Alan

Alan has asked 22 questions and find answers to 24 problems.

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I've been developing applications for a very long time (~10 years), but I'm not bitter about this at all.

Alan questions

Building a vector from components contained in another vector type
Why can I not perform a sizeof against a static char[] of another class?
Why does std::locale loc("en_US") throw an exception?
Avoiding indirect cyclic references when using shared_ptr and weak_ptr
Storing GPS locations in a database varchar field
Memory allocation and deallocation across dll boundaries
How much memory does a thread consume when first created?
Integrating Qt into legacy MFC applications
Using GCC from within VS 2005(8) IDE
Authenticating users using Active Directory in Client-Server Application

Alan answers

Best full text search alternative to MS SQL, C++ solution
Detecting modal dialogs in MFC
How to find the menu item (if any) which opens a given HMENU when activated?
Storing words with apostrophe in Lucene index
Portable SQL to determine if a table exists or not?
Catching LoadLibrary() errors gracefully
Boost Thread Cancelling
Best Practice for Database Encryption in SQL Server 2005
Things to keep in mind when migrating from VS2008 to VS2010
Scalable Pub/Sub engine for realtime