Head Geek

Head Geek has asked 49 questions and find answers to 30 problems.

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I'm a C/C++/Python (and Java, when I have to) programmer these days, working in Windows, Linux, and (rarely) Mac OS X. I enjoy big, long-term projects -- my last major one ran for fifteen years.

Head Geek questions

How do I show the help strings for wxWidgets popup menus?
javac returns "error: module not found: ini4j"
How to set color of link in wxWidgets wxHtmlWindow?
How do I get an SSL* from Boost.ASIO?
Modeless, parentless wxDialog still always above wxFrame window in z-order?
Retrieve SD Card serial number on Windows XP/Vista/7?
Programmatically determining individual screen widths/heights in Linux (w/Xinerama, TwinView, and/or BigDesktop)
Boost.Spirit bug when mixing "alternates" with "optionals"?
Pass-through keyword arguments
Why do Boost libraries return things "convertible to `bool`" rather than just returning `bool`s?

Head Geek answers

How do I show the help strings for wxWidgets popup menus?
good resource for socket errors?
How do I get an SSL* from Boost.ASIO?
Documenting SFINAE overloaded functions with Doxygen [duplicate]
Executable reading itself
Is it wise to provide access to weak_ptr in a library interface?
Programmatically determining individual screen widths/heights in Linux (w/Xinerama, TwinView, and/or BigDesktop)
C++ STL: Container Recreation or Reuse after clearing?
Do c++ static libraries without mfc that are linked to an MFC project throw bad_alloc or CMemoryException*?
C++ base conversion