@BuildAMation

#opensource build system and project generator for multi-platform #cplusplus desktop application development. Scripts written in #csharp. Tweets by @mark_final.

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It's been nagging at me recently that I've not done any work at all on BuildAMation (BAM) for a long while. I think there are many reasons contributing to this. Above all, I learned a tonne of things throughout the entire build ecosystem for desktop,
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I helped lead the github.com migration from local macOS dev to Codespaces and went from skeptic to believer along the way; cloud-based development is the future. github.blog/2021-08-11-githu…
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Meeting C++@meetingcpp12 Aug 2021
Moving a project to C++ named Modules devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl… #cpp #cplusplus

Moving a project to C++ named Modules - C++ Team Blog

There is a lot of hype (and perhaps restraint) to using modules in projects. The general blocker tends to be build support, but even with good build

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Meeting C++@meetingcpp12 Aug 2021
Intel C/C++ compilers complete adoption of LLVM software.intel.com/content/w… #cpp #cplusplus
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I will probably ween myself off of this Twitter account too, and move onto my personal account @mark_final.
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Thank you to all who expressed an interest in BAM! Keep on building great software!
After a lot of work, we have finished the implementation of PEP 657 🚀🎉. In Python 3.11🐍, tracebacks will annotate where exactly the error is happening in your code 🤯. No more confusion having to guess what part of the expression is wrong. Learn more at python.org/dev/peps/pep-0657…
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Read Łukasz' blog on his role as CPython Developer in Residence: lukasz.langa.pl/a072a74b-19d… I am so grateful to everyone who made this possible!

I am the new CPython Developer in Residence - Łukasz Langa

This is some of the most amazing news in the past few years for me. Python needs full-time development to stay competitive, I’ve been talking about this for years, dreaming about it for even longer...

lukasz.langa.pl
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Qt@qtproject23 Jun 2021
👀 Get an early look at the BIG ONE! Qt 6.2 will bring LTS support and 13 additional modules. With this alpha release, we invite you to take an early look at the arrival of the future of #software #development. Get up and running here 🔗 hubs.li/H0QRV_P0 #Qt 6 #QtDev

Qt 6 Reaches Feature Parity with Qt 5 - the Qt 6.2 Alpha Released

Qt 6.2 Alpha release blog post - Qt 6 achieves feature parity with Qt 5 in the 6.2 release. Don't miss the chance to get an early look at how the all-new powerhouse version of Qt handles your...

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Python 3.10 beta 3 is out. Please give it a try with your libraries — don’t get caught unawares when the final release goes out this fall! mail.python.org/archives/lis…
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Mypy 0.900 was released. The Big Change is that third-party library stubs are installed via stub packages. Mypy now supports pyproject.toml, type guards and ships with Apple Silicon binaries, and there's a lot more. mypy-lang.blogspot.com/2021/…
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Moshe Vardi@vardi3 Jun 2021
Programmer's Lingo :-)
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conan.io@conan_io5 Feb 2021
JFrog announces sunset of the Bintray service blog.conan.io/2021/02/05/JFr… This sunset will NOT affect ConanCenter, but if you are a Bintray user, please read.
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Meeting C++@meetingcpp22 Jan 2021
MSVC Backend Updates in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 Preview 3 devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl… #cpp #cplusplus
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Very worthwhile new features
The Mypy Project@mypyproject22 Jan 2021
Mypy 0.800 is out! Python 3.9 is now supported, and you can finally write list[int] instead of List[int]. Namespace package support is also improved. See the blog post for the full list of improvements. mypy-lang.blogspot.com/2021/…
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JFrog
@jfrog1 Dec 2020
As the Conan team embarks on its quest to define the next generation of the package manager, these C/C++ warriors will join them on the field. jfrog.co/3msF6bV #cpp #cpluplus @conan_io
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Minor site update, but big behind-the-scenes change to reduce latency. Hopefully you won't spot any difference except a slightly more responsive compile experience! -mg
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An absolutely amazing thread on CPU design and fabrication progress
Ken Shirriff
@kenshirriff12 Nov 2020
how it started: how it’s going:
Die photo with caption "ARM1 processor (1985), 25 thousand transistors"

ALT Die photo with caption "ARM1 processor (1985), 25 thousand transistors"

Die photo with caption "Apple M1 processor (2020), 8-core ARM, 16 billion transistors"

ALT Die photo with caption "Apple M1 processor (2020), 8-core ARM, 16 billion transistors"

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