Putting your live windows on an infinite canvas: the "park & swap" trick (C++ / WGC / D3D11)
The problem Alt-tab and multiple monitors are how we've juggled windows for 30 years. I wanted something spatial: zoom out, see every window at once; …
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Because in a Life-Threatening Situation, Every Millisecond Counts
Removing expf() from a fire detector: one header, 1.95x faster, zero accuracy loss A smoke detector is not a demo project. When it fires, someone eith…
Clifford’s (aka, Claire’s) Device in C and C++
Introduction If you’ve been programming in C or C++ for a while, you likely have heard of Duff’s Device that takes advantage of C’s often-derided “fea…
We Transpiled PineScript v6 to C++ So Backtests Are Actually Reproducible
We Transpiled PineScript v6 to C++ So Backtests Are Actually Reproducible TradingView's PineScript is the most widely used language for writing tradin…
Why I built a native libmpv IPTV player for Windows — an HDR tone-mapping deep-dive
Up front, so there's no confusion: the app I'm describing (Nightmare TV) is a player only . You bring your own M3U / Xtream Codes playlist — it ships …
How to Install Boost in Any C++ Project: CMake, vcpkg, Conan, and More
If you have written much C++, you have reached for Boost, and probably lost an afternoon to linker errors getting it installed. Here are the practical…
I Built a Complete AI Infrastructure Stack from Scratch — Here's What I Learned
I Built a Complete AI Infrastructure Stack from Scratch — Here's What I Learned Most AI projects start at the top of the stack. You grab an LLM API, w…
I got tired of paying to emulate a 1970s terminal, so I built a native macOS client in C++ (DX3270)
If you work with IBM Mainframes (z/OS, z/VM) on a Mac, you’ve probably noticed a glaring issue: every halfway-decent TN3270 terminal client costs mone…
Creating a Custom Grid Editor tool in Unreal Engine
Hello there, Dev community! I'm a beginner, relatively, in the Game Development / Programming sphere. I'm a second year student as of writing this blo…
We built a scripting language just for AI agents. Here's why.
One of our AI agents deleted a directory it was never supposed to touch. The Python it wrote was valid. The model was confident. It did the wrong thin…
I Put a Neural Network in a Thermometer — Then It Got Out of Hand
How it all started About three years ago my wife asked me: "Honey, what do you think the temperature is today?" I told her to check her phone. She gav…
Why These and That in Every System
We all know about DSA—Data Structures and Algorithms. But that's not all there is to programming, no matter the field. I emphasize this especially in …
S1 — Clean Backtrace Crashes: How to Diagnose and Fix Them
In the overview article Crash Patterns Overview: A Practical, Symptom‑First Guide to Debugging C++ Crashes , we introduced the two‑layer crash model :…
cpp-linter-hooks: The Most Complete pre-commit Solution for C/C++ Projects
If you work on Python projects, you've probably used pre-commit — running black , ruff , mypy before every git commit , blocking anything that doesn't…
Building Claude Code from Scratch: A Minimal Agent in 393 Lines of C++
An AI coding assistant that reads your files, writes code, and runs shell commands. The core logic? A single while loop. I thought it was bullshit too…
Beyong New and Delete: from auto_ptr to unique_ptr
This guide walks through a legacy pattern built around std::auto_ptr , something still found in many older C++ codebases. The pattern usually involves…
Recovering Corrupted ROS 2 Bags Without a ROS 2 Runtime
Robots do not always fail gracefully. A delivery robot can hit an obstacle. A lawn-mowing robot can lose power. An inspection robot can emergency-stop…
I Built and Deployed a Production Web Backend in Raw C++20
I built something most developers would probably tell me not to build: A production web backend in raw C++20. Building a production web server in raw …
Pointers in C: The Concept That Almost Broke Me (And How I Finally Got It)
Some concepts in programming slide into your brain smoothly. You read the definition, look at an example, and think, "Okay, I get it." Pointers are no…
C++26: A Comprehensive Technical Deep Dive
1. Executive Summary 1.1 C++26 Design Philosophy 1.1.1 Simplicity, Safety, and Performance The C++26 standard represents a pivotal evolution in the la…
How to Deal Damage in Unreal's GAS: Meta Attribute and Execution Calculation Pattern
What are meta attributes and how to use them Most commonly, and in this example, a meta attribute will be used for damage. Meta attributes are placeho…
OneDialect — Unified Assistive Communication System (UACS)
A production-grade embedded system enabling communication across speech, text, Morse, and haptic signals within a single unified pipeline. Project Lin…