PayloadOffset_t: A small type design challenge
Recently, I had to make a relatively small design decision – which type to use for a small range of values. As usual in C++, there were a number of […]
Arne Mertz
I have been working with modern and not-so-modern C++ codebases for over 15 years in various kinds of embedded and enterprise contexts. I am a mentor and teacher for clean code and modern C++ for colleagues and customers at Zühlke Engineering (zuehlke.com). I also occasionally speak at conferences like MeetingC++, C++ On Sea, and NDC TechTown.
Core Guidelines are not Rules
There is a difference between guidelines and rules. Boiling down guidelines to one-sentence rules has drawbacks that make your code harder to understand.
[fix dev diary] Week 6-7: Description and Issue ID
In my dev diary blog post series, I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also be found in smaller bites […]
isValid()? Establish invariants and avoid zombie objects
When classes have an “isValid” method or similar, the code using them often is less clear and harder to maintain. If possible, validity should be an invariant that can not […]
[fix dev diary] Week 5: std::expected
In my dev diary blog post series, I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also be found in smaller bites […]
[fix dev diary] Week 4: Closing in on core domain code
In my dev diary blog post series, I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also be found in smaller bites […]
[fix dev diary] Week 3: create command and application service
In my dev diary blog post series, I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also be found in smaller bites […]
[fix dev diary] Week 2: Foundation of the CLI App
In my dev diary blog post series, I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also be found in smaller bites […]
[fix dev diary] Week 1: Preparations
This is the start of my dev diary blog post series, where I document the minutiae of what I am doing for my toy project Fix. The diary can also […]
Old new Project: Fix
When I wrote about rebooting the blog, I also wrote I’d reboot my toy project “Fix”. Here is what Fix is about – this time.