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Giffords Eases Steadily Into New Life, and Cause TUCSON Gabrielle Giffords looked slightly stricken as she considered the question: Would she feel bad about starring in a political advertisement against her former House colleagues who declined to stand with her on guns? Yes, she said, it would be painful.
Sometimes you have to do things that are hard, said Mark E. Kelly, Ms. Giffordss husband, as she tucked herself close to him on their couch. Ms. Giffords nodded, as she often does when Mr. Kelly as he often does intuits the many thoughts she is still unable to express fully. Really hard, she added. Ms. Giffords, a former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, a gun owner, an astronauts wife, a shooting survivor and an incipient gun-control advocate, is settling into the third act of her public life. Her career as a lawmaker is behind her, but so is her role as the fragile, slightly mysterious victim in the months after she was shot point-blank in a parking lot here just over two years ago. Now, she is the face and emotional dynamism behind a new advocacy group and a separate political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, dedicated to reducing gun violence. It is an effort, she said, that gives her purpose. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/us/politics/gabrielle-giffords-prepares-to-fight-gun-violence.html?hp&_r=0
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1. What wonderful people and what a great dog
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2. I might not agree with them 100% (I do agree with some of what they suggest)
I think they are the most honest in the debate on the gun control side. I just don't trust bloomberg's group- especially after they supported NYSAFE act
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Grand Savings gives police appreciate dinner
Grand Savings Bank in Gentry treated police officers to a meal on Friday in appreciation for their work to protect the Gentry community. Police officers Rick Lane, Clay Stewart, Charles Strickland, Chief Keith Smith and office manager Marie Bailey are pictured with bank employees Carmen Arnold and Mike Wilkins at the noon dinner served at the police station. Continue Reading »
Safari faces allegations of violating Animal Welfare Act
Latest inspection reveals only one deficiency in animal care
GENTRY — Cars were lined up out into the road to get into the Wild Wilderness Safari on Thursday afternoon, and everywhere adults and children were enjoying the animals and their time in the animal park. Either no one knew or no one cared about the most recent complaint filed against the popular attraction in Gentry. Continue Reading »
Gentry girls lose three in play last week
GENTRY -- Mena took an early lead in play against the Gentry girls on Saturday and Gentry never recovered, losing the non-conference game, 5-4, in four innings of play. Continue Reading »
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"But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:23-24 (Read v. 19-24) Continue Reading »
Board approves administrative contracts, buys tractor
GENTRY — The school board, on March 13, opened bids and accepted the low bid of Countryside Farm and Lawn in Springdale for the purchase of a John Deere tractor and front-end loader, pallet forks, box blade and brush mower for the school district at a cost of $45,185, approximately $5,000 less than the National Joint Powers Alliance.... Continue Reading »
'Why I won't be in heaven....'
A reader asked for permission to have this little article I wrote and published a couple of years ago read at her funeral because she said it described her reason for hope even in death. I reprint it below. Continue Reading »
Gravette takes early lead over Gentry
GRAVETTE -- The Lions scored four runs in the first and two in both the third and sixth innings before the visiting Pioneers managed to get a run on the board in their final at bat in the top of the seventh, to rack up an 8-1 victory over their Highway 59 rivals to the south. Continue Reading »
Ellis signs to play soccer at Evangel University
GENTRY -- Amber Ellis, a Gentry High School senior, signed a letter of intent to attend Evangel University at Springfield this fall and to play soccer for the school. She signed documents in the company of family members, friends, teachers and coaches (past, present and future) at a special signing ceremony held in the Pioneer Activities Complex on March 15. Continue Reading »
Westside schools make strong showing in Panther Relays
SILOAM SPRINGS — Student athletes from Gravette, Gentry and Decatur took part in the Panther Relays hosted by Siloam Springs High School on Thursday, with the Gravette girls taking second overall and the Gentry boys fourth. Decatur athletes also racked up points in the track and field events. Alex Fink of Gravette took first in the 400-meter race. Cole Cripps led the boys in pole vaulting and qualified to compete at the state level with a vault of 13 feet. Jaffett Puga of Decatur took first in the long jump, and Jon Faulkenberry of Gentry took a first in the triple jump. On the girls' side, Cameron Shaffer took a first in the shot put, and Desi Meek finished first in the 300-meter hurdles. Continue Reading »
EAST students share community projects with city council
GENTRY — Students Channing Babb, Diana Hernandez, Clancy Milam, Haley Howarth and Melonie Yang, along with Gentry High School and Middle School instructor Patrick Lanford, visited the Gentry City Council at its regular meeting on March 6 to share with city government officials the work they have been doing within the EAST Initiative to promote Gentry. Created for the city and now posted on the city's website, www.gentryarkansas.us, is a video introducing people to the city, its businesses, employers, schools, parks and nearby amenities. The video was shown to the council and explained by students. The promotional video was created over the period of five months by five students, using the technology provided to the students through EAST Initiative grants. Continue Reading »
Gentry students take firsts at NEO competition
GENTRY -- Five students from Gentry High School traveled to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Okla., for their Business and Technology Day competition on March 1. Students competed in three events against other schools from Oklahoma, Missouri and from Gravette. Continue Reading »
Students take day to focus on careers at second annual career fair
GENTRY — A career fair was held Friday at Gentry High School to help provide students with much-needed information on career options and to give them direction as they complete high school and make decisions about their future. The career fair was the second such annual fair held at the high school. Continue Reading »
Westside schools make strong showing in Panther Relays
SILOAM SPRINGS -- Student athletes from Gravette, Gentry and Decatur took part in the Panther Relays hosted by Siloam Spring High School on Thursday, with the Gravette girls taking second overall and the Gentry boys fourth. Decatur athletes also racked up points in the track and field events. Continue Reading »
Gentry soccer teams fail to net wins in nonconference play
GENTRY -- The Gentry boys' soccer team fell, 6-0, in a nonconference home game against Fayetteville on March 7. A stong Fayetteville defense kept Gentry from scoring in the practice game. Continue Reading »
Lady Lions shut down Lady Elks, then lose two games by one
GRAVETTE -- After an overwhelming 15-0 shutout of the Lady Elks on Monday, March 6, the Lady Lions couldn't quite get it done in games against Bentonville West and Farmington, losing both games by one run. Continue Reading »

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Everyone is entitled to have their own style. Goodness, I actually loved wearing clogs and overalls! But, that was in the 90s, when the fashion from Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills 90210 were synonymous with haute couture.
