prefs djs list.All djs are shown in the prefs djs list. cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/mediawiki emacs LocalSettings_redirector.php (to hardcode each site) php maintenance/update.php (repeat for each site) emacs LocalSettings_redirector.php (to reset dynamic behavior)

Web Services

Firefox Addon development