This is part 2 of a three-part series on implementing a set-associative cache in C#. In part 1, we looked at how set-associative caches work and sketched out the basic design. In this part, we’ll expand on the design a bit more and define a code interface for the cache. In part 3, we’ll turn …
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Set-Associative Cache in C#, Part 1: Analysis & Initial Design
A couple of weeks ago, I had never heard of a set-associative cache. Then, I was assigned an interview exercise on HackerRank entitled “Set-Associative Cache Optimization”. (I won’t give away the company or any details about the exercise, since that wouldn’t be fair.) Since I hadn’t heard of such a cache, I decided to learn …
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Barbecue and Project Management
As I begin to write this article, it’s 8:30 on the Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, the de facto start of the summer season in the United States. In most parts of the country, and especially in the South where I live, that means it’s also barbecue season. I take my barbecue seriously, so …
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Supporting the Ribbon and Menus
How to support both the Ribbon and a traditional menu in a single executable and allow users to switch between them.