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by zapshe

Complacency [Lounge]

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...

[13 replies] Last: [quote=zapshe]However, I believe the biggest obstacle in this country ... (by TheIdeasMan)

by Heyyo53

PNG File Reader (1,2) [General C++ Programming]

I have been on a quest to write some kind of PNG file reader, mostly just for myself, and I was wondering if there is any good resources on how to do binary fil...

[27 replies] Last: Alright, I wanna post my solution, so... #include <ciso646> #includ... (by Duthomhas)

by Duthomhas

Random Story Time (1,2) [Lounge]

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...

[22 replies] Last: I am not generally afraid of animals. I even know how to fight and sub... (by Duthomhas)

by chipp

what happened to this forum????? [Lounge]

it seems like it became veeeery quiet in here[/b] [b]what happened?????[/b] 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?? [Lounge]

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

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

by ElusiveTau

Formatted Console Log with Datetime [Windows Programming]

I'm working on a C++11 project that uses console logging (cout) at the moment. I created the following Log method to perform printf-style formatting: // U...

[8 replies] Last: Just started reading bits an pieces of "C++ Coding standards" by Sutte... (by ElusiveTau)

by ElusiveTau

Logging Wrong Line Number [Beginners]

I'm working with C++17 or prior. I'm writing a custom logger class (I don't have access to a logging library) and have an issue with the following use case. ...

[5 replies] Last: [quote=kigar64551]#ifdef CUSTOM_LOGGER #ifdef CUSTOM_LOGGER # define ... (by ElusiveTau)

by Duthomhas

I wrote a cron job! (1,2) [Lounge]

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

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

by Duthomhas

More unpopular opinions [Lounge]

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 ...

[8 replies] Last: Nah, that’s just part of learning how to drive. And cars with Japane... (by Duthomhas)

by SimpleCoder

MSVC Solution and C1011 Error [Windows Programming]

MSVS Community Edition, v17.12.5 (latest), Win10 (latest), 64-bit I've raised an issue with MS, but after their acknowledging that they've replicated the probl...

[3 replies] Last: did you try using #include instead? I know you may not want to, but m... (by jonnin)