Write portable code an introduction to developing software for multiple platforms.

Write Portable Code contains the lessons, patterns, and knowledge for developing cross-platform software that programmers usually must acquire through trial and error. This book is targeted at intermediate- to advanced-level programmers and will be a valuable resource for designers of cross-platform...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hook, Brian
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco No Starch Press, Inc 2005
No Starch Press
No Starch Press, Incorporated
Edition:1
Subjects:
Computer software
Computer software > Development
Development
Software compatibility
ISBN:159327100X, 1593270569, 9781593270568, 9781593271008
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Table of Contents:
  • Write portable code: an introduction to developing software for multiple platforms -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- CONTENTS IN DETAIL -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- THE ART OF PORTABLE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -- 1. PORTABILITY CONCEPTS -- 2. ANSI C AND C++ -- 3. ECHNIQUES FOR PORTABILITY -- 4. EDITING AND SOURCE CONTROL -- 5. PROCESSOR DIFFERENCES -- 6. FLOATING POINT -- 7. PREPROCESSOR -- 8. COMPILERS -- 9. USER INTERACTION -- 10. NETWORKING -- 11. OPERATING SYSTEMS -- 12. DYNAMIC LIBRARIES -- 13. FILESYSTEMS -- 14. SCALABILITY -- 15. PORTABILITY AND DATA -- 16. INTERNATIONALIZATION AND LOCALIZATION -- 17. SCRIPTING LANGUAGES -- 18. CROSS-PLATFORM LIBRARIES AND TOOLKITS -- A. POSH -- B. THE RULES FOR PORTABILITY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
  • Preliminaries -- Brief Contents -- Contents In Detail -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Art Of Portable Software Development -- Portability Concepts -- Ansi C And C++ -- Techniques For Portability -- Editing And Source Control -- Processor Differences -- Floating Point -- Preprocessor -- Compilers -- User Interaction -- Networking -- Operating Systems -- Dynamic Libraries -- Filesystems -- Scalability -- Portability And Data -- Internationalization And Localization -- Scripting Languages -- Cross-platform Libraries And Toolkits -- Posh -- The Rules For Portability -- References -- Index