cmeerw

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The empire of C++ strikes back with Safe C++ blueprint (www.theregister.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by cmeerw@programming.dev to c/cpp@programming.dev
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What’s so hard about class types as non-type template parameters? (brevzin.github.io)
Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 10 points 3 months ago

at least you could keep their reviews so users could at least know if the app can be trusted.

You mean, don't trust a flatpak uploaded by a random person, but if there are enough fake reviews, it can be trusted?

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What’s so hard about constexpr allocation? (brevzin.github.io)
New features in C++26 [LWN.net] in c/cpp@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

No mention of Reflection which was passed to the Core Working Group for wording review, or senders/receivers (on the library side) which was actually voted into the working paper.

New features in C++26 [LWN.net] in c/cpp@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

Huh? There is no such alternation between new features and feature freeze releases. In fact, C++26 will very likely get reflection as a major new feature. In comparison, the biggest core language feature in C++23 was probably "deducting this (explicit object member functions)".

The only thing that keeps Contracts out of C++26 is that they might not be finished in time (they'll need to be handed over from Evolution to Core by the February 2025 meeting, and then make it through Core review during the summer 2025 meeting).

Draft FAQ: Why does the C++ standard ship every three years? (2019) in c/cpp@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

... except when ISO delays publication of the standard.

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ISO/IEC DIS 9899: Project cancelled (www.iso.org)
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UB or not UB: How gcc and clang handle statically known undefined behaviour (diekmann.uk)
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Pulling a single item from a C++ parameter pack by its index - The Old New Thing (devblogs.microsoft.com)
How to avoid one C++ foot gun in c/cpp@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Depends on what semantic you want. Sure, if you use a unique_ptr member, you will get a deleted copy constructor/operator - I wouldn't consider that blowing up in my face.

How to avoid one C++ foot gun in c/cpp@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago (4 children)

And even the presented fix hurts my eyes. Should have used a unique_ptr or optional.

Sean Baxter's Safe C++ Demo in c/cpp@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

Yes, it's not Open Source, but I am not sure that's really relevant here. I see it more as a prototype implementation for something that could be standardised for C++.

Sean Baxter's Safe C++ Demo in c/cpp@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

The linked tweet links to the recording, but it has apparently also been uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/5Q1awoAwBgQ

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Sean Baxter's Safe C++ Demo (twitter.com)
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GCC 14.1 Released (gcc.gnu.org)
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Broken icons/images (programming.dev)
 

Anyone else noticing all those broken icons/images on this instance?

e.g. https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/1e947440-0f0d-4768-ba4b-1480551e7cc9.png?format=webp&thumbnail=96 seems to result in something like "Request error: error sending request for url (http://pictrs:8080/image/process.webp?src=1e947440-0f0d-4768-ba4b-1480551e7cc9.png&thumbnail=96): error trying to connect: dns error: failed to lookup address information: Name or service not known"

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2024 Annual C++ Developer Survey "Lite" : Standard C++ (isocpp.org)
 

Please take 10 minutes or so to participate! A summary of the results, including aggregated highlights of common answers in the write-in responses, will be posted publicly here on isocpp.org and shared with the C++ standardization committee participants to help inform C++ evolution.

The survey closes in one week.

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NetBSD 10.0 available (blog.netbsd.org)
 

The NetBSD project is pleased to announce the eighteenth major release of the NetBSD operating system NetBSD 10.0! See the release announcement for details.

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The Berkeley Software Distribution (www.abortretry.fail)
There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Location Data – The Markup in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 8 points 10 months ago

Also the location of known Wifi networks.

OpenD, a fork of D in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago

Embracing the GC

I never actually liked the GC in D as it didn't seem to fit in with the general direction of the language, and Walter Bright in D at 20: Hits and Misses says:

Miss: Emphasis on GC

Redox OS - an OS built entirely out of Rust in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So they actually rewrote The Hurd in Rust.

Is Ubuntu deserving the hate? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

There is no reason to “hate” Ubuntu but there are better choices.

What are those better choices then (for those who currently use the non-LTS Ubuntu releases and don't want to move to rolling releases or LTS-only releases)?

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