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Matt
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Former finance C++ dev writing about the merge of mining into the energy grid 🔋

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Recent Notes

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C++ nugget 💡: 



std::string_view (C++17)

A lightweight, non-owning reference to a string — zero allocation, zero copy.

Instead of passing const std::string&, use string_view to accept any string-like data (string, char*, literals) without copying.

Bitcoin Core uses it heavily in src/util/string.h:

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The role of the C++ compiler is not to protect your program from undefined behaviour.

On the contrary, it assumes there is no undefined behaviour and makes aggressive code optimisations as a result.
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C++ is a low time preference language.

Unlike Python or Javascript, it does not bring instant gratification, it is hard and you have to be patient.

However it is used in high time preference situations, precisely in low-latency environment (gaming / trading / fighter jets), where random delays are unacceptable.