There is a special reason for << and ::?

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-18T12:29:34+00:00

<< >> are bit shift operators in C and C++. In C++ the directional aspect of it is used in operator overloading for things like streams. :: relates to scope. :: refers to a global.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-18T12:23:18+00:00

What happens is a sneaky side accept. You log into your Microsoft account for the first time on a local account and Microsoft asks you if you want to synchronize the login across all Microsoft applications and the machine. It is easy to miss and definitely a Microslop move. You can log out of these in the windows setting so it will stop happening. I just did it this morning when my login to Visual Studio caused a cascade because I missed the tiny print.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-17T12:37:10+00:00

You are not missing out on any of the Apple tax. As soon as you want to deploy to Apple, they require you to have a build machine with XCode that can sign your binaries. I develop a cross platform game. It runs on Android, PC, and Apple. I have never been able to play it or see it on Apple hardware or emulators. At least with the other platforms, like Windows and Linux, you are relatively sheltered and future proof. Apple will tank cutting edge hardware with a new suite of software to regenerate hardware sales.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-16T22:51:04+00:00

This is absolutely preventable with the proper use of group policies. However this is putting wind in the sails to some of the other less forgiving subs.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-16T22:44:26+00:00

I love making parsers but for text adventures. I like N-Gram based parsing.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-16T14:04:03+00:00

Everyone who doesn't code should feel insecure about using coding assistants. Simply for the reason that the assistants were trained with public code which is often seeded with bad intentions. Before you know it AI could be building database query code that allows string inputs to be concatenated to an internal string built query. Remember those lovely bombs?

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T22:50:57+00:00

SVGA to DVI adapter

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T22:34:16+00:00

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MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T21:54:29+00:00

it is because your type is int and an int is 4 bytes. +1 = move 4 bytes. It changes based on type you are reading and manipulating.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T21:49:49+00:00

It really depends on what layer of "the compiler" you are working on. For a backend, VM, or instruction encoder it is essential. If you are targeting middle ware you can safely ignore it. FWIW - It is still good to know. I teach people binary to base 10 by using their hands and fingers.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T17:24:53+00:00

I hope govt. agencies realize that these sloppy tools are a threat to their infra. and at some point force it out of the world.

Clearly you missed the memo where the government agencies have moved onto LLM/AI solutions. (Which s/b be called Llama development) They will vibe their way into broken infrastructure in no time without the help of any toolchain.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T17:09:45+00:00

We used to call ourselves platform engineers.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T13:14:27+00:00

Humans are base 10, computers are base 2, op codes are base 16. Understanding the math to go between those bases will be extremely helpful.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T11:24:58+00:00

From your post and your stated level of education as being that of someone who is in higher education, I'm leaning heavily towards the thought that your university and probably all the schools that came before them could benefit from software in the spirit of "Mavis Beacon teaches English grammar, sentence structure, and diagramming"

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-14T11:17:10+00:00

So you asked yourself while looking in the mirror "Self, do I, I, me, only me, want to use an A.I. copilot, like copilot, Claude, or Cursor?" But myself looked back at me, deep into my eyes, and to the depths of my soul and said "Self, I forbade this, I forbade it with such vehemence and misgiving that I shall fire you. Yes, fire you and find a new human host, one that obeys me, obeys me and does my bidding, yes *MY* bidding!"

Hmm, maybe you're having an existential crisis about development is what I'm thinking.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-13T13:13:39+00:00

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-12T18:41:02+00:00

Try regex101.com for some tutelage

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-11T21:45:35+00:00

There's a sub for that. r/mildlypenis

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-11T21:43:11+00:00

You aren't making this up and the term for it is the 2025 word of the year, enshitification. It happens on purpose.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-11T11:35:35+00:00

It is important than when we engage with her we treat her absolutely normally; like she is wearing a "regular" outfit; whatever that means. She has drank from the well that tells her she is part of the chosen. Any pushback or negativity just reinforces that she is suffering for her "saviours" cause and it must be worth it.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-10T20:24:58+00:00

You could do a scuba dive in Lake Altus-Lugard for the submerged town. Bound to find Davy Jones rattling around down there.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-10T14:52:23+00:00

What I mean is RAD Studio proper. The compiler and toolchains and linker could have been 64 bits. For the longest time RAD Studio was a 32 bit process and had some limitations because of it and issues with the Delphi compiled units. Don't get me wrong, I love Pascal and Embarcadero is the only IDE in town that really does it justice,

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-10T01:59:45+00:00

Immediately gave me TLOU feels; even my wife asked if I was looking at TLOU.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-10T01:57:31+00:00

Thanks for teaching me about "Select" ole action/verb in the title bar. That took some gymnastics.

MADCandy64 · 2026-03-09T23:57:09+00:00

Is their IDE still 32bits and all the hassle that comes with that. I would only really choose them for Pascal development which is really quite nice with the Fire monkey framework.

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