This web content discusses the importance of error handling in programming and compares two primary ways of handling errors: thrown errors and errors as values. Thrown errors interrupt the control flow and can be difficult to identify. On the other hand, errors as values force engineers to notice and handle errors. The content provides examples […]
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In this article, the author explores their experience of working at Google after their startup, Socratic, was acquired by the tech giant. They highlight the process of rebuilding Socratic under Google’s guidance and the challenges they faced in aligning their vision with the company’s goals. The author discusses the perks and access they had as […]
CLion, an IDE for C and C++ development, has announced a free early preview of CLion Nova. This preview uses the ReSharper C++/Rider C++ language engine, rather than the “legacy” engine used in the previous version of CLion. CLion Nova aims to address performance and quality issues, as well as unify the user experience across […]
Mentat, the popular code editing tool, has been using the GPT-4 model as its default choice. However, the new GPT-4 Turbo model promises to offer better quality code edits at a lower cost. To evaluate the performance of GPT-4 Turbo, a benchmarking test was conducted using Exercism programming exercises. The results showed that GPT-4 solved […]
This web content tells the story of H. Armstrong Roberts, a British mathematician who unintentionally inspired the jungle gym, which has just turned 100. Roberts, who was intrigued by the fourth dimension, used his experience to create a climbing apparatus in his backyard for his children. His son Sebastian, who later became a patent lawyer, […]
Today, we are excited to introduce our new library, automerge-repo, which simplifies the development of local-first applications with Automerge. Local-first applications combine real-time collaboration and offline working by storing user data locally and syncing it with collaborators. To address the challenge of merging independently made edits on different devices, we have developed CRDTs and implemented […]
When a customer switched from using std::map to std::unordered_map in their code, they noticed that the rate of crashes increased significantly. Upon investigation, they discovered that the issue stemmed from unsafe multithreaded access to the collection. While it is important to note that unsafe multithreaded access to C++ standard library containers is undefined behavior, the […]
The sad clown paradox is a phenomenon that explores the association between comedy and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. Comedic performers often have early life experiences characterized by deprivation and isolation, and comedy becomes a release for their tension and suppressed emotions. While comedy can serve as a coping mechanism to hide trauma, […]
The new Swift 5.9 release includes several useful features for debugging code. One notable feature is the out-of-process, interactive crash handler that allows developers to inspect crashes in real-time. Additionally, the release includes the ability to trigger the debugger for just-in-time debugging and concurrency-aware backtracing, which helps to understand control flow in a program using […]
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was reportedly hospitalized in Mexico City on Wednesday, with Mexican media outlets initially speculating that he had suffered a possible stroke. However, TMZ sources suggest that the illness may have been a less serious bout of vertigo. Wozniak was due to speak at a World Business Forum event in the city […]