I keep hearing about a phenomenon called quiet quitting. It’s not a new thing, but perhaps its popularity is. I’ve seen more videos recommending it than ever. And over the years, I’ve seen people that are doing it. However, since I have yet to see a video or article about the negatives of quiet-quitting, I […]
It’s easy to talk about how to make your code more readable and maintainable, but it’s another thing to put those ideas into practice. We’re finally showing some code in this post instead of discussing ideas. We’ll provide a concrete example of how to layer your code and add abstraction to make it easier to
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Want more powerful ways to leverage other projects using Git? Mirror a repository! Mirroring a repository involves creating an exact copy of the original repository, including all branches, tags, and commits. Create a mirror if you want to ‘fork’ a project from one git service to another or if you want to make a copy
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So you’ve started using features of C++17 and modern CMake. Great idea! This post outlines how you might handle a corner-case issue when using features at the bleeding edge of your toolchain. In this example, I’m trying to use a std::filesystem API not supported by specific versions of the GNU toolchain. So we need to
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Reading lots of source code is a great way to learn how to write code that’s faster to read. Unfortunately, I’ve spent hundreds of hours reading source code that could benefit from more organization. The code often comprises long, complicated functions, repetitious blocks, and a sea of low-level statements. It also has very few comments
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Do you spend countless hours searching through code repositories or file systems? Do you want to use slow and outdated search tools like grep? Look no further than the Silver Searcher, the lightning-fast file search utility designed to revolutionize how you search for files. So say goodbye to frustratingly slow search times and hello to
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Do you need to build a C++ application? CMake is the perfect tool, regardless of its size. And while you may feel hesitant to learn CMake, it’s easier to understand and does more with fewer lines of code than many other tools. Follow along as we explore one way to build a small C++ application
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Git is a powerful version control system that revolutionizes how developers manage and collaborate code. However, one of the lesser-known features of Git is the pickaxe, which is a powerful tool for searching through the history of a repository to find changes. Let’s take a closer look at Git pickaxe and how you can use
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Have you ever struggled to understand your code or someone else’s because of poorly named variables? Correctly naming variables is crucial to writing clean and maintainable code. This article will discuss some best practices for naming variables that make your code more readable, effortless, and less prone to errors. Here are some best practices for
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I figured out how to do book reports without reading when I was a kid. I wouldn’t say I liked reading, so I created a system to minimize it. Little did I know this system was the precursor to Speed Readable Code. Why did I try to avoid reading when I was a kid? It
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