Martin Beckett

Vancouver, Canada

Age: 43

Mostly C++ programmer in Vancouver.
Specialising in image processing, 3d modeling, Lidar - I'm really a physicist

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Default constructor with empty brackets

c++ constructor c++-faq asked Oct 7 '08 at 20:13

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21 votes

OpenGL still better than Direct3D for non-games?

opengl directx direct3d asked Sep 24 '08 at 1:15

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15 votes

Is it possible to write a generalized string reverse function that works for all localisations and string types?

interview asked Jul 26 '11 at 17:28

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14 votes

Setting application info in Qt

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13 votes

getters and setters style

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13 votes

Books that every non-physicist should read

soft-question books asked Jul 31 '11 at 17:41

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12 votes

Is “tidbits” Bowdlerized or original?

american-english offensive-language usage asked Nov 23 '12 at 16:02

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12 votes

Why were the Normans such good builders?

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10 votes

Why do Americans say “tuna fish”?

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8 votes

Visual studio intellisense for headers without .h

c++ visual-studio-2008 qt4 asked Oct 16 '08 at 20:49

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