Rud @rmerriam@qoto.org
- Github
- https://rmerriam.github.io/
- Me stuff
- Born '48. The Woodlands TX, married
I am a retired software developer. Wrote my first FORTRAN IV in 1968. I am still writing C++. I have worked in embedded systems. I have done amateur robotics (non-destructive), including competing in NASA Centennial Challenges. The header image is from the Space Robotics Challenge.
Wrote for Hackaday.com for a few years about C++ with a focus on Arduino and Pi.
I am an Amateur Radio Operator, or Ham, licensed as K5RUD by the US FCC. That means I can build a transmitter without the FCC checking my build. Nobody but hams can do this.
Father of 2, although I lost my son in 2014. Grandfather of 3 (2m, 1f) and g-grandfather of 1 male.
I follow C++, legal, political, SF authors, and general random discussions.
Joined Nov 2022
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A long time ago on Compuserve, there was SDForum where writers for computer magazines hung out. One of the sections in the forum was ‘The Pub’ for general discussions. When Compuserve collapsed, we created a newsgroup. Then on FB, a private group.
This is the fourth incarnation of The Pub.
We’re friendly folks, and if you find your way here, you can “Spit on the rug and call the cat a bastard.”
A week from now, on Wednesday, 10/4/23, I’m talking about std::any (nay!), std::variant (yeah!), the Overload Idiom (again, yeah!), and CRTP (more, yeah!). Don’t miss the special guest appearance of std::tuple.
https://cppcon2023.sched.com/event/e7e9ddb6b5bf4f994033d742e90ab166
@cppcon
#cppcon
@sched
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This idea of instantiating C++ templates with std::variant turns out to be more complicated than I thought once compiler optimizations are enabled, but function attributes provide the fix. The example code now looks like this. Full write up here: https://indii.org/blog/revisited-combinatorial-instantiation-of-templates-with-std-variant/ #cpp #cplusplus #programming #clang #gcc
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Our job is not what we do, it is what we enable others to do.
Whether by developing and operating useful software,
or by running a program in Marketing,
It is not our activities that define the job, but the capabilities we provide. To customers or the rest of the company.
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New blog post: Experimenting with modules in Flux
Want a fun romp through FizzBuzz? It even uses Ranges so it’s Functional Programming! Wow! #cpp #cplusplus
https://medium.com/one-stop-c-plus-plus/c-23-ranges-good-bad-ugly-fizzbuzz-27b2cc06c919
I am presenting at @CppCon
this October. The title of the talk is “A Journey into Non-Virtual Polymorphism.” It is an introduction to polymorphism that doesn’t rely on inheritance.
I hope to see y’all of there, especially those from @CppNorth.
Near as I can tell, it is the same as a user you can follow. It consolidates all the messages.
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@outofcontrol@phpc.social
@rmerriam @CppDiscuss As a Mastodon newbie, is a Mastodon `group` something special, or just a normal account that we can follow and mention?
@freemo How do I create a group?
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📢 Episode 140 is out! 📢 In this episode, @code_report and @ben_deane interview speakers live from 🇨🇦 @cppnorth 🇨🇦 2023:
* @vincent4096 (Vincent Zalzal)
* @ciura_victor
* @tristanbrindle
* @derghulbus (Andreas Weis)
This episode was a blast!
Based on the comments here and another private one, I’ll accept that function overloading and similar techniques are polymorphism. That defines the term as “type-based dispatch”, or, in more C++ terms, “type-based invocation”. I can work with that. The main focus will be on the override pattern, CRTP, and other approaches I’ve yet to discern.
@mpuckett I am trying to create a group but it isn’t showing up. Any suggestions? The group is @DiscussCPlusCPlus@chirp.social
Testing if the group @DiscussCPlusPlus@chirp.social is working. I just created it for #cpp and #CPlusCplus discussions.
Thinking about a conference talk on non-virtual polymorphism. I did an article on Medium with the overload pattern so I have the material. But the definition of “polymorphism” is slippery. For example, is function overloading polymorphism? I don’t think so but if polymorphism is type-based dispatch it kind of fits. 🤔 🤔
Any thoughts?
An article exploring how to return the status from a function.
#cplusplus #CPP #cpp20
https://medium.com/one-stop-c-plus-plus/c-return-any-optional-or-variant-3c2222dbf787
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C++ Conference in Toronto, July 17-19, 2023
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://cppnorth.ca
An exploration of FizzBuzz using standard functions and the Ranges library, specifically views and pipelines.
https://medium.com/one-stop-c-plus-plus/c-23-ranges-good-bad-ugly-fizzbuzz-27b2cc06c919
I decided to tackle the Dutch Code problem in C++ and write about it.
https://medium.com/…/visiting-the-dutch-code-in-c…
Looking into learning more about functional programming, especially with #CPlusCplus. I have the Cukic and Bolboaca books. Just started reading the latter. Unfortunately, they are not in alignment with #Cpp 20 and obviously not with #Cpp 23.
I am interested in FP, but I haven’t seen anything that seems current or not focused on other languages.
Please reply if interested and we’ll see if there are enough to start a discussion.
(Is there a hashtag for FP? Creating a #CPlusCplusFP tag for discussions.)
- Github
- https://rmerriam.github.io/
- Me stuff
- Born '48. The Woodlands TX, married
I am a retired software developer. Wrote my first FORTRAN IV in 1968. I am still writing C++. I have worked in embedded systems. I have done amateur robotics (non-destructive), including competing in NASA Centennial Challenges. The header image is from the Space Robotics Challenge.
Wrote for Hackaday.com for a few years about C++ with a focus on Arduino and Pi.
I am an Amateur Radio Operator, or Ham, licensed as K5RUD by the US FCC. That means I can build a transmitter without the FCC checking my build. Nobody but hams can do this.
Father of 2, although I lost my son in 2014. Grandfather of 3 (2m, 1f) and g-grandfather of 1 male.
I follow C++, legal, political, SF authors, and general random discussions.
Joined Nov 2022
