Nikita Lutsenko

Software Engineer at @Meta. AR Glasses, Wearable Interfaces within @RealityLabs. Crafting Things, Writing Software, Holding Strong Opinions

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9/
Glad I did this cleanup.
Also mildly haunted by every unused Pose() I ever wrote.

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If you’re deep in C++, XR, or spatial systems, don’t sleep on constexpr.

It’s not just about optimization.
It’s about seeing the codebase differently.

#Cplusplus #XR #AR #Meta #RealityLabs

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Thread: How constexpr exposed years of dead weight across Meta Reality Labs codebase 🧵

1/ Set out to make our math types constexpr-friendly.
Simple goal: better compile-time safety across our spatial computing stack.

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8/
Building runtime platforms for AR glasses means caring about every cycle.
Even the ones you didn’t know you were wasting.

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The Meta AI app is live 🚀
Grateful to have contributed a tiny part to this incredible milestone alongside amazing teams at Meta.

Excited for what’s ahead. #MetaAI #FutureOfAI #SpatialComputing

https://t.co/YOwNMhtYRw

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I mean, who the hell knows whether I am going to be at home 7AM-1PM in 3+ months from now? (Today is July 23)

Doing calendar and time management, but not that far in advance?!

No Solar or Battery Backup for house until then!

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My 2-year old @Tesla PowerWall and Solar went offline last week for no apparent reason.

After 2-hour phone call and a week later:
- ‘Requires human being’
- Earliest available date in Bay Area is 10/30 7AM to 1PM.

That’s in OCTOBER, today is July!

Can I tag @elonmusk?

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@NachoSoto @an0 @Meta Unfortunately, the answer won’t fit into limits of this platform. :P
Avatars, AR experiences across all mobile and desktop apps, a lot of things on Quest/Quest Pro and tons of things that are in the making, and are coming across next half a decade.

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Excited to announce the release IGL on GitHub!

https://t.co/ziRNcBefCz

Single low-level cross-platform interface and tools for Metal, Vulkan, OpenGL (+ES) and WebGL!

Used by dozens of teams @Meta, and is a foundation for a lot of software that we ship to billions of people.

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Follow latest updates and Threads:

https://t.co/pE2YUqyKmu

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@R3DCHOU @steipete That's right, screenshots from State Of The Union.
1:05:03 into it.

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Looks like the name for #visionOS was xrOS up until the last moment!

This session still references #xrOS loud and clear.

https://t.co/rijAA4W8oY

#WWDC23

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Going to be attending in-person this year at #WWDC23!

More details: https://t.co/SCT47n1IPS

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@suyashcjoshi Unfortunately it isn’t. This said - when you use Meta Spark AR - https://t.co/BFldMmQUkI - what happens behind the scenes is actually all powered by AR Engine (including what you see in the 3D view of the Studio).

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A soldier, a sailor, a devout Christian. God moves in a mysterious way