#10 Spooky Halloween C++.

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What C++ features are devils and demons looking forward to the most?

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Contracts and assumptions

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#cplusplus

#9 Spooky Halloween C++

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What potential C++ feature do vampires find least useful?

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Reflection

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#cplusplus

#8 Spooky Halloween C++


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Why are the input characters afraid of the Lexer?


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They heard about maximal munch!


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#cplusplus

"Artificial Intelligence in the Firm:
Bottlenecks in Software Production": https://fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf

This has been almost exactly my experience. You can not ignore the SDL. If you look at the whole SDL process, the cost just shift.

This is the current problem in open source that is causing burnout and reduced productivity.

#ai

#7 Spooky Halloween C++.

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What are a ghosts favorite types?

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bool and float

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#cplusplus

"Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak looks scary. Doctors say the reality is worse.": https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/06/pennsylvanias-measles-outbreak-is-worse-than-numbers-suggest/

#6 Spooky Halloween C++.

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What is a vampires favorite type?

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std::byte

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#cplusplus

'long long long' is too long for GCC

is such a good ol'diagnostic

#programming

#5 Spooky Halloween C++.

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Why did Igor make a bad C++ dev?

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He keeps trying to throw the switch

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#cplusplus

Reading “The Unaccountability Machine”

Oh, that whole free lunch thing

Reading “The Unaccountability Machine”

“Seemed like a good idea to economists”

#4 Spooky Halloween C++.

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Why don't mummies use exceptions?

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Because they are afraid of unwinding

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#cplusplus

#3 Spooky Halloween C++.

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Why are C++ devs bad at halloween?

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Because they all come wearing bit-masks

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#2 Spooky Halloween C++.

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Why don’t the undead make good C++ programmers?

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Because they don’t know how to end their lifetimes properly.

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#324 Given the following in C++

typedef int x = 0; // Well-formed?

Without checking

A. Yes
B. No

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#Cpppolls

Answer B

No, see http://wg21.link/CWG3166

What is the difference between a cat and a comma?

One has claws at the end of it's paws

the other has a pause and the end of it clause

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The October issue of Clarkesworld (our 20th anniversary issue) is now online and features stories by Alex T. Singer, Fiona Moore, Shi Heiyao, Elizabeth Bear, Louis Inglis Hall, Natalia Theodoridou, and Tia Tashiro.

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"Sorry, what was meant to be a shitpost has yet again sparked a long conversation"

"Love in the time of Palantir | Planet Money": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDhRGZjUogs

This story is pretty creepy b/c you realize how powerful the surveillance state can be.

Having your photo online unlocks so much for tracking you.

The one gift you can give your kids, don't allow their photos online.

#privacy