Comparing accumulate to C++23s fold_left

published at 13.10.2025 21:34 by Jens Weller
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Recently I've used accumulate to sum up the t-shirt sizes for Meeting C++ 2025, and wondered if there as a ranges version I could use.

Remembering Rainer Grimm

published at 09.10.2025 22:42 by Jens Weller
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Rainer Grimm passed away on Monday, as you can read in his ALS Journey entry on his blog. I want to express my heartfelt condolences to his family.

You should use QPainterPath they said...

published at 07.10.2025 15:30 by Jens Weller
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This post is about what I learned while playing around with QPainterPath for this years t-shirt at Meeting C++ 2025 sponsored by Hudson River Trading.

Level up your C++ with Packt books

published at 07.08.2025 22:20 by Jens Weller
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Earlier this year I started reviewing a few C++ books from Packt, followed by an interview with the author. Now Packt has released a humble bundle with a total of 22 books in it, which is a great deal for getting more or less a C++ library of ebooks.

Updating my RSSReader from Qt5 to Qt6

published at 10.07.2025 15:59 by Jens Weller
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Never touch a running system is maybe something that you're familiar with. But one day that system stops running, and you decide to get on with the long overdue updates. So this week I've ported my RSSReader for Meeting C++ from Qt5 to Qt6.9.1.