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- The logo of New World Computing can be spotted on the book the narrator is reading during the introduction movie.
- The game begins in a small town called Sorpigal-by-the-Sea. Might & Magic I started in a town called Sorpigal, while Might & Magic VI started in New Sorpigal.
- It is possible to find poems that make reference to the previous nine games in the series. The poems are written by a "Lord Caneghem", which is of course a nod to Might & Magic creator Jon van Caneghem.
- In the house of Edwin the astronomer in Seahaven, it is possible to see a drawing of the Isles of Terra.
- The character Jassad you meet in Sorpigal-by-the-Sea originally appeared in the Might & Magic novels (The Dreamwright and The Shadowsmith) written by Geary Gravel in 1995.
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I first saw them on Rinda's blog......and followed her link to The Counterfeit Kit......where there's loads of info and some really useful links....including videos. Mel and Karen are also making them.
They reminded me of the type of scrapbooks we kept as children......but a little less random......maybe more focused......and I definately wanted to make one.
Then I saw this great post by Shimelle.......and completely agreed that scrapbookers don't need to buy one....we have all the stuff to make our own......and if you're unsure how to go about it there's some great videos on YouTube on making your own.
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Two 8 x 8 heavy duty chipboard squares for the covers.......decided I wanted ring binders....rather than bound....so that I could add pages as I went along......and knowing me there might be some 'fat' bits end up in there....which wouldn't work so well with a spiral bound book.
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There are 3 parts of family memory keeping that are part of the crafting/scrapbooking world. First is Living History, what is happening now, the trip to the zoo, last years family reunion etc. Second, memories from days gone by, our ancestors, where they came from and how their experiences helped to shape us into who we are today, and finally staying in touch with the family that we have now, but don't see as often. I would like to spend a little time each week on all 3 of these.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Cards in Envy Sketch #2
I was out of town unexpectedly so my card is going up a day late, but I guess it's like my mother always said "better late than never" :) It is time for another sketch challenge over at Cards in Envy! I used the Madamoiselle stack from DCWV, brads from Making Memories and I stamped my sentiment on ribbon with Stayz-On ink. I inked all of my edges in a light rust color and used my Fiskars edge tearer for the little peek-a-boo corner. The ribbon is sheer pink from my stash, it is 3 layers thick, to give it some weight so it wouldn't tear. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this sketch, my fellow DT members have some fabulous inspiration as well so hop over to Cards in Envy to link up and to see all the DT projects!
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It certainly is better late than never! I love this card!! The image is so pretty and I love how you did the Thank You banner. Wonderful take on the challenge!
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My DH's Birthday gift...Name Update!!!
Isnt she cute? We have been talking about getting a kitty and well DH's bday is on Monday. We have been going to look at Kitties for a while now and he fell in love with this one. He is waiting to see her personality first before he names her. So far she is doing really well with her new home and the kids. She is very loving as well.
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She is such a pretty cat. Enjoy her and keep her inside. :)
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Started as a pilot program in 2006, Women in Engineering has now expanded to many schools in the area. The day is filled with hands-on and interactive activities/workshops that feature different careers in engineering. Female engineering students as well as members of the Society of Women Engineers act as guides and mentors throughout the day and encourage the attendees to ask questions and get involved.
The workshops are run by either practicing female engineers from the Erie area or our own Penn State engineering students and faculty members. Lunch is served and a featured speaker will share their engineering experiences with the attendees.
The Women in Engineering program is partly supported by the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the company representatives that participate in this program. Past participants include: GE Transportation - Women in Technology Group, Lord Corporation, FMC Technologies, Eriez, and Penn State Behrend School of Engineering alumni. Any female engineers from the area are welcome to participate in the day and get involved with the program.
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Turkish Rate Cuts Offer Panacea for Zeybekci as CPI Rises
Onur Ant and Benjamin HarveyInflation that's almost double the target shouldn't stop Turkey's central bank from cutting interest rates to spur economic growth, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said.
Tightening access to credit by keeping borrowing costs high will only curb inflation temporarily while hurting investment in manufacturing, Zeybekci said in an interview yesterday. He spoke after August inflation was announced at 9.54 percent, exceeding economists' estimates.
Turkish officials, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have repeatedly urged central bank Governor Erdem Basci to lower borrowing costs to spur the economy, which is set to miss the government's 4 percent growth target this year, according to a Bloomberg survey. The inflation goal is 5 percent.
Zeybekci, speaking at his office in Ankara, said that authorities are debating whether to broaden the central bank's mandate to include job creation in addition to price stability.
