Comparing a pool allocator based unique_ptr and direct access to a type in a vector

published at 28.03.2024 17:10 by Jens Weller
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My last blog post dealt with a possible solution to providing a stable memory address. Some of the feedback pointed towards arena/pool allocators to be used instead.

Providing a stable memory address

published at 19.03.2024 18:18 by Jens Weller
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Some APIs allow you to store a pointer to your data element. This is used to access additional information from your types to display them in Model/View Architecture.

Starting a C++ project with CMake in 2024

published at 15.03.2024 18:59 by Jens Weller
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Last year I've written last year about my plans to return to C++, taking on some project ideas with C++20 and CMake.

Looking at the third year of running the Meeting C++ online job fair

published at 08.02.2024 15:24 by Jens Weller
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Last year featured 4 job fairs, one in each quarter. Lets look at the data about candidates and compare to the community survey of Meeting C++.

Converting a string_view to a time_point in C++20

published at 01.02.2024 17:52 by Jens Weller
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In one class I have a string_view which can represent various value types. One of them is a "date-time type", such as a std::time_t or std::chrono::time_point.

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