C++NowC++Now 2026 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Until Reflection - Pragmatic Code Generation with Cmake by Bret Brown
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C++Now 2026 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: CMake’s Recent Evolution - Modules, CPS, and Build Optimization by Bill Hoffman
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github.com/ghostwriter🤔 Is this a #Composer normalization quirk caused by how #PHP encodes empty vs non-empty maps when regenerating composer.lock?
`stability-flags` is logically a map, but when empty Composer may serialize it as `[]` instead of `{}` especially after;
composer update --prefer-dist --prefer-stable
- Same dependency graph
- Different lockfile bytes / hash
Semantic determinism ✅
Byte-level determinism ❌
N-gated Hacker News👾🎉 Oh, look! Another self-proclaimed tech guru who "writes about build systems" and wants us to know he's just having "fun" while making everyone else feel "super small." 🙄 Because nothing screams "I'm not competing" more than humble bragging about your superior intellect, right? 😂💻
https://jyn.dev/i-m-just-having-fun/ #techhumor #selfproclaimedguru #buildsystems #humblebrag #competitionfunny #superioritycomplex #HackerNews #ngated
https://jyn.dev/i-m-just-having-fun/ #techhumor #selfproclaimedguru #buildsystems #humblebrag #competitionfunny #superioritycomplex #HackerNews #ngated
🔨 So, you want to understand build systems? Well, here's 200 paragraphs of #jargon that only a #computer #science Ph.D. understands. 😵💫 Just in time for the next millennium of overcomplicated tech explanations! 📚
https://jyn.dev/what-is-a-build-system-anyway/ #buildsystems #techeducation #complexity #HackerNews #ngated
https://jyn.dev/what-is-a-build-system-anyway/ #buildsystems #techeducation #complexity #HackerNews #ngated
Pedro PiñeraIt’s mind-blowing what agents can provide if they are fed with build systems’ structured data. I feel it’s time to have an alternative to logs as the only tool to understand the work a build system is doing.
#buildsystems #dev
#buildsystems #dev
New post: The New Bottleneck
AI agents generate code faster than build systems can compile it. What was once a problem for large orgs is getting democratized.
At @tuist we want to make developer productivity accessible to everyone.
https://pedro.fika.bar/the-new-bottleneck-01KCBMVAQ5RSQYKYNP6XNA5Q4B
Tweag by Modus CreateAt #BazelCon, Malte Poll presented rules_img, a faster and more efficient approach to building container images with Bazel. 🛠️
Watch the full recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYXmAv4Ppk
rules_img: A Ground-Up Redesign of Container Image Building for Bazel - Malte Poll
Build systems need interoperability, not tool wars. Like shipping containers standardized logistics, we need standard caching contracts.
Current enterprise models bundle tech + service wrong. Compare to Supabase: one click, DB in any region.
Build caching should work the same. Select locations, get cache infra there.
Fabrik aims to be that standard.
https://github.com/tuist/fabrik/
Think Bazel is just for code? Think again.
🎬 Watch the recording of Daniel Thagard’s #BazelCon talk to learn how to connect build systems with media editing workflows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrcsDu63OWA