"If the central bank can't see increasing output and employment as well as expanding the economy among its policies, along with curbing inflation, and if there is a need for a legal change for the bank to do that, then Turkey should be able to do it," Zeybekci said. "This should not be a moment of crisis."
'Loan-Shark Rate'
Basci, who left the bank's benchmark rate unchanged last month after three consecutive cuts, vowed earlier this week to keep policy tight until inflation slows.
The bank should base its decisions on expected inflation in 12 months' time, which stood at 7.35 percent in a central bank survey last month, instead of the current inflation rate, Zeybekci said.
He said Turkish businesses and consumers are paying "a loan-shark rate" to borrow. The average interest rate for lira-denominated commercial bank loans was 12.7 percent on Aug. 22, down from 15.8 percent in March. Bank fees push the cost for industrialists as high as 14 percent, Zeybekci said.
The minister is part of a group of Turkish policy makers and politicians including Erdogan who argue that lower interest rates will help bring inflation down, the opposite of the orthodox economic view.
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A study by the economy ministry found that high financing costs force producers to keep output at lower levels than in the past, Zeybekci said. They then have to increase production rapidly at times of rising demand, pushing consumer-price inflation higher, he said.
"Inflation targeting may lead to a certain fallacy," the minister said. "The first instrument that comes to mind when trying to curb inflation is interest rates, which are raised to cool down demand. Why don't we think of using the same instruments to increase output and create jobs, for a more definitive fight with price jumps?"
Turkey's two-year government notes had the best rally among major emerging market bonds after Basci's emergency rate hike in January, which convinced investors that the bank would eventually rein in inflation.
The yield on two-year lira notes has fallen 202 basis points since then, to 9.04 percent at 4:30 p.m. in Istanbul today. The lira strengthened 6 percent in the same period, the most among emerging-market currencies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It traded at 2.1527 per dollar today.
Turkish industrialists will remain competitive with the lira in a range of 2.15 to 2.25 per dollar while excessive imports are discouraged, Zeybekci said. Creating the necessary interest-rate environment for manufacturers to increase output is the most sustainable way to rein in consumer inflation while keeping the economy growing, he said.
"Inflation targeting and price stability should not be the only task of the central bank," Zeybekci said. "Nothing that's against the interests of the Turkish economy can be sustainable. And right now, that means the high level of interest rates."


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Bach displays a notable awareness of career success and public acclaim in these (his most important and best loved) works for keyboard. These works favor a more instrumentally-oriented style of virtuosic writing. Miku Nishimoto-Neubert, committed to both solo and collaborative performances, appears regularly in Song Recitals with well-known singers. Most recently she appeared with Nadja Michael, during the "2010 Wiener Festwochen".
Japanese-born and German-schooled pianist Miku Nishimoto... plays this music with affection and a nice level of polish. She is a good enough musician to honor Bach and make this wonderful music come alive, making for a completely enjoyable hour of listening...
The clarity of the outer movements in the Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971, is impressive. The music, here and elsewhere, lacks a certain Bachian warmth that average listeners may expect, and sampling Nishimoto-Neubert's just slightly idiosyncratic readings is recommended. But superb sound from an auditorium at Munich's Hochschule fnr Musik und Theater is an attraction in itself, and this release shows there's plenty of life left in the mainstream piano performance of Bach's music.
Recording information: Groáer Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater (2009/2010).
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Works Details
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Partita for keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830 (BC L6)- Performer: Miku Nishimoto-Neubert (Piano)
- Running Time: 31 min. 19 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1726-1731
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
- Performer: Miku Nishimoto-Neubert (Piano)
- Notes: Composition written: 1735.
- Running Time: 12 min. 29 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1735
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- Notes: Composition written: 1722.
- Running Time: 16 min. 59 sec.
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The ActionKit REST API allows you to access ActionKit programatically using HTTPS and JSON.
HTTP and HTTPS¶
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About REST (REpresentational State Transfer)¶
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C++ Anti-patterns¶
Date: | 2016-12-04 |
Abstract: | A collection of anti-patterns seen in C++ projects. |
Standalone Header Files¶
A header file should include all the other headers it needs to be compiled. Something I have seen a couple times is this here:
#pragma once
void f(MyClass x);
Notice that the type MyClass
is not defined here. It is defined in this
header, but that is not included in f.hpp
at all.
It is defined in myclass.hpp
#pragma once
class MyClass {
int member;
The implementation of the function f
is in f.cpp
. There the header
for MyClass
is included:
#include "myclass.hpp"
#include "f.hpp"
void f(MyClass x) {
x.member = 0;
And that actually compiles because the compiler only works on the .cpp
files. And given the ordering of the #include
statements, the C++ compiler
sees this:
class MyClass {
int member;
void f(MyClass x);
void f(MyClass x) {
x.member = 0;
This will work as long as that header f.hpp
is always included after
. It will start to fail when you use f.hpp
somewhere else.
There should be an #include "myclass.hpp"
in f.hpp
Wrong Order of Header Files¶
The order of the header files in f.cpp
in the above example made it
possible to hide the missing include inside f.hpp
such that it still
compiles. One can make this fail earlier by having the following order of
includes in the .cpp
- "Own" header file, for
that would beX.hpp
- Project header files
- Third-party library headers
- Standard library Headers
This way, missing include statements in the header will become directly apparent. You might find a bug in a third-party library this way.
Lowercase Preprocessor Constants¶
Preprocessor constant should always be in capital letters. Otherwise you will
get the weirdest of bugs that take hours to days to track down. Say there is
some feature that you want to switch on/off during compile time. One way to do
it would be using #ifdef
like this:
int make_query(Query const &q) {
// Do some query stuff here.
