vito.nyc

Domain expertise is a funny thing.

Let us consider for a moment the construction of an operation in C++26’s std::execution (hereafter exec).1 In such a construction we need several things: we need a sender, the source of an operation; and a receiver, the sink of an operation.

I think it’s clear that ASIO is both one of the most important libraries in C++ yet to achieve standardization, and one of the worst documented C++ libraries to ever hold such a prestigious position.

Python isn’t slow.

SystemVerilog is a strange language.

There is a five year old CMake bug describing the need for a “cookbook” to walk users through effective packaging of CMake projects.

The visitor pattern is an esoteric programming pattern that has never been widely popular.

In the Reddit comments for the original Command Line Flags post there was an interesting discussion about what to do for positional parameters when the user wants to pass an argument that matches an existing flag.

You are programming a tool in C++.

Tandon’s CS program, unlike CAS and the majority of other schools with CS programs, does not have any sort of CS placement.

The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy. — Oscar Wilde Bureaucracy in the mind of the average American is typically a prescriptive arm of government.

For those who have never ventured into the dark underworld of the Python C‑Extension API, you may believe that it is as fluid and rewarding as the rest of the Python ecosystem.

What follows is the personal statement that I submitted to Columbia and NYU as part of my college applications.

This is just some dumb shit I’ve been musing on, but I think it might be healthy to type up some of these errant streams of consciousness.

This is a pretty common question, enough that I can milk it for some blog content.