Software Architecture is Overrated, Clear and Simple Design is Underrated ( blog.pragmaticengineer.com )
Why did Cyclone fail?
Cyclone was supposed to be a safer dialect of C. Shouldn't it have replaced C by now, while also adding some improvements and reducing the burden of legacy code?
Conway's Game of Life using ffmpeg ( trac.ffmpeg.org )
ffplay -f lavfi -i life=s=400x300:mold=10:r=30:ratio=0.1:death_color=#C83232:life_color=#00ff00,scale=1200:800:flags=32...
Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of ( theconversation.com )
vague posting for profit and fun
im really tempted to quit my job and make this thing that has no potential for income....
Looking for a few good project ideas that are ideally good for internship or full-time entry-level jobs for 2024
2022 grad, missed the narrow gap for getting a job, and in this recession, it's been really hard to get one. I'm sick of the tutorial hell. It will also be hard to explain this gap for master's degree, and I also don't want to take a loan for master's, so right now, I want to be able to get a job to fill my resume/CV....
What would a worst-case input for quick-union look like?
From Sedgewick's book Algorithms in C:...
Brainstorming: Lock the 3d Physics engine to 2d plane on a Bezier Curve ( discuss.online )
Hey, just uploading here at lemmy, so I can link an attachment to a Godot forum (new users to godot forum can't upload attachments)....
Improving filtering for the Vulkan hardware database ( www.saschawillems.de )
Eight years after launching the Vulkan database to the public, it’s approaching 30,000 uploaded reports from more than 3,300 different devices across Windows, Linux, Android, MacOS and iOS. With that much data available, good filtering capabilities are crucial.
Your opinions on Bend ( github.com )
New language promises to reduce compilation times by using all threads and gpu cores available on your machine. What's your opinions on it so far?
How video games use LUTs and how you can too ( blog.frost.kiwi )
Encoding tic-tac-toe in 15 bits ( cbarrick.dev )
AMD Quietly Funded A Drop-In CUDA Implementation Built On ROCm: It's Now Open-Source ( www.phoronix.com )
Slint is a declarative GUI toolkit to build native user interfaces for Rust, C++, or JavaScript apps. ( github.com )
Thousands of Software Engineers Say the Job Market Is Getting Much Worse ( www.vice.com )
My fellow software engineer, It's the year 2024... ( mastodon.social )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17978313...
Qt 6.7 released ( www.qt.io )
Qt 6.7 is out with lots of large and small improvements for all of us who like to have fun when building modern applications and user experiences. Several additions are released as technology previews, and we are looking forward to your feedback so that we can get everything ready for the next LTS release!
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There is a right way to contribute to Open Source ( opensource.net )
There’s been a lot of noise recently about contributing to Open Source. Many developers contribute to Open Source projects for various reasons, including building their commit history for recruiters or gaining visibility through badges. However, experienced Open Source contributors have observed a troubling trend: contributing...
KDGpu 0.5.0 released: Vulkan wrapper now has OpenXR integration and more ( www.kdab.com )
Since we first announced it last year, our Vulkan wrapper KDGpu has been busy evolving to meet customer needs and our own. Our last post announced the public release of v0.1.0, and version 0.5.0 is available today. It’s never been easier to interact with modern graphics technologies, enabling you to focus on the big picture...
Khronos Releases OpenXR 1.1 to Further Streamline Cross-Platform XR Development ( www.khronos.org )
The Khronos® Group, an open consortium of industry-leading companies creating advanced interoperability standards, announces the immediate availability of the OpenXR™ 1.1 specification. This release evolves the widely adopted OpenXR open API standard for high-performance, cross-platform access to VR, AR, and mixed reality...
Opinions on this implementation of perfect square root finder?
This is a small program I've come up with, with the intention of finding the root of a perfect square. I wanted some comments on the performance impact, as well as the use of resources....
Could bdockerimg make your dev life easier?
I've been working on a small project called bdockerimg....
Would you rather structurally avoid problems or detect them? ( ericnormand.substack.com )
Third edition of Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup released ( www.stroustrup.com )
"Programming: Principles and Practice using C++ (3rd Edition)", aka PPP3, is an introduction to programming for people who have never programmed before. It will also be useful for people who have programmed a bit and want to improve their style and technique - or simply learn modern C++. It is designed for classroom use, but...