#ifdef VERIFY_RESULT
// Perform some verification.
// Some other tasks and return statement.
When compiling, you can give the option -DVERIFY_RESULT
and the
preprocessor will put in the verification code. In one project I have seen this
same thing, but it was with #ifdef verify_result
. That is legal C++ and
also works with the -Dverify_result
command line option to the compiler.
One member of the project who just recently joined and did not know about the
many compilation flags just created a new function bool verify_result(Result
const &result)
. The compiler did not say that the name was not in use. But
rather, the compiler saw bool (Result const &result)
when the
option was given because that flag did not get any value. GCC complained that
it did not expect the (
I do not know how long they tried to track that down, but it was long enough to be a real pain and certainly a big waste of time. This would not have happened if the preprocessor constants had been uppercase all the time.
Leading or Double Underscores¶
One should not use leading underscores for definitions in normal code. Those are reserved for the standard library or the compiler. When programming with intrinsics like AVX, then one has to use functions and types that start with underscores. But one is not allowed to defined new types with leading underscores.
Two underscores anywhere in the name is also reserved.
A pattern I often see is the usage of leading underscores in include guards:
#ifndef __MY_AWESOME_HEADER_H__
#define __MY_AWESOME_HEADER_H__
// Code
There is no need for the __
, really. Just having MY_AWESOME_HEADER_H
would be fine as well. Or perhaps just #pragma once
, but that is a
different debate.
Mixing up System and Local Headers¶
There are two distinct include paths, the one that gets searched when you use
#include <…>
and another for #include "…"
. The former is for system and
third-party library headers that are installed globally. You can add to that
path using -I
. The latter is for your project and can be amended with
. One should not mix the two and use -I.
in order to include the
local headers with #include <…>
Inconsistent Identation¶
For several years now, there is clang-format. If you do not use that, you are seriously missing out. It will format your whole codebase perfectly and also comes with an editor plugin. You do not have to worry about indentation, it will just be perfect.
Unfortunately it is very hard to apply that to a codebase which has a lot of branches in the git repository. Reformatting all the code will lead to merge conflicts and resolving them will not be any fun. So start your project right away with it or attempt to introduce it at some point.
Inconsistent formatting will make the code harder to read and reason about, something you do not want with code that is already complex.
, 0
, and nullptr
In C++ (and C) there are 64-bit unsigned integer number (uint64_t
perhaps unsigned long
) and pointers (void *
). In the machine, they
are exactly the same thing, 64-bit unsigned integer numbers. For the type
system, it still makes a great difference.
Although they are both just numbers to the computer, one should help the programmers read the source code and write
uint64_t number = 0;
void *pointer = NULL;
This way, it is clear that one is number-zero and the other is pointer-null.
The preprocessor constant NULL
is just 0
or 0u
, so the compiler
always sees a plain 0 there. Still it is helpful for the programmer to read. In
C++11 there even is nullptr
which has the correct type, nullptr_t
In some code you see horrible things like these:
uint64_t number = NULL;
void *pointer = 0x0;
using namespace
Inside Headers¶
One can argue about the usage of using namespace
. In most cases I will not
use it to keep the global namespace somewhat clean. Using using namespace
in a .cpp
file is okay because the namespace std
is just dumped
out in a single compilation unit. I do not have to worry about it in other
It becomes a totally different story once you put that using namespace std;
into a header file. Then every other header or source file that includes it
will have that namespace dumped out. Even other projects using that library
will suffer from the attempt to save some typing of the library programming.
Inside Namespaces¶
For reason unknown to me, there are a few includes of standard library headers
inside of namespaces. The only reason I can think of is that writing ::std::
instead of std::
seemed too much work.
GCC 6.0 has changed the standard headers such that they do not work when you include them inside a namespace. This way one can catch this anti-pattern.
Duplicate Explicit Instantiation¶
Templates can drive up the compilation time a lot. One way around this is to
define the template functions in a source file and explicitly instantiate them
there. This works if you know all the template parameters already, say you want
to template on float
and double
only. But if you do it, just
instantiate once in the whole project. Otherwise it will become a compilation
Casting Pointers to Integers¶
For some reason in one project, pointers are casted to integers. And they are
converted to a special type of integer that you have to choose as a flag to
such that the length of that integer is the exact same as the
pointer length, otherwise the compiler would give you an error.
I still do not understand why one would do this sort of brittle code.
Subtle Dependence on Operator Precedence¶
What is the value of x
uint32_t x = 1 << 3 - 1;
I would read it as \(2^3 - 1\) and that is seven. The value actually is four. When compiling with Clang, it conveniently says this:
precedence.cpp:7:25: warning: operator '<<' has lower precedence than '-'; '-' will be evaluated first
uint32_t x = 1 << 3 - 1;
~~ ~~^~~
precedence.cpp:7:25: note: place parentheses around the '-' expression to silence this warning
uint32_t x = 1 << 3 - 1;
( )
What did the original author of that line really mean? Was he aware that the
operation binds stronger than <<
? Can I trust that code without
completely understand where all those magic numbers come from?
Multiple Files with Same Include Guard¶
I do not like the #ifndef X
, #define X
, #endif
style include guards
because they are so error prone. They are hard to read but even worse, one can
choose the same include guard twice in a project. One could even have the same
include guard that some other library already has used.
If that is the case, the errors will be painfully subtle. Depending on the order if inclusion, the last header file will just not be included. Then you get errors about undefined types and undefined functions and might pull out your hair before you realize what is going on.
