Notices by C & C++ Weekly (c_discussions@mastodon.social)

The surprising struggle to get a Unix Epoch time from a UTC string in C or C++

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/how-to-get-a-unix-epoch-from-a-utc-date-time-string/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/how-to-get-a-unix-epoch-from-a-utc-date-time-string/

#cpp #programming #unix

Transmission 4.1.0-beta.1 has been released with major code changes and is looking for new C++ contributors

https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta.1

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/tag/4.1.0-beta.1

#cpp #linux #programming #unix

So you want to write a KMail plugin?

http://datagirl.xyz/posts/kontact_plugin_writing.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/http://datagirl.xyz/posts/kontact_plugin_writing.html

#cpp #email #programming

Introduction to asynchronous programming on embedded devices

https://medium.com/@EDBCBlog/proof-of-concept-asynchronous-programming-in-arduino-uno-64801e64b7cd

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://medium.com/%40EDBCBlog/proof-of-concept-asynchronous-programming-in-arduino-uno-64801e64b7cd

#arduino #cpp #programming

Clang 19.1.0 released. Supports constexpr!

https://releases.llvm.org/19.1.0/tools/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://releases.llvm.org/19.1.0/tools/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.html

#cpp #cprogramming #programming #release

Excalibur Hash is a high-speed hash map and hash set, ideal for performance-critical uses like video games

https://github.com/SergeyMakeev/ExcaliburHash

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/SergeyMakeev/ExcaliburHash

#cpp #programming

Understanding Objective-C by transpiling it to C++

https://www.jviotti.com/2023/12/01/understanding-objective-c-by-transpiling-it-to-cpp.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.jviotti.com/2023/12/01/understanding-objective-c-by-transpiling-it-to-cpp.html

#cpp #programming

Swift, meet WinRT

https://speakinginswift.substack.com/p/swift-meet-winrt

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://speakinginswift.substack.com/p/swift-meet-winrt

#cpp #programming #swiftlang #windows

Bjarne Stroustrup's Plan for Bringing Safety to C++

https://thenewstack.io/bjarne-stroustrups-plan-for-bringing-safety-to-c/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://thenewstack.io/bjarne-stroustrups-plan-for-bringing-safety-to-c/

#cpp #programming

Speeding up tree-sitter-haskell 50x

https://owen.cafe/posts/tree-sitter-haskell-perf/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://owen.cafe/posts/tree-sitter-haskell-perf/

#cpp #cprogramming #performance #programming

Panini is a code generation framework for C++ written as a header-only C++17 library

https://github.com/MrHands/Panini

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/MrHands/Panini

#cpp #programming

soagen: A Structure-of-Arrays generator and library

https://marzer.github.io/soagen

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://marzer.github.io/soagen

#cpp #programming

Using software prefetch in OpenMP in C++

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/oneapi/optimization-guide-gpu/2023-1/prefetching.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/oneapi/optimization-guide-gpu/2023-1/prefetching.html

#cpp #programming

OpenTTD 13.4 released

https://www.openttd.org/news/2023/07/29/openttd-13-4

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.openttd.org/news/2023/07/29/openttd-13-4

#cpp #games #programming #release

A FreePascal parser written in C++

https://github.com/rochus-keller/FreePascal/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/rochus-keller/FreePascal/

#cpp #pascal #programming

build2 0.16.0 released - adds system package manager integration

https://build2.org/release/0.16.0.xhtml

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://build2.org/release/0.16.0.xhtml

#cpp #programming #release

Branchless Binary Search – 2x faster than C++ std::lower_bound()

https://mhdm.dev/posts/sb_lower_bound/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://mhdm.dev/posts/sb_lower_bound/

#cpp #programming

JEP draft: Move the JDK to C17 and C++17

https://openjdk.org/jeps/8310260

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://openjdk.org/jeps/8310260

#cpp #programming

PolymurHash, a fast hash with a mathematically proven collision rate

https://github.com/orlp/polymur-hash

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/orlp/polymur-hash

#cpp #programming

think-cell's trip report: Summer ISO C++ Meeting in Varna, Bulgaria

https://www.think-cell.com/en/career/devblog/trip-report-summer-iso-cpp-meeting-in-varna-bulgaria

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.think-cell.com/en/career/devblog/trip-report-summer-iso-cpp-meeting-in-varna-bulgaria

#cpp #programming