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Welcome to the lounge forum in C++.com! In this forum, users can to talk about topics other than programming. Feel free to participate in a constructive and p...

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by tonic

Any Info about Kbw ?

Hello Guys, I wanted to ask does anybody know kbw ? i mean personally, it seems like he isnt writing here either, I used to write him once a year per email, a...

[7 replies] Last: Me too. I have the forum tab open with my work tabs, so I end up check... (by zapshe)

by zapshe

ChatGPT is too smart

At this point, the AI training I'm doing is, "Ha, ChatGPT couldn't even 1 shot produce PhD level research!" Not even exaggerating. Work that would take a true-...

[3 replies] Last: If you give a deck of cards a good shuffle right now, no cheating or b... (by newbieg)

by Duthomhas

He’s dead, jim. (1,2)

So very sad. I really enjoyed this forum.

[23 replies] Last: There is a place for sure. That isn't the issue. This one won't let ... (by jonnin)

by Ganado

vscode adds UTF-16 BOM to stdout [Windows]

Posting in lounge since this isn't directly a C++ issue. Google and GPT-whatever have failed me. In Visual Studio Code, I am attempting to run the .exe I just ...

[3 replies] Last: Try the above with and without the _setmode() command, and you'll kno... (by Ganado)

by TheIdeasMan

Trade space for time

I found this interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JuWdXrCmWg

[5 replies] Last: the process looks a great deal like what I have frequently done to con... (by jonnin)

by Duthomhas

More unpopular opinions

Continuing from https://cplusplus.com/forum/lounge/285914/ If you are in a school zone, either early in the morning when students are being dropped off or ...

[14 replies] Last: Perhaps a case of "Better, but still not good." (A phrase used by dr... (by keskiverto)

by Duthomhas

Random Story Time (1,2)

I once went to McDonalds, waaay back when $5 was expensive, and bought food that totaled something like $6.85. I gave the cashier a five, two ones, and a dim...

[25 replies] Last: Future story coming. Just don’t want the topic to close yet. (by Duthomhas)

by seeplus

C++ developments

This article may be of interest: https://www.itprotoday.com/c-programming-language/c-in-2025-how-the-language-is-adapting-to-a-shifting-tech-landscape

[8 replies] Last: The std::variant was ruined by committee. Use boost::variant instead. ... (by Duthomhas)

by zapshe

Complacency (1,2,3)

We're here at the last chance for him to turn back. We all know defying their decision, especially being 9-0, is the hill he wants to die on. He's installed his...

[43 replies] Last: About all we have accomplished is that I dislike all politicians even... (by zapshe)

by chipp

what happened to this forum?????

it seems like it became veeeery quiet in here what happened????? are we have another new forum or something...?

[6 replies] Last: apart from these, this forum is on a blacklist at most active c++ site... (by jonnin)

by chipp

insecure connection??

i've been inactive on this web for soooooooo long and when i wanna check in to this web before, there's a warning that says this web has insecure connection ...

[6 replies] Last: @salem: ic... actually, the warning my browser displaying before is wh... (by chipp)

by Duthomhas

I wrote a cron job! (1,2)

This is a continuation of Finally switched to Linux Mint (https://cplusplus.com/forum/lounge/285724/ ). Mint, by default, is constantly popping up notificat...

[25 replies] Last: Someone did wrote a news piece for April 1st about "one common package... (by keskiverto)

by Duthomhas

Well, it looks like Mozilla is finally turning Evil™

Firefox users are getting an updated EULA where Mozilla gets copyright to everything you post online through their browser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4...

[7 replies] Last: Louis Rossmann does good work (I support his right to repair efforts) ... (by zapshe)

by sargon94

Software in Fortran

Quick question for the group: Is it normal to run into primary software written in Fortran?! It's caused nothing but trouble over the last 6 months, and I thoug...

[6 replies] Last: The problems are not that the vendor is using an ancient language. The... (by seeplus)

by zapshe

AI is something special (1,2,3,4)

I feel like AI is getting overlooked by many. I feel like I have a real professional in any field I want to learn about just waiting for me to ask things. Yes,...

[71 replies] Last: HUH? You're not forced to reply either. I just wanted to reach some co... (by zapshe)

by PhysicsIsFun

Website does not work properly with Linux

Hi guys, on my Linux machine (Ubuntu 22.04.05) the website does not work properly. I need to use the legacy version by clicking on the button at the top right ...

[6 replies] Last: Ah, it seems my understanding of the problem is in error. Sorry. (by Duthomhas)

by Duthomhas

Short films worth watching

I don’t particularly like horror, but this one was great! The Curse of Dracular https://youtu.be/kjd6jETfd5c?si=Oa9pabr4-kvrHC6v (Contains a claymation...

[8 replies] Last: LOL, yeah, it was Melissa driving, I wasn’t in the car, but she saw ... (by Duthomhas)

by seeplus

New Safe C++ Proposal (1,2,3,4,5,6)

There is now a Safe C++ proposal that extends C++ by defining a superset of the language that can be used to write code with strong safety guarantees. See: htt...

[104 replies] Last: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42231489 I've been reading quite... (by helios)

by seeplus

C++23

C++23 has finally been accepted by ISO as the latest C++ standard ISO/IEC 14882:2024 For a useful summary of features see https://www.cppstories.com/2024/cp...

[3 replies] Last: Note that something like for (auto& elem : getVector()) has always b... (by Peter87)