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Geoclue and other annoyances - 2021 June 01
I'm not a fan of some of some apps that "call home" being both installed by default in certain versions of Ubuntu but also keeping open sockets. Some of these changes have happened quietly in software updates with the result that some software that didn't used to call home now does.
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std::cout and uint8_t - 2021 March 29
Dealing with fixed width unsigned integer types with input and output can be a bit of a pain, here's a good example of a pitfall that a friend of mine ran into today.
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The fmt library - 2021 March 26
Recently I found out about the fmt library for C++ and I like what I see (so far at least)
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Why isn't version control on the curriculum - 2021 March 13
I can't for the life of me understand why in 2021 there are so called "software engineering" courses that do not teach version control at any point in the curriculum
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How wide are the underlying data types for Python integers - 2021 March 11
Here's how you can find out how many bytes wide the underlying data structures are for Python integers.
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The state of C++ education in 2021 - 2021 March 10
The state of c++ education in 2021 is still disturbingly substandard in many places.
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Vending machine controller test platform - 2021 March 06
Having a specific purpose vending machine test platform can be a hugely beneficial thing for developing products in the vending space. This is a niche product that I could potentially make.
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Legacy networking protocols - 2021 February 26
There used to be a number of networking protocols created by vendors, many of these aren't used at all anymore.
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Knowing when to give up on legacy projects - 2021 January 10
Sometimes legacy projects are past the point of being salvageable, knowing when to capitulate and go for the re-write is an important skill. Even when you know what to do the sunk cost fallacy can make it hard to follow through on the right decision.
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Dependency management in code files is not great - 2021 January 03
Managing dependencies via executable code files seems OK but actually turns into a massive pain, here's why.
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