#pragma once
is a good alternative except if you are working with IBM XL
12. But that compiler cannot do C++11, so it is not that interesting for me
Cyclic Dependencies¶
I saw a case where the file A.hpp
provides the classes A1
and A2
The file B.hpp
provided B1
. For some reasons, the dependencies were
. That is not directly a cyclic dependency of the types
but of the header files. This was "solved" in the project like this in file
class A1 { … };
#include "B.hpp"
class A2 { … };
Sure, that compiled just fine. But again, header B.hpp
is not a standalone
header and can only be used in this sandwich. I have resolved this by creating
the files A1.hpp
and A2.hpp
and properly including them inside each
other to break the cyclic dependency of the files.
C Library Headers¶
Using C functions in C++ might be a reasonable thing to do. If you do that, do
not include X.h
but rather cX
. So instead of <stdint.h>
. This way the C functions will be properly in the std
Functions like printf
, scanf
, atoi
, fopen
, malloc
, and a
bunch of others should not be used in C++. There are so much better ways.
Not Using RAII¶
I have seen a couple persons program Java in C++ syntax. With that I mean they wrote stuff like this:
T *t = new T();
// Some code with t-> everywhere.
// No delete.
They did not dispose of the allocated memory again. If they were doing this to
hand out the memory or something like that, a heap allocation is needed. But
just for local variables, this is nonsense. I have asked why he did not just
write T t;
and be done with it. He said that he is used to the T *t = new
syntax. Then I pointed out that he has a memory leak. He replied that
the runtime will take care of that. Too bad there isn't a runtime in C++ …
Another person doing this style of programming was actually supposed to teach us students C++.
Since C++11 there are the standard std::unique_ptr
and str::shared_ptr
with std::make_shared
and std::make_unique
(last since C++14 only) that
will eliminate virtually every case where you need a pointer.
Preprocessor Over Scopes¶
Another project make a lot of use of preprocessor flags to change the way the code works. This in itself is not a problem. However, there are pieces of code like this:
#ifdef FLAG
With multiple such flags, I do not see how you can sensible reason about this code.
Including Source Files¶
This was in one of the header files:
#include "other.cpp"
Including source files in header files usually is just wrong. One edge case are unity builds or template specializations. Said project just did it for no apparent reason.
Global Variables Everywhere¶
The const
keyword is there for a reason. It is a pity that it is not
enforced in C. But that's why we got C++. The project I have in mind consists
of almost only global variables and routines. One cannot even call them
functions, they only have side effects.
This needlessly increases the number of things the programmer has to juggle in his head simultaneously. Unit testing is impossible with such a monolithic code. How do you reason about such code?
Not Using const
in C++¶
is an awesome thing. Perhaps Rust with its mut
approaches the
problem even better although I am a fan of the minimal annotation concept
that seems to prevail in C++. Whenever I program in C++, I try to put const
wherever I can. It helps me to reason about my code (less moving parts) and
helps the compiler to elide some of the variables.
If you do not even use const
for your global variable pi
, you are just
begging for trouble. I mean I would just add the following somewhere:
void indiana() {
pi = 4;
And then the whole program would change its behavior and it would be a pain to debug.
No Comments¶
Actually, I think that having no comments is great to some point. Compare
double f(double x) {
double c = 235;
double z = c / x;
return z;
// Convert {miles per gallon} to {liters per 100 km}.
double f(double x) {
// Magic conversion factor.
double c = 235;
// Do the conversion.
double z = c / x;
// Return the result.
return z;
and with
double mpg_to_l100km(double const mpg) {
double const conversion_factor = 235;
double const l100km = conversion_factor / mpg;
return l100km;
I think that good variable and function names can make a huge difference and eliminating the need for comments. If you can write your code so expressive that you do not need the comments, that is better than commenting bad code.
No Formal Docstrings¶
Python had docstrings, Java has JavaDoc and C++ has CppDoc you can set with Sphinx, Epidoc, JavaDoc and Doxygen. Not having any of those makes some tricky functions harder to use than needed in case the function is not as trivial as the name might suggest.
Outdated Comments¶
Even worse than no comments are comments that do not match the code. Then you are left to figure out what happens. Hint: The compiler only reads the code.
Complex Variable Names¶
What does the variable nyHP1
contain? Isn't it obvious that it is "number
of elements in y-direction halved plus one"?
Bugtracking and Changelog in the Source Itself¶
In the (to me) ancient days when one did not have version control or a bug tracking system, writing those in text files next to the source seemed to make sense. Today there is no excuse to track your bugs in top of the one source file.
3400 Lines in a Single File¶
When a file is too long, you cannot keep its structure in your mind. After a couple hundred lines, you should start a new file. That is also a good opportunity to refactor the code into smaller pieces.
Of course this might increase compilation time. Then something like a unity build might be appropriate again. However, this is a distinct step and makes the file more readable.
Single Function with 800 Lines¶
Having a single function with 800 lines is just impossible to reason about. You cannot even remember the variables you have declared. It is almost as bad as if they were global.
Unreachable Code¶
Some code is just plain unreachable. Say you have a contraption like this:
if (condition x) {
// something
else {
// something else
if (condition x) {
// What?
There are cases when you have multiple threads and you use locks or atomic variables. Then this code might be reached. Otherwise it is just bloat.
Faulty Buffer Implementation¶
Using other people's tested code is beautiful. So when the standard library of
your programming language supports something like a buffer (std::vector
perhaps), use it!
