Index_B

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B

backward compatibility, 276

balance, 263–264

binary files, use of, 238

binary search algorithms, 26–27

bit-field memory optimizations in C++, 33

boids, Reynolds', 165

books, role in professional development, 285–286, 300

Boolean flags, 132, 133, 220, 259

Boolean memory optimizations in C++, 33

Boost library, C++, 69

Bridge Patterns, 140, 141–142, 147, 148

Brittle Bones

Complexification, 266

curing, 264–266

Cut and Paste (CAP) Epidemic, 265

defined, 53, 251–252

Over Simplification, 186, 266

Premature Optimization, 252–260

prevention, 260–264

Requirement Deficiency, 280

symptoms, 252–260

bugs. See also debugging; testing

and documentation, 189

obscure bugs, 63–65

recurrence of, 60–62, 165

build process, function of, 65

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