matsdis

Maybe my LLM detector needs an update, but only the headline triggered it. The article did the opposite for me.

Anyway, the author checks out, old github profile etc. Works in high frequency trading, which I despise because I think it is make-do work, moving money around a millisecond before anyone else has a chance, a huge technical effort with zero benefit to society compared to slower trading. I’ll file it together with adtech and bitcoin. But. The article is not about that. And I know that working in high frequency trading sure makes you qualified to talk C++ or FPGAs or anything close-to-the-metal. So, author background checks out. Verdict: not slop.

I feel old now. I can almost hear the noise of the drive trying to chew on this one.

Anyway, have some on-theme music video: BAD SECTOR by unfa (youtube.com)

The title is clickbait, but the article is well written.

It is tearing apart some points made in a talk (which I didn’t watch). The talk seems to focus on C++26 features (given that you are using C++) while the article argues why you still shouldn’t use C++ in the first place, despite the improvements. Mainly because the memory safety features are opt-in. There is also discussion about the CrowdStrike incident, and how it was more of a cultural problem than a language problem.

I heard they are investing into moonshot projects.

“In case of an emergency, Exits are here, here, here, here, and here.”

– Walt Disney’s original Aladdin

“I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet! I’m afraid of grounds!”<br> “You mean heights, and stop being silly!”<br> “I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you!”

– Terry Pratchet, “Sourcery”