A common misconception among C++ developers is that signed integers should be the default integer type or that unsigned integers should only be used when modulo behavior is desired. Join @RCS talk "Signed Integers Considered Harmful" at #NDCTechTown
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Technical teams often struggle to make good decisions in consensus. Conflict becomes habbit.
Or everyone just goes with the boss's proposal, even if they disagree.
Here are few techniques we use to increase participation, reduce conflict and speed up good decision making.🧵
Theory: every aspect of modern technology hinges on C++
Evidence: JavaScript engines, browsers, Windows, KDE, JVM all written in C++. Python is C, but all major libraries are written in C++.
GTK on Linux? Your C compiler is written in C++
Do you have counter examples?
Really excited we've been able to start sharing our experimental work on #CarbonLang with the wider C++ community.
That said, I'd suggest folks read up on the docs and maaaybe wait for our announcement keynote and Q&A from #CppNorth before leaping to too many assumptions. =]
Tomorrow, the DynamoDB team is going to be presenting "Amazon DynamoDB: A Scalable, Predictably Performant, and Fully Managed NoSQL Database Service" (https://t.co/7ecajvldCy) at ATC. This is a super exciting paper that covers a real-world big system, and how it has evolved.
I strongly believe that all managers in a technical area must be technically excellent.
Managers in software must write great software or it’s like being a cavalry captain who can’t ride a horse!
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer