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Jason Turner
@lefticus.bsky.social
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C++ Developer, Trainer, Speaker, YouTuber

https://www.youtube.com/@cppweekly
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Ep 519 - initializer_list vs Initializer List
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C++ Weekly - Ep 519 - initializer_list vs Initializer List
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February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Ep 518 - Online C++ Tools You Must See! (2026)
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C++ Weekly - Ep 518 - Online C++ Tools You Must See! (2026)
☟☟ Awesome T-Shirts! Sponsors! Books! ☟☟ C++ Best Practices - NDC Toronto - May 5,6 - https://ndctoronto.com/workshops/c-best-practices/fce45061e333 A cross-platform IDE for C and C++, CLion is…
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February 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Pedantic me would like to point out that I've eaten at least 4 different varieties of avocados in the US alone.

And if you buy avocados in Florida they are likely *not* haas.
nome.bsky.social Nome @nome.bsky.social · Jan 4
Just because it's so wild to think about, to be clear, this is true.

If you eat commercially grown avocados in the United States, you're eating from one tree, cuttings from which are grown on new trees through grafting to produce Haas Avocados.
February 2, 2026 at 6:32 AM
lefticus.bsky.social
Does anyone know of a computation problem domain where precision and accuracy are most important, over any performance concerns?
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Ep 517 - Tool Spotlight: ClangBuildAnalyzer
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C++ Weekly - Ep 517 - Tool Spotlight: ClangBuildAnalyzer
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January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Come to my highly interactive and dynamic C++ Best Practices workshop at NDC Toronto May 5-6, 2026!

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C++ Best Practices | NDC Toronto 2026
This is a 2-day workshop that explores Best Practices as they apply to C++.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
I need a documentary about people who won trips on game shows in the 80's and 90's and how those trips went
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Ep 516 - C++26's User Generated static_assert Messages
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C++ Weekly - Ep 516 - C++26's User Generated static_assert Messages
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January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Ep 515 - Revolutionize Your Templates with static_assert of non-value-dependent Exprs
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C++ Weekly - Ep 515 - Revolutionize Your Templates with static_assert of non-value-dependent Exprs
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January 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
A shocking number of people in local online marketplaces have the hobby of messaging you to ask "is this still available?" Then literally never responding again
January 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Fun fact, this "world's most complicated/important machine" that Veritasium just covered runs C++!

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I know because I have had students from ASML on multiple occasions (they had me out there for training and to speak at a meetup back in 2018!)

@veritasium.bsky.social
The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine
The insane machines that make the most advanced computer chips. Sponsored by Brilliant - To learn for free for a full 30 days, go to https://brilliant.org/veritasium and get started. Plus, our…
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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Ep 514 - C++26 on 1990 DOS?
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C++ Weekly - Ep 514 - C++26 on 1990 DOS?
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January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
I tried to sell my last generation @Garmin.com watches, but then realized they weren't keeping charges very well.

The guy I gave them to for free sent me this lovely note and $50.

I'm forwarding the $ to ALS research in honor of Rainer Grimm, consider contributing to ALS research if you can.
Dear Jason, I hope you remember me. A few weeks ago, you were trying to sell your 2 Garmin watches on Craigslist. You decided to just give me the watches because they were not working properly. I was able to get one of them to work, so I am sending you a check for $50. I thought about paying your generosity forward, but paying it back works too. Thank you again for your kind gesture and please put this $50 to good use. Merry XMAS + Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
lefticus.bsky.social
Ep 513- How Many Ways Can You End a Program?
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C++ Weekly - Ep 513 - How Many Ways Can You End a Program?
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December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Ep 512 - reinterpret_cast is Finally Fixed!
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C++ Weekly - Ep 512 - reinterpret_cast is Finally Fixed!
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December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
FYI, besides having the evolution of C++11->C++26 and an adventure game, my website now also has a fully cross-linked database of C++ Weekly episodes!

cppevo.dev/episodes/

Want to see which episodes correlate to which parts of the standard and then jump into the adventure game engine to explore?
C++ Weekly Episodes - C++ Standard Evolution Viewer
Browse 504 C++ Weekly episodes with links to related C++ standard sections
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December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Ep 511 - move(obj).fun() vs move(obj.fun())
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C++ Weekly - Ep 511 - move(obj).fun() vs move(obj.fun())
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December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Nice. 100% recommend.

BTW apparently I went too far east. 🪢
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
lefticus.bsky.social
I've built a text adventure game engine on top of the C++ Standard. Why? I have no idea. But it's a learning tool with quests and time travel and artifacts and NPC's and XP and ... well, you just have to check it out!

cppevo.dev/adventure
C++ Standard Adventure - cppevo
Explore the C++ standard as an interactive text adventure game. Navigate between C++ eras, collect knowledge, and learn the language.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
lefticus.bsky.social
This is the Christmas gift you've been looking for!

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A puzzle book built to teach and reinforce key computer science concepts!
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December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
Ep 510 - The AMAZING Performance of array (and span)!
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C++ Weekly - Ep 510 - The AMAZING Performance of array (and span)!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
lefticus.bsky.social
#TIL there's an online game for learning git www.gitmastery.me
and a game for learning vim! vim-adventures.com

are there other games that you know of like this?
GitMastery - Master Git Through Play
Learn Git commands and concepts through fun, interactive challenges
www.gitmastery.me
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
lefticus.bsky.social
Ep 509 - Can Lambdas Inherit Interfaces?
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C++ Weekly - Ep 509 - Can Lambdas Inherit Interfaces?
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December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I know you "need" this Christmas Winter Holiday themed pirate constexpr long sleeve shirt!

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constexburrr pirate Christmas themed shirt. It's red and long sleeve. Honestly, I'm not sure why I did this one. I was on a roll. you should see the car pirate constexpr one that's also in the store.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Ep 508 - What if You're Windows Only?
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C++ Weekly - Ep 508 - What if You're Windows Only?
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM