Recent Comments
Author Archives: javierestrada
The Whole Enchilada: A C++ Template Recipe
Most likely you’ve had enchiladas, but have you ever heard of entomatadas? They’re a great alternative for those that don’t like “fire in the belly” during/post eating enchiladas and they follow the same process, except that instead of chili you … Continue reading
Una historia de conversión: mejorando from_chars y to_chars en C++17
NOTA: Puedes obtener el código fuente y ejemplos en Github en https://github.com/ljestrada/charconvutils y ver mi charla CPPCON2019 Lightning Challenge en YouTube aquí, y la versión en inglés de esta publicación aquí. No, no se trata de una experiencia religiosa, epifanía, … Continue reading
Habemus C++20!
The first blog posts have started to appear and Herb Sutter already posted a trip report. C++20 brings about a King-Kong-number of changes, and of course, the Big Kahuna: Concepts Ranges Coroutines Modules You can find an (unofficial) summary of … Continue reading
C++17 – La guía completa
Actualizado el 10 de febrero de 2020Los siguientes son los enlaces en Amazon:Amazon EspañaAmazon MéxicoAmazon Estados UnidosAmazon Canadá Como un estudiante de ingeniería en mi amada alma mater, el Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua, recuerdo claramente durante una de nuestras clases … Continue reading
C++17 – La guía completa
Updated on February 10, 2020The following are the links at Amazon:Amazon SpainAmazon MexicoAmazon USAAmazon Canada As an engineering student at my beloved alma mater, the Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua, I remember clearly during one of our electronics classes Professor Nevárez … Continue reading
A Conversion Story: Improving from_chars and to_chars in C++17
Note: You can get source code and examples on Github at https://github.com/ljestrada/charconvutils and watch my CPPCON2019 Lightning Challenge talk on YouTube here, and the Spanish version of this post here. Nope, this is not about a religious experience, epiphany, change … Continue reading
Mary had a Little Lambda (Architecture)
Nursery rhyme aside, I’ve been looking avidly at Big Data Lambda Architectures. Nathan Marz introduced the term back in 2012, which is reminiscent of λ-Calculus. The first time you hear the term it brings memories of high-order functions in … Continue reading
Customizing Priority Queues in C++
A nifty feature of priority queues in C++ is that you can implement a max heap or a min heap by simply changing the compare type. For most purposes, std::less and std::greater can do the job, provided that you use built-in … Continue reading
Posted in algorithms, data structures, software
Leave a comment
The (White) Elephant in the Room
All successful software development projects are alike; each unsuccessful software development project is unsuccessful in its own way…and some become white elephants. Paraphrasing and extending the first sentence of Anna Karenina, a white elephant is not only a failed project, but also a project that fails miserably, severely late to market–if … Continue reading
Posted in software
Leave a comment
My Sister From Another Mister
No, this is not about family infidelities. Rather, it is about copyright laws. You see, a couple of months ago the debate team in my daughter’s school had to prepare for a topic on copyright laws and how effective or … Continue reading
Posted in software
Leave a comment
