(C++) Why use pictograms and what do they mean?

 

FAQ.

 

Answer: I like to use small pictograms, because they are as expressive as I desire them in the situations I use them.

 

 

 

 

 

Legend of single pictograms

 

• Approaches:
  • : OKAY, works okay
  • : ?OKAY, work in progress, will probably work okay
  • : ?FAIL, work in progress, will probably fail
  • : FAIL, fails (at the time tried)
  • : TODO, to do
  • : N/A, not applicable, unlikely
• Author:
  • : Joost van den Bogaart
  • : Richel Bilderbeek
• IDE:
  • : command line, other IDE
  • : C++ Builder
  • : Qt Creator
• C++ standard:
  • : C++98
  • : C++11
• Libraries:
  • : BigInteger
  • : Boost
  • : CLN
  • : libnds
  • : Qt
  • : STL
  • : VCL
  • : Wt
• Operating system or environment:
  • : Android
  • : Cygwin
  • : Lubuntu
  • : Maemo
  • : Nintendo DS
  • : Symbian
  • : Ubuntu
  • : VirtualBox
  • : Windows
  • : Wine
• Application type(s):
  • Desktop application
  • Mobile application
  • Web application
• Project type:
  • Console application
  • GUI application

 

 

 

 

 

Legend of combinations of pictograms

 

Sometimes I use combinations of pictograms, especially on my C++ pages. These combinations are ordered in 'size':

• library/libraries
• IDE('s)
• development environment(s)
• target environment(s)
• application type(s)

 

Consider the following example:

 

• library: Qt
• IDE: Qt Creator
• development environment: Windows that is run in VirtualBox under Ubuntu
• target environment: Symbian
• application type: Mobile application

 

For Windows, I use the following combinations:

 

• : native Windows, a 'Windows computer'
• : Windows simulated by Wine on a Ubuntu computer
• : Windows installed in VirtualBox on a Ubuntu computer

 

and their elaborations:

 

• : works on both a native Windows computer and Wine on a Ubuntu computer
• : works on both a native Windows computer and Windows installed in VirtualBox on a Ubuntu computer
• : works on both Windows simulated by Wine on a Ubuntu computer and Windows installed in VirtualBox on a Ubuntu computer
• : works on all three: native Windows, Windows simulated by Wine on a Ubuntu computer and Windows installed in VirtualBox on a Ubuntu computer