Anthony Williams

Author of C++ Concurrency in Action. Member of BSI C++ Standards Panel. Director of Just Software Solutions Ltd.

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[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

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[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

@AaronBallman @__phantomderp @FelixCLC_ @ErisCeleste Whatever syntax is used for contracts, a compiler for C++N that has contracts should parse them and check the syntax correctly even if their effects are ignored.

[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

@AaronBallman @FelixCLC_ @ErisCeleste For some of us, this is what we always thought it meant: standard attributes are checked, but don't have to actually do anything, whereas non-standard attributes are parsed as balanced token soup (to find where they end) and ignored if not understood

[Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi]

If you don’t understand that free speech has to include things you personally consider odious, you don’t really believe in it.

[BuzzFeed @BuzzFeed]

“It was really important as I’ve worked with the Trevor Project for more than 10 years, and so I don’t think I would’ve been able to look myself in the mirror had I not said anything." https://t.co/4FZgrBkhGK

[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

@Cor3ntin I use a Dell Inspiron XPS 15 9500, running Ubuntu 20.04. It works really well, and is slim and light, with a good display.

[Tim Ottinger @tottinge]

Oh for Pete's sake, people.

We didn't stop doing Big Design Up Front (BDUF) because it is waterfall. We stopped doing it because it doesn't work well most of the time.

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[Senior Oops Engineer @ReinH]

I don't know who needs to hear this but if you are working with a system that makes it easy for you to make mistakes then you are working with a _poorly designed_ system.

[Senior Oops Engineer @ReinH]

A well designed system makes it easy to do the _right_ thing.

[Meeting C++ @meetingcpp]

Talk of the day: Anthony Williams (@a_williams) - An introduction to multithreading in C++20
https://t.co/KSYuVTtHTs
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#cpp
#cplusplus

[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

@AaronBallman @Cor3ntin @MichaelCaisse As a user I understand that upgrading the compiler may break my code if the compiler is more strictly conforming, or implements a DR. That is why a large number of projects don't use trunk compilers: they pick a version and stick with that until new features are worth the cost.

[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

@AaronBallman @Cor3ntin @MichaelCaisse Yes, it worries me *as a user*. I expect compilers to implement DRs. I find it frustrating when they don't, as I can't write code that uses those features as specified with the DR applied. The committee makes things DR for a reason: it fixes a problem.

[Jason Turner @lefticus]

Remember: users of your library will look to your tests for examples of how your library can be used, whether or not you want them to do this!

Clearly document which tests can or cannot be used as examples, and make your example-able tests readable!

[CppCon @CppCon]

CppCon 2022 Trip Report

Timur Doumler @timur_audio reports on NDC TechTown @NDC_Conferences, CoreC++ @corecpp, and CppCon @CppCon (where he gave a keynote address) on the JetBrains @Jetbrains Blog @clion_ide

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[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

@DVMirchev @DichOlden "Good" often has to work harder than "evil" because "evil" can cheat, and do bad things. The ends do *NOT* justify the means. Doing bad things is bad. Even if it's for a "good" purpose. Censorship is bad.

[Anthony Williams @a_williams]

This is really disappointing to me. Free speech is the weapon we use to counter disinformation and authoritarian regimes, and prevent discrimination. We must not allow censors to limit free speech.

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