Arne Mertz from Simplify C++!
In my dev diary blog post series, I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also be found in smaller bites […]
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[fix dev diary] Week 4: Closing in on core domain code
Arne Mertz from Simplify C++!
In my dev diary blog post series, I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also be found in smaller bites […]
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Rebooting the blog
Arne Mertz from Simplify C++!
After several months, even years of not writing a post, I am back and motivated to blog again – and more. My history of blogging When I started blogging in […]
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std::string is not a Container for Raw Data
Arne Mertz from Simplify C++!
Sometimes we need unformatted data, simple byte sequences. At first glance, std::string might be a fitting data structure for that, but it is not. Think about data we get from […]
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“Modern C++†!= “New(est) Standardâ€
Arne Mertz from Simplify C++!
The term “Modern C++” is often used interchangeably with “Code using the new C++ standard”. Here, “new” may be anything from C++11 to C++17 or even whatever is available of […]
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In the name of Elegance
Matt Bentley from Simplify C++!
Today I am pleased to announce another guest post by Matt Bentley. Matt writes about when elegance in code can hurt simplicity. If you’d like to write a guest post […]
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CMake – Properties and Options
Arne Mertz from Simplify C++!
Today I’ll continue the little CMake tutorial series. We’ll add a few options and a bit of fine-tuning to the compilation of our example project. This post is part of […]
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Modern C++ Features – std::optional
Arne Mertz from Simplify C++!
Sometimes we want to express the state of “nothing meaningful” instead of a value. This is the use case for C++17’s std::optional. In programming, we often come across the situation […]
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Raw Pointers Are Gone!
Arne Mertz from arne-mertz.de
There’s some great news coming from the C++ standards committee: Raw pointers are gone – or rather will be in C++20. Gone, finally Two weeks ago, the ISO C++ standards […]
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Code of Conduct – why I Insist
Arne Mertz from arne-mertz.de
I have had a lot of questions and discussions lately about the necessity for a code of conduct at conferences. I boycott any conference that does not have one or […]
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