Thursday, December 31, 2015

Are exceptions slower than error objects

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One stated reason for using error objects/error codes instead of exceptions is that they are faster. The real question, then, are they. I wr...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Always use / for directory separation

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It is common wisdom that '\' is the path separator on Windows and '/' is the separator on unixlike operating systems. It is ...
Friday, November 27, 2015

Build speed comparison on the Raspberry Pi 2

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A common misunderstanding is that all build systems are roughly as fast. This is not the case, but instead the differences can be dramatical...
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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Solving the C/C++ dependency problem through build system composability

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The perennial problem in C and C++ development is dealing with dependencies. It is relatively straightforward on Linux where you have packag...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

A difference in complexity

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A common task in build systems is to run a custom command. As an example you might want to do this to regenerate a the build definition or r...
Saturday, October 31, 2015

Shell script or Python?

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Every now and then a discussion arises on whether some piece of scripting functionality should be written as a basic shell script or in Pyth...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Proposal for launching standalone apps on Linux

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One nagging issue Linux users often face is launching third party applications, that is, those that do not come from package repositories. A...