One project contained its own buffer implementation which had a serious bug:
When you call clear()
, it will not reset the internal cursor to the
beginning and run into other memory eventually. That might corrupt the data or
(hopefully) crash the program. Just use the standard library!
Superfluous Blank Lines¶
Occasionally I see lots and lots of blank lines in code. One or perhaps even two blank lines can help grouping various parts of a file. When there are five or mode blank lines in a row, it dilutes the information density on screen, I have to scroll to read it and cannot have a whole function on my screen. Getting rid of those superfluous blank lines makes the code easier to read.
Version Control¶
Not Using Version Control¶
If you are not using version control, you are probably having a harder time to collaborate or develop new features than it would need to be.
I have seen one group of four people that have send around tar archives and
used the diff
tool manually. That was in 2015, git has been 10 years old
and there is no excuse, really.
Unstable "master"¶
The master
branch is supposed to be the branch that you can checkout and
compile, always. If you want to develop a new feature and it is not stable
yet, have in a development
branch or some feature branch.
I expect that a simple git clone
(which checkouts master
) will give me
working code.
Outdated "master"¶
Doing all the work on develop
and never merging back into master
that branch stable, but it is also not really cool. In one project the
was outdated and unstable. Great combination.
Abandoned Branches¶
A lot of git repositories have a lot of branches that seem somewhat
abandoned. The commit messages promise some great feature that the develop
branch lacks. However, the branches have not seen a commit in over a year. So
are they still relevant?
Checking in Build Files¶
Way too often build files like .o
files are checked into git. This means
that every time you just compile the code, git will tell you about changes to
the files. Now you can just commit them or leave them uncommitted. Usually they
get committed and then your git log is just polluted with changes to files that
should not have been tracked in the first place.
With git submodules that is really nasty because a simple compilation of the
project will leave all the submodules in the dirty
state. You will have to
go through the submodules recursively and do a git reset HEAD --hard
order to get rid of the changes. But that resets your compilation again.
The only solution is to do git rm --cached
on those files and put them into
a .gitignore
Inconsistent Version Tags¶
There are many versions to create tags for versions: Leading v
, periods or
hyphens or underscores between the digits, leading zeros. But please be
consistent, otherwise it will be a nightmare to find the latest version.
Git Submodules via GitHub SSH¶
When repositories are hosted on GitHub, one can either use them as submodules over SSH or HTTPS. The advantage of HTTPS is that it does not need any sort of authentication in order to read. For SSH, you need to have an SSH key registered with GitHub. If you do that on your personal workstation where you have your SSH key configured with GitHub, that is not a problem at all.
On the clusters and supercomputers, I do no have my personal SSH key. And I am not going to copy my personal key to a machine which I do not control. I could create a SSH key on the cluster and add that to my GitHub account. But then you could use that SSH key to make changes to all the repositories on my GitHub account. Not cool.
Creating a whole second GitHub account is possible, but you cannot have more than one free account. So I would do get a second paid account for my master thesis work. Also something I would like to avoid.
The easiest solution is to convert the submodules over to HTTPS. Then you can just download them everywhere. Pushing changes over HTTPS is not that nice because you need to enter your password every single time. So I can understand why SSH is appealing. Also there are apparently some setups where HTTPS is blocked by SSH is not.
Switching it over to HTTPS would it make easier for people to clone the repository. Then if you want to push something, just add an SSH based remote to the repository and you can push. That way, both sides have it usable.
Unmergable Forks¶
Say one has a project that uses the double
data type everywhere. One wants
to let it run with float
because that is a bit faster and one does not need
the precision. The easy way would be to fork the project, create a new branch
and just replace every double
with float
. Problem solved.
That cannot be sensibly merged, though. The upstream author probably still
wants to have double
in their version of the code. The other person wants
. Now the two forks are divergent and there is no sensible way to
ever get them together again. Even worse, further changes cannot be shared
without manually replacing all the double
with float
or the other way
It is better to solve this via abstraction. Work with the original author to abstract away the actual floating point data type used. Something like this, perhaps:
#ifdef SINGLE_PRECISION
typedef float Float;
typedef double Float;
Then you change every double
to Float
in the codebase once and you
can easily share the code back and forth. Actually, there is no need for a long
running fork any more, the two people can just use the same code all the time
and compile it how they like.
One should be careful not do overdo this, though. Exposing an option for everything in your program will make it a nightmare to actually compile and the number of combinations increases exponentially. In this particular case, where two people have actual needs, it makes more sense to solve it with abstraction than a hard fork of the whole code.
Dead Code¶
Code might not be needed any more at some point. In order to quickly get rid of the code, one can comment it out. On the long run, one should just delete the code and trust the version control to remember it. Otherwise the codebase is littered with old code that has been removed and does not serve any purpose any more.
Build System¶
Hardcoding Paths¶
Some parts of the build systems might have hardcoded paths in them. It might work well on the developer's machine but will lead to unresolvable paths on every other machine.
Specific Version of GNU Autotools¶
On one supercomputer, I have GNU Autotools 1.11 and 1.14 available. The project that I have downloaded ships with some files that can easily be generated (see above). Those files explicitly refer to GNU Autotools 1.13 and therefore fail to build for me.
I had to remove files like configure
and aclocal.m4
and recreate those
with some calls to automake --add-missing
and autoreconf
. After that I
was able to run configure
Patch the Code to Build / Compile Branches¶
One project has to run on different architectures and with different MPI
implementations and versions of compilers. Since the MPI implementations differ
by some const
in functions like MPI_Send
, you cannot use
-aware code with an implementation which is unaware of it. The code
had to be patched before building on different architectures. There were a lot
of branches in git just for compiling.
