Meeting C++ 2017 Trip Report
A few days ago, I attended the Meeting C++ conference in Berlin, the third year in a row. As usual, I had a lot of fun and interesting conversations with […]
Mutable
The mutable keyword seems to be one of the less known corners of C++. Yet it can be very useful, or even unavoidable if you want to write const-correct code […]
Refactoring Support in Cevelop
In the last days, I’ve played around with Cevelop a bit, mainly interested in the refactoring capabilities it offers.
Code Smells – a Short List
Code smells are indicators that there might be something afoul in our code. Here is a list of some of the most important smells.
Approaching an Unknown Code Base
I recently got an email, asking me how I approach an unknown code base. Here’s an answer.
Taking Notes About Work in Progress
Whenever you start something that will be “work in progress” for some time, take some sufficiently detailed notes.
Generated Code
Last week I have touched source file organization of generated code. Today I’ll share some thoughts on testability of code when a part of it is generated.
Source File Organization for C++ Projects Part 3: Dependent Repositories and Generated Code
It’s time to write about project file organization again (See part 1 and part 2). Recently I came across two cases of confusion concerning dependencies and generated code that, in […]
What’s Ubiquitous Language and Why You Should Care
The most important term I learned in the past months is “Ubiquitous Language”: speak the language of your domain everywhere.
reinterpret_cast vs. constant expression
Dipping my toes into a new project, I got a bunch of ugly warnings about a ton of C-casts inside a macro definition. Trying to get away from them was […]