Am I alone in liking the fruit cremes in the Quality Street “tin”?

I have been to most of these, but this year it clashes with the autumn WG21 committee meeting (we do publish dates far in advance, but sometimes hotels don’t have the availability). It truly is a worthwhile conference: do consider putting some of your training budget there. Say hi from me to Berlin!

I’m very sad to report the passing of Rainer Grimm. I can’t possibly say how great a contribution he made to the C++ community; fortunately, his blog can. www.modernescpp.com/index.php/my...

I've just written another review; this time I'm looking at the title Asynchronou Programming with C++ by Javier Reguera-Salgado and Juan Antonio Rufes. It's a good summary of the state of things. Worth your time.

I've just written a review of this great book by my friend @patriceroy.bsky.social Gotta say, it was a good read!

Data oriented design via reflection? Barry Revzin, you are spoiling us!

I am making an attempt at the ABRSM piano diploma, particularly the ARSM in Music Performance. First job: compile playlist of the repertoire. There are fourteen tracks missing (please help if you can) but at a shade under 22 hours, it's good listening, if a little jarring thematically!

In other news, my beard gets checked separately at airport security now. So that’s unusual.

Hello Sofia! I’m here for WG21 at the Grand Millennium Hotel. I have just discovered that the restaurants have a range of dress codes. Will report back: sartorial elegance is not the committee’s core competency.

I love a bit of thoughtful writing; I did a philosophy contextual with my maths and comp.sci degree. This reads rather well, particularly the section about standpoint theory, objections to which I have never been able to satisfactorily articulate. www.julianbaggini.com/comedy-as-ph...

I honestly can’t think of the last time I was this happy to be a Catholic.

I love gigs. I love @psbhq.bsky.social . Imagine my delight in Margate tonight!

72? Is there something I should know? The line is “if you were born in ‘33 you were ‘45 in ‘78” xkcd.com/3047/

I wonder if Somebody will go after IANA and ICANN soon…

Today I feel like “AI skills an advantage” is the new “SEO skills an advantage”.

Rock, paper, elbow: the game you play when working out if you should greet someone with a handshake, a fist-bump or an elbow-knock.

You may be aware of my game dev history and my current floating-point crusade, which makes this offering from @meetingcpp.bsky.social extra special. Thanks chap, the perfect combo post!

Mmm… mcyoung.xyz/2024/12/10/j...

My book has been sighted in Foyles! #BeautifulSightings

Aaaand in the next episode of the continuing adventures of Speaker Guy in Europe... Special guest star: my wife, Sinead! #GDSPrague #SpeakerLife #SpeakerWife #OverByChristmas

Any Everything Everything fans here? I have a ticket for Margate tomorrow but I’m in Ireland. Please don’t let it go to waste! Best offer &c.

I did a thing… youtu.be/y3Y5YxzsY08?...

Seen in a lift in Wroclaw… “Do not uncage the mystical fire god!”

I’m not really a car person but work is going well so I got myself one of these… www.byd.com/uk/electric-... The drive home to Hove from Mayfair during rush hour traffic was slightly harrowing but the ride was delicious. I feel I should try the Autobahn. Electric charging/driving advice please?

We have a theme for the week… #cppwro

…and I’m in Poland, on a train with my Czech friend @hanicka.net eating szalotka. Gotta love Europe and its seamless train travel.

The magnificent @hanicka.net is ready to give her keynote at @meetingcpp.bsky.social

It turns out @meetingcpp.bsky.social starts at 10:00 this morning. How civilised! My 06:30 alarm was entirely unnecessary. Also, congratulations @bsky.app on your remarkable growth! Adding one million new users in one day is no small undertaking for your engineering team.

All false. Particularly: eel.is/c++draft/bas... and eel.is/c++draft/bas... This can be problematic. If you want to see why, check out my @meetingcpp.bsky.social video on Portable floating-point arithmetic when it hits YouTube.

Hello, fellow C++ users. Which of these statements are not true? 1. C++ is IEEE 754 conformant. 2. C++ floating-point types are IEEE 754 conformant. 3. C++ floating-point operations are IEEE 754 conformant. 4. C++ floating-point types are IEEE 754 conformant.

So, I did a thing. Lots to do in this space.

It’s great to see a strong start at a brand new C++ conference. Congratulations C++ Under The Sea!🌊

Today I have mostly been representing my nation. Not a sentence I expected to be typing a decade ago!

Just listened to The South Atlantic by @psbhq.bsky.social and I’m suddenly even more excited for the next album. Shame I can only make one date of the tour, but at least it’s at home (mine, Brighton, not theirs, Brixton). open.spotify.com/track/5KsHf3...

I have a hunch that a lot of AI commentators haven't studied any epistemology. It would be a great idea if you did so </sarcasm>. My first text on the matter was Introduction to Contemporary Epistemology by en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Dancy and it's still a great read.

At #ACCUConf and loving it. Speaking today on File IO. Give @accuconf.bsky.social a follow and find out more.

In number 374 of an unending series, my dishwasher, after spending the weekend not working (roasted a chicken on Friday, so that was disappointing) has decided to start working again on Monday. At least C++ always does what you expect it to. #amirite

I’m currently driving a 2004 Ford Focus which has provided 17 years of sterling service. This week I looked at an EV replacement. Gotta say, the BYD Seal is winning by quite a margin.

Signing out. It’s been 24.5 years of wild ride and deep thought. Thanks @CAGames for all the fun!

Happy birthday Doctor Who! Thanks for a lifetime of entertainment!

So, what do we call sending a message on Bluesky? Skeeting seems a little arch, bluesing is rather taken already, Skyving has extra meaning in the UK… thoughts?

What do you do during builds?

Suppose I had better add some content. Ummm… Don’t mark classes __declpec(dllexport) if they contain members that are standard library types. Mark the individual member functions instead. Right. That should bump my follower count. Or should I post my Wordle scores?

Hi everyone. Giving this a try now. @jerilryan.bsky.social is here so it’s probably OK.