This makes bisecting impossible and also packaging this for a distribution is hard. Debian and especially Fedora frown about patching the source for reasons like this. The build system should expose all the options needed to build it on the target platforms.


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Tech billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX hopes to return its Falcon 9 rocket to flight on Dec. 16, said Iridium Communications Inc, which plans to have 10 of its satellites on board for launching.
The launch is contingent on approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees U.S. commercial space transportation, Iridium said on Thursday.
"We are looking forward to return to flight," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said in a statement from Iridium.
SpaceX suspended flights after one of its rockets burst into flames on Sept. 1 as it was being fueled for a routine prelaunch test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The company traced the explosion to a fueling system problem that caused a pressurized container of helium inside the rocket's upper stage to burst.
The accident destroyed a $200 million satellite owned by Israel's Space Communication Ltd.
"We are confident that SpaceX understands its fueling process now and will do it successfully for our launch," Iridium spokeswoman Diane Hockenberry wrote in an email to Reuters.
Iridium's satellites, however, will not be aboard the rocket during the prelaunch engine firing, she added.
SpaceX declined to comment about the status of its accident investigation or what measures it will take to ensure the problem will not reoccur.
The company uses extremely cold liquid propellants loaded just prior to blastoff to increase the rocket's power so it can fly back to Earth and be reused.
A U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration advisory panel last month publicly questioned the safety of SpaceX's fueling process, especially since the company has been hired to begin flying astronauts to the International Space Station in 2018.
The Sept. 1 accident was the second for SpaceX in 29 flights of the Falcon 9. The company, owned and operated by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Officer Musk, has a backlog of more than 70 missions for NASA and commercial customers, worth more than $10 billion.
SpaceX has not disclosed the extent of the damage at its primary launch site in Florida. The Iridium satellites will be launched from SpaceX's California launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Iridium intends to replace its current mobile communications network with 81 new satellites made by Italy's Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture of Thales SA and Leonardo Finmeccanica SpA under a contract worth $2.3 billion.
SpaceX is under contract to launch at least 70 of the satellites.
(Story corrects contract value in second to last paragraph to $2.3 billion from $2.8 billion)
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Does anyone have a driver side sliding seat (Not a Flip) just a slide adjust and also have a Bestop Underseat Storage ??? I read where it says it wont work with "front flip & slide style seats"
however the Tuffy Conceal looks identical and doesn't seem to have any problems with sliding seats..(but cost twice as much) Tnanks for any info Ya'll |
I have one in my 04 TJ. It's the bestop storage box and the drivers seats don't flip, they only slide so what they mean is that it won't work on the passenger side because it not only slides but it flips forward as well. I love my box and keep my radio, prescription glasses, wheel lock etc in there.
Thanks so Much !!! I appreciate it...I got a radio as well last night and wanted to put it and my wallet when we go out on the jet-ski on the weekends... |
I have the tuffy flip seat storage boxes under both seats
I have the Bestop underseat storage box for my 2004 Rubicon. It has the fold and tumble seat, but I previously installed 3/4 inch seat risers for a higher driving position. Because of that, my box fit with no problem. Just something to consider. The Bestop box itself is heavy duty and I am very satisfied my valuables are safe when I turn the key. I saw the Tuffy and the 2x price.
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The Battle According to Lenora! (Japanese: シッポウジム戦!VSジムリーダー・アロエ!! Shippou Gym Battle! VS Gym Leader Aloe!!) is the 15th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 672nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 6, 2011 and in the United States on May 14, 2011.
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Continuing their visit in Nacrene City, Ash and his friends are being led through the Museum by Lenora and Hawes. Ash asks where the battlefield is, and Cilan remarks that there doesn't appear to be one on the premises. Lenora states that they'll find it soon enough as Hawes opens a door that is off-limits to their regular guests. Behind the door is a huge archive of research papers and priceless books. Cilan is especially impressed at the amount of history books on Pokémon Sommeliers. He then explains to Lenora that he's on this journey to experience different people and Pokémon, and Lenora wishes him luck on his studies.
Lenora then asks Ash if he'd like to learn something about the history of the Unova region. He remarks that he's more interested in his Gym battle than studying, but Lenora mentions that knowledge is just as important in battle as strength. She then knocks on a book and recommends it for Ash, though he's less than interested in reading it. Iris tells him that it might be best that he read it since she's suggesting it to him, and Cilan remarks that it might be a test. Ash then decides he'll do anything for his Gym match so he pulls the book from the shelf and all of a sudden the bookcase rises revealing a hidden staircase leading to the basement. Lenora then confirms that it was all a test, and states that most Trainers just search for a book subject they are proficient in rather than the one she suggests. She then uses this response to define what kind of personality a Trainer has, and states that Ash has a personality she can pester. Iris remarks that Ash has the personality that gets told off all the time. Ash then challenges Lenora to study him carefully during their battle and with that, the five of them head down to the basement.
