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> I'm trying to separate out which is "don't do this in C/C++" and which is "don't do this in any language". To achieve high performance, any language would need to implement integ…

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> I really don't see what's supposedly awful about that loop Exactly! That's precisely the problem with it. (Hint: think about your code when size = 0.)

> for (size_t i = size - 1; i Agreed, seeing that example briefly made me consider whether this blog post was a parody. Sure, it works for this exact example, by relying on i wrapp…

I liked how the discussion of 'delta = x - y' moved right on to how really you usually want delta = abs(x - y), so let's talk about that instead... Even beyond Stroustrup, Dijkstra…

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10 months or so ago I believe HN posted "The future of Large Files in Git is Git" : https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2025/08/15/git-lfs/ So is it the future now?

Just FYI, finally in C++ you can add a top-level exception handler and call boost::stacktrace::from_current_exception ( https://www.boost.org/releases/1.85.0/ ), and get a stack tr…

CEOs understands that AI offers potential productivity increases. Using that productivity boost to cut staff is an unimaginative approach. Bolder approaches include using that boos…

> the hyperbole from the tech CEOs about them replacing all white collar workers in 12-18 months Just keep in mind that you're likely hearing from a limited subset of all tech CEOs…

Stellar Science | Hybrid (USA) Albuquerque NM, Washington DC (Tysons VA), Dayton OH | Full time, interns/co-ops | U.S. citizenship required | https://www.stellarscience.com Company…

Stellar Science | Hybrid (USA) Albuquerque NM, Washington DC (Tysons VA), Dayton OH | Full time, interns/co-ops | U.S. citizenship required | https://www.stellarscience.com Company…

Stellar Science | Hybrid (USA) Albuquerque NM, Washington DC (Tysons VA), Dayton OH | Full time, interns/co-ops | U.S. citizenship required | https://www.stellarscience.com Company…

Stellar Science | Hybrid (USA) Albuquerque NM, Washington DC (Tysons VA), Dayton OH | Full time, interns/co-ops | U.S. citizenship required | https://www.stellarscience.com Company…

Stellar Science | Hybrid (USA) Albuquerque NM, Washington DC (Tysons VA), Dayton OH | Full time, interns/co-ops | U.S. citizenship required | https://www.stellarscience.com Company…

98% of the time those lengthy messages are useless, but the other 2% of the time they're critical to tracking down the problem. A year or two ago Visual Studio added a pop-up that …

And similarly: slow growth is terrible Slow growth is awesome! Slow growth gives you time to address the challenges of growth, and think through sensible solutions. Rapid growth fe…

Better idea: write code. Don't waste your teams' time with back-to-back hour-long meetings.

git clone --branch v6.10.1 https://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git . No login required. They do require a login to download precompiled binaries, but what self-respecting Hacker News reader …

Ignoring the git commit message strawman (those can include "what/why the change", not "what/why the code") and the Uncle Bob strawman, the final code block looks fine. But notice:…

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> Companies that have disdain for their own customers ... do not endure in the limit. This is a very common sort of wishful thinking that lets people bypass hard decisions. You cre…

Years ago our company consolidated on Firefox because we could rely on it to not send our information to remote servers. At that time other browsers made it hard to disable telemet…

C++ with Boost has let you grab a stacktrace anywhere in the application for years. But in April 2024 Boost 1.85 added a big new feature : stacktrace from arbitrary exception ( htt…