Unfortunately the state of graphics programming frameworks in #commonlisp is not quite there yet, so it seems I'll be crawling back to #cpp and #openframeworks for my graphics needs.
Bits and pieces are there in the lisp ecosystem, but there's nothing at the moment that ties it all together in the way that oF or Processing does. In the future I might think of going down the Clojure/quill route, as it seems I should be able to leverage the full power of a lisp and all of Java/Processing.
“I can stick with the [Canadian Pension Plan], which is one of the most effective things in the world, or I can gamble with you idiots."
#canPoli #CdnPoli #ABPoli #CPP #pension #AlbertaNext
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-next-panel-1.7587269
hm. VScode Intellisense doesn't seem to be able to autocomplete "acorss namespaces", i.e. it won't suggest symbols in other namespaces.
Which may have catastrophic consequences if it did, but I still want it,since I put everything in namespaces for my project.
Oh, and codeblocks doesn't manage nested namespaces at all.
We're actually getting static reflection in C++26?? Move over constexpr cmath functions, I have a new favorite!
I wonder how many thousands of lines could be removed from my project once manual serialization, comparison, enum stringification, etc. are no longer required
#programming #gamedev #indiedev #cpp #cplusplus
DirectStorage 1.3 is now available.
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#directx #gamedev #graphics #cpp #programming #directstorage
DirectStorage 1.3 is now avail...
Can someone share a #opensource project in #cpp that provides a #swift modulemap where the C++ project is header only?
Willow welcoming us back from @cpponsea #CatsOfMastodon #Cpp
Steve Boots digs in to #Alberta's #Pension #Survey results, which really are hilarious, if you don't think too much about how the #YouSeePee never once allowed participants to answer the real question outright: do you want an #APP instead of the #CPP? Nope, honesty not required by this crowd.
#abpoli
https://youtu.be/4o0FNBYrPfM?si=MGKmYjseQTGIqLqT
Today on Controversial Saturday:
Curly braces!
In languages acceping both, which is better?
No braces:
if (condition)
do_this();
OR yes braces:
if (condition) {
do_this();
}
I am surprised by the lack of good C++ 2D physics libraries. There are either college projects or C libraries.
Even box2D which claims to be "C++" is just C with classes. No wonder Erin Catto went full C for the version 3.
Any MacOS developers in the house? 
Nextcloud Desktop team is hiring:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4250386954/
(I'm not in engineering, so can't answer questions about the position)
Boosts appreciated 
Only 10% of Albertans polled support Danielle Smith's APP, which she spent millions of tax payer dollars promoting (up to $7.5 million in 2023). She tried to suppress these results for 21 months and the Edmonton Journal required the involvement of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner to see this report.
'After a 21 month delay, the results from the Government of Alberta’s (GOA) pension plan survey are public thanks to the Edmonton Journal, with only 10% saying they support Danielle Smith’s Alberta Pension Plan. Public Interest Alberta’s CPP Working Group is demanding Smith publicly declare that she is abandoning the plan and release a full accounting of the total amount of money spent on advertising and engagement for the APP proposal.
“It’s been clear since day one the APP is bankrupt,” said Bradley Lafortune, Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta. “Even after the UCP spent millions on a taxpayer funded ad campaign, Albertans knew it was a ridiculous proposal and weren’t buying it. We shouldn’t have to drag out this out anymore: release the full ad spend which was already $7.5 million in September 2023, and declare you’re admitting defeat on this ridiculous unicorn hunt.”'
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-pension-survey-results-opposed-leaving-cpp
Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter 437 - Week Ending June 20, 2025.
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Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter 437...
Say, is there a trick in C++ to make to_string() work for any type?
If I have
using namespace std;
and then just write
to_string(foo)
it will prefer my local namespace's to_string(MyClass) and error when given an int, instead of picking std::to_string(int) for those.
Do I really have to add all variants of
inline string to_string(int n) { return std::to_string(n); }
to my namespace to be able to just say to_string(foo) for any type and make it work?
c/c++ devs of fediverse, what does your debugging workflow look like? I've used gdb manually a bit but it's quite laborious to set up each session. I need to be able to do step-through debugging with variable inspection.
[VS]Code and studio are very good for step through debugging once they're set up, but I'd rather avoid them altogether if possible, especially since you have to jump through a series of flaming hoops to get c debugging working in the non-telemetry open source version of code.
Any/all suggestions appreciated, other than 'use rust' #programming #clang #cpp
