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New comment by apparatur in "Show HN: I built a Cargo-like build tool for C/C++"

apparatur — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:58:43 +0000

I'm intrigued by the idea of writing one's own custom build system in the same language as the target app/game; it's probably not super portable or general but cool and easy to maintain for smaller projects: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@pjako/115782569754684469

New comment by apparatur in "Use string views instead of passing std:wstring by const&"

apparatur — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:22:36 +0000

I think the article is trying to address the question from the title. Definining your own string_view workalike is probably possible, but I'm not sure if it's OK to use it in a public API, for example. Choosing to use const string & may be more suitable.

New comment by apparatur in "What major works of literature were written after age of 85? 75? 65?"

apparatur — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:11:59 +0000

covfefe was at ~71

New comment by apparatur in "[dead]"

apparatur — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:42:04 +0000

In this Better world, can Ukraine use it to defend itself? Do you see it as a nuclear deterrent, not to be touched by either side? What if Russia is already using it?

New comment by apparatur in "Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite usage falls"

apparatur — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:44:45 +0000

Those features are important but I think the key things are the actual games and friends. You cannot start with empty catalog and you also cannot start with older games people already own on Steam. You also need friends to be there on day 1 for multiplayer.