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by rwbt 3y ago
Template-Toolkit seems like the right tool for the job. Thanks for sharing.
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by rwbt 3y ago
I'm curious how your build process works with the codegen approach. Do you have the codegen run a pass everytime you build the project? Or is it a manual process? I've always wanted to use Lua to generate boilerplate C code (like
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by rwbt 3y ago
I've been using hledger[1] - similar tool but has more features like balance sheet, income statement generation with a plain text file for the last 3 years and it's been working out great. Before that I used iBank (rebranded as Ba
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by rwbt 3y ago
I love niche projects like this. Bonus points for the name.
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by rwbt 3y ago
Is that really that surprising? The thing about having software everywhere is that it tends to create ecosystems. The one or two companies that control those ecosystems tend to dictate everything which snuffs out a lot of these products.
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by rwbt 3y ago
How does one get virtual credit cards? I remember some banks like Discover offered them, but I don't see them anymore.
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by rwbt 3y ago
I find it to be the opposite. Re-gen braking is very close to engine braking in a manual transmission car (before the modern "rev hang" tuning to prevent people from stalling) - I love it. I still drive a manual transmission car,
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by rwbt 3y ago
There's a lot of feature gap between C and C++. Many including me like to program in C but want just a _little_ more safeguards, syntax sugar and some established ideas (like defer) that improve the programming experience. Now there ar
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by rwbt 3y ago
That's clever!
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by rwbt 3y ago
I hope the C++ committee will fix their designated init feature implementation (atleast for POD structs) because this single feature makes the code 10x more readable.
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by rwbt 3y ago
> To be clear, I am talking about a tool that will generate the Odin bindings for the specified C header(s). A magical "import c code", is what I am arguing against. Ok I understand now. I think even having such a tool i.e. to
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by rwbt 3y ago
> There is also the second issue that C is technically TWO languages: the C programming language and the C preprocessor. People mix the two together and things cannot be easily translated. A good basic example of this is people using `#d
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by rwbt 3y ago
I also stopped writing destructors (because eventually that leads to writing move constructors); instead now just use a unique_ptr to wrap resources (covers most of the cases) or a simple scope_exit (ala "defer"). Turns out separa
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by rwbt 3y ago
Why is it hugely unpopular if you don't mind me asking?
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by rwbt 3y ago
This is what I've been thinking lately i.e. C and Lua (throw in LuaJIT too if speed is needed). But I've found out that using functional parts of modern C++ (bear with me) as a higher level language with C underpinnings also works
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by rwbt 3y ago
Huge fan of Odin, true C successor. Much better ergonomics and fun to program than say Zig. But needs the following in my view - - A way to generate bindings automatically from C Headers or even better - not having to generate bindings sepa
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by rwbt 3y ago
Dawn & wgpu projects are great but having native WGSL support with-in Xcode would be pretty nice. They already have the whole spec implemented anyways, why not as a standalone framework?
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by rwbt 3y ago
A third implementation and also having a WebGPU.framework built-in and shipped with the OS (like all other first party frameworks) would simplify the build and debug process.
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by rwbt 3y ago
It'll be very nice if Apple also releases a standalone WebGPU.framework (or just expose the APIs in WebKit.framework) so we can finally have a true cross-platform OpenGL successor for native development.
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by rwbt 3y ago
I use Fossil every day for all my projects and it works great for me. Super easy to self host and has integrated Wiki, bug tracker, ticket system and a server. Very intuitive CLI too. Highly recommended for indie/small teams.
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by rwbt 3y ago
Yes. I switched away from Cloudflare DNS and the reCaptcha issue went away.
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by rwbt 3y ago
Of all the "Better C" programming languages I've tried so far, Odin is my favorite. Somehow it feels very ergonomic and familiar to a C programmer. Zig has many cool things, but I'm always second guessing myself and tryi
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by rwbt 3y ago
I would love to make more trips on a bike rather than a car. Especially for trips less than 5 mile radius. But the city where I live (Los Angeles) has very few protected bike lanes. I'm glad things are gradually moving in the right dir
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by rwbt 4y ago
Similarly, Apache Portable Runtime (APR) uses memory pools which is pretty effective.
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by rwbt 4y ago
I would suggest you to checkout Odin[0]. It's very similar to Zig but has much better ergonomics and probably the closest to a 'Better C' replacement in my experience. It does array bounds checking by default (which you can t
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by rwbt 4y ago
I think any reasonable C++ programmer should expect that adding two 16 bit uints of values 50000 will be greater than what a 16bit uint can hold and will overflow.
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by rwbt 4y ago
But can one e-File with Free File Fillable Forms? If I have to print out the return and mail it, then it's a no go for me.
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by rwbt 4y ago
+1. I like Ice Cubes but I can't seem to find a way to load new posts without jumping to the top of the timeline.
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by rwbt 4y ago
Just an observation, I'm a parent of two toddlers and try to limit screen time as much as possible. But if we ever go to my in laws or relatives places they always have a TV blaring in the background. I try not to make a fuss about lim
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by rwbt 4y ago
I can't believe people compare Jobs with Musk. Jobs was so much better put together in public and seems like he can still be very coherent and persuasive even when angry (likely in this video) and insulted in public.

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