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01 Jul 2025:

: Reading man pages on macOS

Reading man pages on macOS, the comfortable way

17 May 2025:

: A hard to remember git 'command'

Git is great, but some commands are hard to remember. Here is one.

01 Mar 2025:

: COBOL vs C++, Declared Dead - Still Alive

In the conversation for a successor of C++, often COBOL is mentioned. But there are subtle differences between the two languages. Let's have a look.

10 Jan 2025:

: The LinkedIn OpenToWork Badge

Last November I ended an assignment and added the LinkedIn OpenToWork badge to my profile. Did it help me find a new assignment? Here's my takeaway.

11 Dec 2024:

: SwedenCpp 2024

In 2024, SwedenCpp turned eight and hosted its 50th event. Here’s what happened.

30 Nov 2024:

: Print out all CMake variables

Sometimes it is useful to see all the variables and the values that are defined in a CMake run. Here is a simple way to print them all out.

16 Nov 2024:

: The work of WG21/SG15 - Tooling

SG15 is the study group for tooling in the {cpp} standardization committee. What is it, and why does it even exist?

11 Jul 2024:

: xattr on macOS - What It Is and Why You Might Need It

From time to time I download a binary and macOS marks it as quarantined, preventing its execution. Even if it was downloaded as a zip archive. Here is how to check and remove the quarantine attribute.

03 Jul 2024:

: Political Messages in Tech Talks

I have been organizing user group events for eight years, and it was never questioned that we provide a safe and inclusive environment. Recently, however, we faced our first incident where some attendees felt uncomfortable due to a political message on a speaker's slide.

18 May 2024:

: A {cpp} type list, but how and why

How to implement a simple {cpp} type list, and what could be the use cases for it.