Flaming Dangerzone

Exploring C++11

The C++ language has evolved. A bunch of new features were added to it in 2011. Gradually, compilers are adding support for them. And programmers can now start exploring these features, learning both their power and their limitations.

In this series of articles I document what I learned in my own explorations of the language, both on my own and with the help of others.

• 11 Mar 2013 » Beating overload resolution into submission (by Xeo)
    where Xeo brings order into the SFINAE chaos
• 25 Feb 2013 » Even more type traits
    where I showcase more nice traits
• 18 Feb 2013 » Size matters, part 4
    where I finally implement the tuple class
• 11 Feb 2013 » To SFINAE or not to SFINAE
    where I wonder if SFINAE is really needed
• 09 Dec 2012 » Size matters, part 3
    where I abuse overload resolution for fun and profit
• 02 Dec 2012 » Size matters, part 2
    where I sort types for optimal layout
• 15 Aug 2012 » Rule of Zero
    where I rediscover the Single Responsibility Principle
• 06 Jul 2012 » Size matters, part 1
    where I explore the layout of tuples
• 05 Jun 2012 » Some pitfalls with forwarding constructors
    where I find that you can copy without invoking the copy constructor
• 01 Jun 2012 » Remastered enable_if
    where I fix enable_if
• 29 May 2012 » More type traits
    where I showcase cool traits
• 27 May 2012 » Handling dependent names
    where I get rid of typename

Taming Unicode

Writing is a crucial part of almost all human cultures. The vast diversity in human cultures has lead to the use of numerous writing systems. Unicode is an attempt at making it possible for programmers to represent and handle text in all of those writing systems.

I got curious about Unicode around June 2012, after several discussions about the sad state of affairs in C++. I started by writing a simple set of encoders and decoders just for show, but got progressively more and more interested in the subject. Eventually I found myself writing what I now intend to turn into a serious library for handling Unicode.

This series of posts explains some of the motivations, problems, and design decisions involved in the development of ogonek, a Unicode library with a C++ feel.

• 27 Oct 2012 » How I want to use Unicode in C++
    where I rant about obsessing with encodings

Libraries documentation

I have written some C++ libraries that others might find useful. The documentation for those libraries can be found here.

• ogonek » Unicode using C++ idioms;
• and more coming soon?