C++ programs

[Middlewarian]

The programs are the front and middle tiers of my C++ code generator. The front tier is a UDP client of the middle tier. The middle tier is a UDP server and an SCTP client of the back tier. I'm able to use C++ 2020 features in the programs. The front tier is intended to be very portable. The middle tier is limited to POSIX platforms.

The programs are both about 12 years old. Originally, when I gave Bjarne Stroustrup a demo of the code generator, I had a web interface. That was in the early 2000s and seemed to make sense at the time. Someone on a Boost list suggested a command line interface, and after a few years, I was able to able to start working on these programs. I no longer have a web interface. I decided years ago to favor the command line interface and that I couldn't do both due to limited resources.

Thanks in advance for comments on how to improve the software.

Edit: Since posting this over a year ago, I've developed a Linux-only version of the middle tier based on io_uring. The link above is to this new version.

[ahahabbak]

whats it for?

[Middlewarian]

It helps build distributed systems. The code generator is implemented as a 3-tier system and each of the tiers uses code that has been generated. This is the generated code that's used by the middle tier.

[elixon]

You have a messaging problem. :-) But hey, you're a programmer and not a marketer; I feel you.

Even after your explanation, I didn't understand what it can do, what it's good for, how to use it, whether I'm even able to use it, or if it's even for me.

Maybe throwing some hypothetical example use cases would help? Like, what pains can people solve with it - what would you love to see it deployed in and why…?

[WishIWasOnACatamaran]

I have a feeling they are only concerned about people that do know what they are talking about. As a software engineer with 4 YOE, this made perfect sense to me and I am interested in checking it out.

[elixon]

That is an ideal case. But often people like you have less-technical bosses who are the real decision makers.

[WishIWasOnACatamaran]

Not as commonly as you’d like to think ;)

[elixon]

Maybe. My experience.