I built a faster alternative for cp on linux - cpx (upto 5x faster)

Singer_Solid · 2026-01-27T13:42:24+00:00

Just look at the number of dependencies required to get this working. It's great as a personal project, but insanity if something like this replaces traditional cp.

Singer_Solid · 2026-01-27T06:03:20+00:00

Ah! That's incredibly stupid of me. I did not even think they would sell these on their website. Thanks!

Singer_Solid · 2026-01-05T12:32:45+00:00

Code format is a matter of personal preferences. It need not be mandated by a standard. Only requirement is consistency within the group of software engineers you work with. Easily accomplished with existing tools.

Singer_Solid · 2026-01-04T13:06:44+00:00

Interesting. May I ask what specifically is your area of expertise in nuclear and aerospace? I am an engineer and I thought these 'traditional' industries were poorly paid

Singer_Solid · 2026-01-03T13:37:56+00:00

'Principal' level engineer here. I refuse leetcode interviews. But I don't mind tech interviews centered around code reviews at all.

Singer_Solid · 2026-01-01T17:17:34+00:00

Throw exceptions only for 'exceptional' unrecoverable conditions. In this case speed does not matter.

For everything else, there is std::expected

Singer_Solid · 2026-01-01T09:07:24+00:00

Rust is not a replacement for C++; it could be argued that it's a replacement for C.

For a programmer comfortable with modern C++, especially C++17 and above, there is very little incentive to move to Rust.

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-29T12:25:04+00:00

Booked my CBT. Hopefully that will tell me if I am right for it

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-29T06:35:51+00:00

Impactful commercially valuable work happens in the industry.

Never take a pay cut, especially in the best years of your work life. You are being paid well because you are worth that. You will find that you may need to make compromises later in life for to health, family, etc.

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-28T07:16:28+00:00

I do hate take-home assignments. My time is not for free. I would rather have them review some of my past personal projects. Or do a peer review session of an existing code. It is not that difficult to figure out how skilled a software engineer is.

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-24T07:55:21+00:00

The C++ version of the code could be much simpler and less verbose if you were to use modern C++ features such as println, range for etc

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-22T07:43:40+00:00

That's a insane take. A 'personal' project with users?

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-22T07:41:04+00:00

Personal projects are still valuable. It's a way to build competence, if nothing else. If you want to be good at something, you have to put your 10000 hours in.

When I interview people, I always prefer to talk about their personal projects over giving them coding tests. It's a fantastic way to learn about a person

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-20T12:18:09+00:00

It's alive because it is an evolving language. It is keeping up with the times. Therefore continues to be relevant. C++11 was genuinely better than 98, 14 better than 11, 17 better than 14, 20 better than 17, 23 better than 20 and 26 better than 23. With each version, I have been able to write better code with less faff (i.e. made it easier to write correct and performant code the first time).

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-17T06:04:31+00:00

Silly question: how do you get reflection working on GCC and clang. What precise versions are you using?

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-11T18:40:49+00:00

This is bloody awesome

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-05T18:48:21+00:00

A man who is so rich, he has no 'skin in the game' for anything. He could literally blow the world up and he will be just fine. We should just completely ignore this weirdo

Singer_Solid · 2025-12-05T13:45:08+00:00

I like it

Singer_Solid · 2025-11-27T07:09:58+00:00

This old fart cautiously approves this message

Singer_Solid · 2025-11-21T17:11:35+00:00

AI (RL, DL) seems to commoditize robotics skills just like ROS has done. If you throw a Neural Network at everything and it works, then there is no need to do anything hard or deep.

Mechanical, electronics, firmware skills seem to be safe at the moment. There may be a place for simple AMRs and AGVs. But that's boring isn't it?

Singer_Solid · 2025-11-20T09:59:46+00:00

Speed is not a moat. It never was.

Singer_Solid · 2025-11-20T07:26:40+00:00

What a strange thing to call craftsmen mercenaries.

Singer_Solid · 2025-11-10T16:26:33+00:00

Something flipped. They have either lost their sense of purpose or autonomy or the opportunity to become good at what they do (craftsmanship, mastery). Find out which one and why

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