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by TheIdeasMan

Trade space for time [Lounge]

I found this interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JuWdXrCmWg

[3 replies] Last: I see uses for it but the sarcastic doober in me keeps thinking "good ... (by jonnin)

by Mif

C programming. "Using #include inside array initialization" [Beginners]

Hello again.. I just want to know if the syntax bellow is valid.. I tried to initialize an array with a file instead where are defined some assets, but I get an...

[16 replies] Last: Yup.. it is. Okay this being said.. I'll pass over and mark this as so... (by Mif)

by CactusBack

Euler Angle Compression [General C++ Programming]

I realize this is probably more of a math question than C++ question but I figured I might as well try asking here too since it is in the context of a C++ tool,...

[2 replies] Last: It looks to me like the rotations are simply discarding a coordinate f... (by Duthomhas)

by Laurent7601

Cylic inclusion and forward declaration and template issue. [General C++ Programming]

Hi, I've two classes (Server and Network) which have a template function defined in the .h file because we must define template function to header files. The p...

[3 replies] Last: For others interested, here was my original example now split into mul... (by Ganado)

by Duthomhas

More unpopular opinions [Lounge]

Continuing from https://cplusplus.com/forum/lounge/285914/ If you are in a school zone, either early in the morning when students are being dropped off or ...

[14 replies] Last: Perhaps a case of "Better, but still not good."[/i] (A phrase used by... (by keskiverto)

by Duthomhas

Random Story Time (1,2) [Lounge]

I once went to McDonalds, waaay back when $5 was expensive, and bought food that totaled something like $6.85. I gave the cashier a five, two ones, and a dim...

[25 replies] Last: Future story coming. Just don’t want the topic to close yet. (by Duthomhas)

by seeplus

C++ developments [Lounge]

This article may be of interest: https://www.itprotoday.com/c-programming-language/c-in-2025-how-the-language-is-adapting-to-a-shifting-tech-landscape

[8 replies] Last: The std::variant was ruined by committee. Use boost::variant instead. ... (by Duthomhas)

by Laurent7601

How to init this static var [General C++ Programming]

Hi! I've a template class Application which have a static var. (a pointer to the application instance) I declare it like this : static Application<A, T>* app...

[2 replies] Last: Templates need to be defined in the header file (unless you add explic... (by Peter87)

by Laurent7601

destructors are not called in the right order (1,2) [Windows Programming]

Hi! I've a bug with mingw, I've downloaded the msvcrt runtime mingw-w64 12.0 on this website (the lasted doesn't work for me, DllMain entry point missing...) : ...

[20 replies] Last: In other words, each component ended up storing its own copy of the de... (by Peter87)

by Laurent7601

compile error when building shared libs [Windows Programming]

I I'm trying to compile my lib on shared but I get this error message that I don't understand : [ 37%] Linking CXX shared library ..\..\..\lib\libodfaeg-gra...

[2 replies] Last: C and C++ use different name mangling. (by kigar64551)