2011 November
Ruminations on C++11
Filed under Articles · Tagged with C++, Development
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// Preface
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// This is a blog about the new version of C++, C++11. It has been many years in the
// making and adds lots of new features to the C++ language. Some of those features
// are already supported by commonly used compilers, a description of these features
// follows.
//
// As you can see, this 'blog' is a bit unusual. It's actually a C++ source code file
// annotated with lots of comments. So it can be read on its own, with the code being
// examples of the things being described, or it can be viewed in Visual Studio (VS)
// 2010, built and even executed. With a few minor adjustments pointed out along the
// way, it can also be built using GCC and executed on whatever system that it is
// installed on.
ISO26262 – Catching up with the train
Filed under Articles · Tagged with High Integrity Solutions, Safety, Testing/Assurance
I used to think that the automotive industry is far in advance of the rail industry. If you go back to the 1930s and compare cars with trains, they come up a very inferior; slower, less comfortable, less reliable, ‘cruder’! Come up to date and trains have changed very little. A significant change from coal to diesel or electricity but apart from that very little has changed. Even the sandwiches are the same!!
Now look at the modern car! The range of engine designs, comfort and safety features and infotainment is huge. The modern car resembles the 1930s offering only in the number of wheels! The colours, performance, styling and number of body types to suit every lifestyle lead one to believe that the automotive industry is leading the world in design and development.
So I was extremely surprised to hear that formalising the development of safe software lags the rail industry by some decades.
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