Hope this title is more or less correct! I have written a video importer that has to scan potentially huge files (several Gb) in order to find the frames of interest, with the only requirement for ...

The idea that everything is a file doesn’t seem strange until you meet the pseudo file system – also sometimes called the synthetic file system. This is a file system designed to wrap hardware, ...

I'm working on a Windows text editor using MSVC++ and WTL. One of the decisions I'm having some trouble with is how to perform I/O. I'd like to be able to open up a text file, detect the input code ...

The Linux approach to I/O places the emphasis on files, but there are times when reading and writing a file to an external device like a disk drive is too slow. To solve this problem Linux has a ...

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...