cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/840275

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To put C++’s growth in context:

Compared to all languages: There are now more C++ developers than the #1 language had just four years ago. Compared to Rust: Each of C++, Python, and Java just added about as many developers in one year as there are Rust total developers in the world.

Whoa. That are some carefully selected numbers. It is like saying that I am earning much better money than my 16-year-old nephew (who just finished school), and that, because my job is installing and servicing coal stoves and coal stoves are still used in large part of the country, the coal stove industry is in a totally healthy state.

Hmm. Sounds like C++ is losing ground to Rust - which is much younger - fast.

Especially considering that according to the Stack Overflow surveys, young programmers tend to get into C++, but experienced developers clearly prefer Rust.

Of course, C++ isn't going to dissppear. It will continue to be used for a long time, especially in old, mature code bases. But the same is true for COBOL. And very few new projects use COBOL. In the same way as some scholars and archeologists need to know Latin, but very few publish research or write new books in Latin - even if it was the language of science just a couple hundred years ago.

I thought of this after a recent bug I found. I use Vivaldi browser and recently it updated. After the update my mouse cursor was not visible when within the browser window. Other programs worked fine. I tried visual studio and steam and epic game store all had my mouse, Vivaldi didn't.

I closed all instances of Vivaldi via task nanager(was unable to click the x) and restarted it. That fixed the bug and I haven't been able to replicate so I don't have anything to submit for a bug report. Just a really strange thing.

What have been your weirdest bugs?

If you just want the library https://codeberg.org/janantos/brow6el

Reminds me of Browsh

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/837188

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Matches my own experience when working on software where quality matters, like large and long-running scientific projects: Even if there are tight time constraints, you won't sacrifice quality, because that would make you slower.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/43351044

https://media.ccc.de/ is the publication website for the Chaos Computer Club, the largest hacking collective in the world based in Germany.

GrayJay is an application to consume media from anywhere a plugin has been written for (Youtube, Peertube, SoundCloud, TED Talks, BitChute, BillBilli, ...). Think yt-dlp with a frontend and subscription features.

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Add a new source and use the URL of the JSON manifest on radicle

https://seed.radicle.garden/raw/rad%3AzWzu5sgdan7wuErGDRz1u4JTFEF7/head/MediaCCCConfig.json

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/836128

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/832973

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This is a first for me. I've got some personal projects I want to work on, and I really enjoy programming. Normally first thing in the morning I'll spend an hour waking up, drinking coffee, and writing some code.

I'm a professional software developer, and software development is a passion and hobby. But I felt like I needed a bit of a reset so I've made an effort to not write any code at all during the Christmas/New Years holidays (about 3 weeks).

Honestly I don't feel like I've missed out, but I'm definitely looking forward to getting back into it and I think I'll benefit from it. Ill be back at it again next week.

I know 3 weeks isn't a huge amount of time in the grand scheme of things. Have you found yourself taking a complete break from coding? How did you find things when you had to start up again? Felt like it benefitted you or ended up losing the trail a bit?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/832549

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Going to lose my current, non software development job due to replacement (not by AI, but by other humans), and I have a quite limited number of skills. I especially bad with waking up early, so most "local" (requires 2 hours of travel) factory jobs are out.

I don't have a portfolio of great companies I worked at, nor with games I worked on, nor with websites. I also live far away from job opportunities that are relevant for me.

I'm personally more afraid of my mother, who believes, Hungary has easy to access "DEI grants", so she sent me all places for an "official autism diagnosis" (including an asylum, in the middle of a pandemic), so employers will be lining up for me with all kind of job opportunities, because she read that on a nazi news site. Reality is ableism is so rampant I get called slurs at worst, and otherwise I have to deal with conspiracy theories aimed at me straight out of Forrest Gump. She wants me to apply to all unqualified positions I can, because she read that as a suggestion online.