I glad that so many people have enjoyed this article. Out of the 10 or so e-mail newsletters I subscribe to, I would have to say that his (Peter Coffee) is the one I like best.

In addition to the links you've requested from the original post, there is also an online article Calling the wizards to war of his that was fun.

• To read more about sorting algorithms, click here
• To read more about Reasoning Inc.'s automated source code inspection tools, click here
• To read a critique of C++, click here
• To read more about C++, click here

• To e-mail thanks to eWEEK Technology Editor Peter Coffee, click Peter Coffee

Honest, I'm not on the eWeek payroll!

"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book - I'll waste no time reading it." -- Moses Hadas

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