June 2005 - Posts

String Suggestions for Speed and Security
30 June 05 10:15 PM | ricom | 7 Comments   

Dave Fetterman has put together an excellent set of recommendations for string comparision practices . Now I am really pleased by this because: these recommendations are going to help you to avoid some nasty security weaknesses that might otherwise plague Read More...

Reflection : Dodge Common Performance Pitfalls to Craft Speedy Applications
23 June 05 08:51 PM | ricom | 1 Comments   

Joel Pobar has produced an excellent article on the costs of reflection that offers good insight into best practices. Read More...

A Few Good (Performance) Men
09 June 05 02:57 PM | ricom | 13 Comments   

Sometimes people ask me why my talks tend to teach the basics about performance and not Really Scary Performance Stuff (TM). My answer is actually pretty simple, I teach what I think most people need to hear and really most people need to be reminded Read More...

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