Wikipedia Beautifier

Wonderful little Chrome Extension which can be downloaded from here & aims to make Wikipedia pages more visually appealing.

Useful 3D Links

Here are some useful links on the subject of 3D computer graphics.

• Rasterisation on Wikipedia here.
• Sutherland-Hodgman clipping algorithm here.
• Dot product on Wikipedia here.
• Clipping at the OpenGL FAQ here.
  

How Computers Calculate

Interesting set of articles on Wikipedia & other sites, which contain information on the various methods that Computers use to carry out calculations.

• CORDIC Algorithm used to calculate Trigonometric Functions.
• Chebyshev Polynomials calculate Trigonometric Identities.
• Chebyshev Polynomials at Wolfram MathWorld.
• PDF Spectrum ROM Disassembly at World of Spectrum.
• Math Toolkit at Google Books.
  

Advice on Pointers

Useful thread about Pointers can be found here on the Ubuntu Forum.

Programming in Lisp

A lot more people seem to be talking about Lisp nowadays, if you don't know what it is you might want to check out this Wikipedia page & there's a very good tutorial for learning Lisp here.

The easiest way to install a version of Lisp if you're using Windows is to visit the newLisp website here & download a copy. The newLisp IDE requires Java, so you'll need to get a copy of the JRE from here.

Time Calculation in C & C++

Useful set of links for time calculation in the C & C++ Programming Languages.

• ctime @ the C++ Reference
• time.h @ Wikipedia
• C & C++ Date Programs
• System Time thread on the Ubuntu Forums
• time_t @ Wikipedia
• How to use ctime in C++ @ daniweb
  

CRC Calculator

If you need a program to calculate CRC checksums (Cyclic Redundancy Check) get it here.

Another CRC checker can be found here.

A full description of the CRC function can be found on Wikipedia here.

Deploying .NET Applications

Interesting set of links I've put together which will help you when you need to distribute a .NET app.

• Deploying .NET Apps book on Google books, here.
• Microsoft article on ClickOnce publishing, here.
• How ClickOnce publishing works, here.
• Wikipedia article on ClickOnce publishing, here.
  

Modulus Operator

Some links to the most interesting math operator in the world of programming, here, here & here.

Pointers & References

For any aspiring C & C++ programmers who are having difficulty understanding the difference between a Pointer & a Reference; I suggest taking a look at the following Wikipedia pages. Here & here.

Sprite Masking

Some interesting links regarding sprite masking.

• Post submitted to SDL mailing list.
• Sprite masking in Liberty BASIC, link.
• Wikipedia article on sprite masking, here.
  

Wikipedia Interesting Articles

Everyday I visit the programming section of the Ubuntu Forum. During the Two Years that I've been visiting the site I've discovered a lot of useful information. Here are a few interesting pages on Wikipedia that have been linked to on the site.

• Cargo cult programming
• Greenspun's Tenth Rule
• The Magical Number Seven
• Computational complexity theory
  

Comic Book Format

If you need a Comic Book Viewer or you need to store some images in the .CBR Format. Then I recommend that you take a look at some of the links on this Wikipedia page.