Google killed my feedback page
Google had shut down Recaptcha v1 on March 31st, killing my feedback page in the process. I found out yesterday, fixed today. Pros: new captcha is much easier to use […]
Javascript: implicit semicolon is NOT your friend
Today I spent several hours trying to find out why this code does not work: function doit() { return someObject .method1() .method2(); } but this one does: function doit() { […]
Rant about Win32 API
Coming back from .NET Framework, it feels like Win32 API was invented by some rather cold people with total disregard for the well being of the application programmers. Every other […]
The definition of truth, Russian style
Warning: this post is politically charged. Russia has just enacted a law that forbids dessimination of “untruthful information” over the Internet. The actual legal definition is very lengthy, but it […]
Why constructors must be simple
Recently I’ve got another reminder why constructors should be simple. The situation in a nutshell: class BaseHandler subscribes to an observable in its constructor. The handler is virtual, class DerviedHandler adds incoming […]
Coins
After a trip to Europe I ended up with a mix of US and Euro coins in my wallet. Sorting them out proved surprisingly easy: if you can quickly figure […]
Forth to the Past: passing T&& as a parameter
This is a continuation of the series about C++ rvalue references. First post, second post, third post. Rvalue references are unique, because if you have a variable of type T&&, […]
Forth to the past: C++ “features” that make life hard
This is a continuation of the C++ series, previous post here. When I was working on the move semantics example, I ran into two familiar, yet forgotten “features” of C++ […]
Forth to the past: C++ specification costs top dollar (and why this is bad)
This is a continuation of my previous post about rvalue references. As you may know, official C++ specification is not free: it costs upwards of $100, which, I dare to […]
Forth to the past: C++ rvalue references (T&&)
This week-end I looked at C++ rvalue references and move semantics. Here’s the code, the good stuff is in matrix.h. Rvalue references seem useful, but way too treacherous. Any programming construct that raises […]