Tag: programming
I came across a really cool use of C++ templates that I hadn't seen before - optimizing out branch instructions. I discovered it while watching a recorded tech talk from Drew Paroski, who apparently is a rather well-known Facebook engineer. Drew only briefly mentions the design pattern, and shows a…
Update: This post is out-of-date. Please head over to the newest post for Powerlevel9k, here. Original post: In the post where I first announced the powerlevel9k Oh-My-Zsh theme, I lamented the fact that the powerlevel9k theme displays less information about git repositories while you were working in them than does…
Introduction Vim's reputation is that it is extremely powerful once you learn it, but the learning curve is so steep, it's essentially a discontinuity. This is obviously hyperbole, but I would say it's more exaggeration than truth. Vim is certainly harder to learn compared to popular mouse-driven editors like Microsoft…
Well, it has taken me a couple of days, but I finally have this blog's Octopress configuration to the point that I'm going to leave it be for a bit... I think. There are a number of things I really, really like about Octopress. Some examples: Posts are written and…