They enter the basement where a large battlefield is set up, and Ash is eager to start battling. Lenora tells him to be patient and study her Pokémon first. She calls out her Watchog and Ash is confident as he's met Watchog before. She then calls out her Lillipup which instantly makes Iris shriek with glee as she runs over and starts petting it. Pikachu then jumps off Ash's shoulder to play with the Pokémon as he scans it into his Pokédex. Hawes mentions that Watchog and Lillipup serve as guards for the museum when not engaged in a Gym match, and then Lillipup comes over and greets Ash. Ash then picks Lillipup up and it starts licking him on the cheek. Lenora begins giving Ash advice, but he doesn't pay any attention and Cilan is taken by Lenora's strategy of using Normal types to test her opponents. Lenora is flattered by Cilan's statement and asks that Hawes explain the rules to Ash, which is just a two-on-two battle. Ash returns Lillipup to its Trainer and decides on his Pokémon he's going to use. Lenora also returns Watchog to its Poké Ball and the two of them take their places on each side of the field.
Lillipup's playfulness instantly transforms into fierce competition which surprises Iris. Ash calls out his Tepig as his first Pokémon, but before it could do any damage, Lillipup forced Tepig back into his Poké Ball with Roar and a sleeping Oshawott is sent out in his place. Lenora then explains that Roar forces the opponent to switch Pokémon as she recalls her Lillipup and sends out Watchog. Ash pulls out a Poké Ball to return Oshawott, but Watchog stops him with Mean Look. Everyone is impressed by Lenora's strategy to catch her opponent off guard by destroying their strategy. Ash orders Oshawott to use Water Gun, however Oshawott is very bitter about being sent out while it was napping so he uses half the force of a normal Water Gun. Oshawott is suddenly knocked off his feet when Watchog unleashes a quick Low Kick. This infuriates Oshawott who is now confident for battle, as is Lenora who is orders Watchog to use Thunderbolt. Ash quickly orders Oshawott to deflect it with his scalchop, which surprises both Watchog and Lenora. Oshawott then charges into the fray, and Watchog attacks with another Low Kick, but before either of them hit, Oshawott jumps up and unleashes a powerful Water Gun. Oshawott charges towards Watchog once more and pulls out a Razor Shell and Lenora orders Watchog to slap the scalchop away with its tail. With his scalchop gone Oshawott is defenseless which Lenora uses to order another Thunderbolt which knocks Oshawott out.
Lenora then returns Watchog and calls out her Lillipup and Ash sends his Tepig back out. Tepig uses Tackle which Lillipup easily dodges and counters with a Shadow Ball. Tepig manages to stay on his feet and attack with an Ember. But its effort doesn't do much as Lillipup charges in a Take Down attack which knocks Tepig out, winning Lenora the match. His confidence shot, Tepig looks sadly at Ash as he is given a bit of encouragement. Ash takes full responsibility for Tepig's loss and he thanks Lenora for the battle. Lenora tells Ash that she wasn't unimpressed by his strategy of facing her head-on, and invites him back for a rematch any time he wishes.
Ash, Iris, and Cilan await Tepig and Oshawott's treatment to be over at the Pokémon Center as Ash rests his head on his Egg's case. Iris mentions that he's not acting like himself. Ash replies that he's upset that he did so poorly in the match. Iris and Cilan then give him a bit of encouraging advice that he should train Tepig and Oshawott a bit first so they can be up to Watchog and Lillipup's level. Suddenly the Pokémon Center doors open and Tepig and Oshawott are brought out by Audino and Nurse Joy feeling fine and more determined than ever to have a rematch with Lenora. Nurse Joy suggest that Ash go train at the Pokémon Battle Club in town for his rematch and that Don George might even know some strategies against Lenora.
That night, James is communicating to Jessie and Meowth that he has hacked the museum's security system and is in control of it. Jessie and Meowth find the Meteonite they were ordered to steal and James turns off the infrared sensors for exactly 20 seconds. Jessie and Meowth dash in, snatch the Meteonite and replace it with the decoy before the sensors come back on with time to spare. They then head back outside and get into James's van and take off into the night.
The next morning the group heads out to the Pokémon Battle Club to ask Don George for advice. He gladly is willing to assist Ash in training and the episode ends with the doors to the arena opening as Don George takes Ash into his training.
Major events
- Ash battles Lenora in his second Unova Gym match and loses.
- The Team Rocket trio steals the Meteonite from Nacrene Museum.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Pokémon debuts
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Axew (Iris's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Tepig (Ash's)
- Audino (Nurse Joy's)
- Lillipup (Lenora's; debut)
- Watchog (Lenora's)
- Dragonite (skeleton)
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Darumaka.
- Similar to Shapes of Things to Come!, this episode is the fifteenth episode of its respective series, the first Japanese episode of a new year, and featured a Gym battle.
Dub edits
- Similar to the previous episode, Lenora's apron was removed from the English dub.
In other languages
Language | Title | |
Mandarin Chinese | 七寶道館賽!VS道館訓練家·蘆薈!! | |
Danish | Kampen ifølge Lenora! | |
Dutch | Het gevecht volgens Lenora! | |
Finnish | Ottelutaito Lenoran mukaan! | |
German | Ein ganz spezieller Kampfstil! | |
Greek | Η Μάχη Σύμφωνα με τη Λενόρα! | |
Hindi | Lenora Ke Hisab Se Ek Muqabla! | |
Indonesian | Pertarungan Gym Nacrene! Melawan Ketua Gym Lenora!! | |
Italian | La lotta secondo Aloé! | |
Norwegian | Kampen som Lenora ser den! | |
Polish | Bitwa według Lenory! | |
Portuguese | Brazil | A Batalha de Acordo com Lenora! |
Portugal | O Combate Segundo Lenora! | |
Spanish | Latin America | ¡La batalla según Lenora! |
Spain | ¡El combate al estilo de Aloe! | |
Swedish | Striden enligt Lenora | |
This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |


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