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programming category? - vishnu - 02-13-2023

I wonder if it makes sense to add a programming forum to the site, just a generic forum for any language and any version. I'm sure it would be low traffic but I know there are some good programmers here, and I find using stackoverflow to be extremely annoying due to the vast number of haughty know-it-alls there, who seem far more interested in insulting people rather than helping them.

Like just for example I'm diddling around with using const C++ arrays which has been in the standard library since, I think, C++ 11, but I'm having a hard time seeing how there's any advantage to using it compared to a good old fashioned const C array:

Code:
#include <array>
#include <string>
int main()
{
    std::array<const std::string, 34> right_column_strings_new =
    {
        std::string("0"), "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0",
                    "0",  "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0",
                    "0",  "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"
    };

    const char * right_column_strings_old[34] =
    {
        "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0",
        "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0",
        "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"
    };

    return 0;
}

To compile on Linux, save it to your disk as filename std_array.cpp: g++ -Wall -W -Wno-unused -pedantic std_array.cpp -o std_array (running the compiled program does absolutely nothing).

No need trying it on MIPSPro because MIPSPro  doesn't have the array in it's standard library.

RE: programming category? - Raion - 02-13-2023

Hey Vishnu,

Yessir, I can add a category. I've also been thinking of a general "projects" category for people to show off their stuff.

RE: programming category? - Raion - 02-13-2023

Ok, it's added. Go ahead and PM me a list of topics in General you think should be copied/moved, because I CBA to dig through our library Smile

RE: programming category? - vishnu - 02-13-2023

(02-13-2023, 01:00 AM)Raion Wrote:  Ok, it's added. Go ahead and PM me a list of topics in General you think should be copied/moved, because I CBA to dig through our library Smile

Coolio, thanks Raion! A projects forum would be awesome, just for example here's mobile 600 kilojoule pulse forming network I worked my ass off on, we actually flew it to Germany aboard an AC-130 to use it to test their concept ETC gun for use in their Leopard tanks... 😁