gexicide

gexicide has asked 88 questions and find answers to 62 problems.

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I'm a long term developer of Tableau's Hyper database engine and currently the manager in charge of the Hyper API.

gexicide questions

C++11 static_assert (and functions to be used therein)
Does TCP use an own thread?
How does C/C++ copy structs?
CMake cannot find Boost on Windows
Why is std::is_trivial deprecated in C++26?
C++ STL: Why is there no upper_bound equivalent that retrieves the greatest element smaller then a specific key?
Template member default initialization
Can I overload a "cast from null" operator in C#?
C++: Is using segvcatch safe?
Why are Java wildcards more powerful than use-site variance?

gexicide answers

Can I use cmpxchg16b to atomically copy a pointer to a pointer and an int, while simultaneously incrementing the int (atomic reference counting)?
for loop condition: array size - .length or constant?
Are scoped static variables shared between threads?
Why does my code slow down when i replace arrays with stl vectors, in c++, are arrays more faster than vectors?
Why compiler warns about resource leak?
Can std::vector emplace_back copy construct from an element of the vector itself?
Why is the semicolon not required but allowed at the end of a class definition?
Why are Java wildcards more powerful than use-site variance?
When does TimSort complain about broken comparator?
Wrap arbitrary function call via template metaprogramming with try..catch block in modern C++