I have a career of designing Integrated Circuits, programming FPGAs, and developping applications. Grew up with Fortran 77, Modula-2, Pascal, and K&R. Loved C. Adored C++. Flatout flabbergasted with C++11 and C++14...
And with those last C++ gems, I'm trying to figure out how far Meta-programming can get me into solving my problems at compile time.
Only to be disappointed to get things to work, and then stop working in new releases of compilers. But I still think it is a good thing to stay on top of this more recent branch of programming.
Although I know I'm playing with "atomic" weapons (to steal Herb Sutter's thunder from his talk on C++, I am also amazed by how the simple things are even more important. Listening to the likes of Herb, Scott Meyers, Howard Hinnen, Daveed Vandevoorde, Bjarne Stroustrup... always makes me realize how little I know.
And here are my apologies to the C++ greats that I haven't mentioned, but still admire for all the things you teach me and the programmer community.
And with this, I'm saying hello to this community, eager to learn from all of you! Up front: THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
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I have a career of designing Integrated Circuits, programming FPGAs, and developping applications. Grew up with Fortran 77, Modula-2, Pascal, and K&R. Loved C. Adored C++. Flatout flabbergasted with C++11 and C++14...
And with those last C++ gems, I'm trying to figure out how far Meta-programming can get me into solving my problems at compile time.
Only to be disappointed to get things to work, and then stop working in new releases of compilers. But I still think it is a good thing to stay on top of this more recent branch of programming.
Although I know I'm playing with "atomic" weapons (to steal Herb Sutter's thunder from his talk on C++, I am also amazed by how the simple things are even more important. Listening to the likes of Herb, Scott Meyers, Howard Hinnen, Daveed Vandevoorde, Bjarne Stroustrup... always makes me realize how little I know.
And here are my apologies to the C++ greats that I haven't mentioned, but still admire for all the things you teach me and the programmer community.
And with this, I'm saying hello to this community, eager to learn from all of you! Up front: THANKS FOR SHARING!!!