iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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LaurieWired @lauriewired.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Had fun speaking with @bloopmuseum today at CppCon; if you’re here, swing by their booth while they’re around!   I haven’t been yet, but they’ve apparently bought out a huge abandoned government building in Pittsburgh and are filling it with a ton of vintage computing equipment.

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 18/09/2026

The Bloop Museum is awesome! Drove 8 hours to visit it with my son a few months back! Great to hear it's getting some celebrity endorsements :-)

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 17/09/2026

I think someone took my "please try and hack us and let us know" message too far lol; tons of alerts overnight about traffic anomalies as some google cloud based bot cloud pokes at CE.

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LaurieWired @lauriewired.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

turns out compiler explorer isn't just a website

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 15/09/2026

c++ pals! What retro gaming stuff would you like to see at CppCon later this week?

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Kieran HJ Connell @kieranhj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I finished my port of legendary game Paradroid from the C64 to the BBC Micro! Check it out here to download the disk, play in the emulator or read through the code: bitshifters.github.io/posts/prods/... [Disclaimer: AI assisted with Claude Code.] #retro #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #demoscene

bitshifters.github.io

Paradroid, by Bitshifters

Acorn, BBC Micro and Retro Computer Code & Demos

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 12/09/2026

Having a great time with my son at #VCFMW - off to see @inversephase.bsky.social talk next!

My son and I at #VCFMW - selfie showing middle aged man and a young adult standing in front of a crowded set of booths in a large warehouse/conference centre

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 10/09/2026

Work wanted to film me talking about things that I care about ... so obviously I talked about reading assembly and why it still matters :) www.youtube.com/shorts/cZbkQ...

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Do developers still need to read assembly?

YouTube video by Hudson River Trading

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 09/09/2026

Arg. What happened to Google home stuff? I used to come home and "hey Google, play some music please". Today I said that three times: - sure here's a playlist called sunflower - sure here's some (giant long playlist name I didn't recognise) - sure here's a playlist called "some music" Srsly...

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 09/09/2026

Can someone help my pal make it up to Chicago for #vcfmw ? Thanks in advance!

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 30/08/2026

Wondering vaguely if I'm now more an "executive programmer" these days.

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 27/08/2026

What time is it? Computerphile time! Sean does another great job of editing my word salad of excitement as I go into how your computer tells the time!

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Eric Niebler @ericniebler.com · 23/08/2026

I finally got `import std` to work on @compiler-explorer.com godbolt.org/z/3P5b11f5M #cpp

screenshot of Compiler Explorer compiling a C++ program that does `import std`

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Jason Turner @lefticus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Book now for an upcoming C++ workshop! Sep 12-13 (Aurora, CO): cppcon.org/class-2026-b... Sep 21-22 (Kongsberg, NO): ndctechtown.com/tickets Oct 14 (Breda, NL): cppunderthesea.nl#workshops

cppcon.org

C++ Best Practices 2026 | CppCon

C++ Best Practices is a two-day onsite training course with programming examples, taught by Jason Turner. It is offered at the Gaylord Rockies from 09:00 to 17:00 Aurora time (MDT) on Saturday and…

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DevMsg.txt @devmsg-txt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

All code in this game which did not originate from Micro Power LTD is dedicated to Tracey Dianne Nicholson... (C) Micro Power LTD and written by Gary Partis - ILTDN the Mega Being

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 16/08/2026

So close.... some people have individual videos with more than a million but my goal is to get a million in total :) youtube.com/@mattgodbolt

A Tidbyt display showing a ticket of Matt Godbolt video views: 22k subs and 963k views

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 16/08/2026

Get a 10% discount on Compiler Explorer swag with this link: shop.compiler-explorer.com/promo/MIDAUG... to celebrate, er, 5199 days of CE?! Yay!

shop.compiler-explorer.com

Compiler Explorer

The official Compiler Explorer shop! Come show your support for CE and get cool gear!

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 13/08/2026

Well, I let myself get distracted as to why my Spectrum emulator's newer versions weren't as fast as the older ones...as is the way a couple of single line changes and now they're beating the old way comprehensively... I should be concentrating on C++26 stuff but I can't help myself!

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 11/08/2026

Ok...I am now cautiously optimistic about what cool tricks I can play with C++26 (obviously for my emulator....)

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 10/08/2026

Poking about with compile time consteval programming. Finally understanding why @hanicka.net wants everything to be constexpr. Also, trying to bridge the gap from compile time data to static constants at runtime is painful...

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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 10/08/2026

[back in the day] Low level programmers: "It's all about optimizing every byte and every cycle, use as little RAM as you can" Other devs: "Nonsense. We have plenty of RAM" [today] Low level programmers: "Well well well"

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 10/08/2026

Some hobby JavaScript work (admittedly with lots of LLM help) has led to some jsbeeb updates too: hqx support, disc structure visualiser, HFE disc image archive support too. Nice to knock out some very old todos (mostly while I was gardening!)

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 10/08/2026

Did some C++ hobby coding for the first time in ages. Trying out some C++26 stuff and oh gosh, compiler errors are not helpful, are they!? GCC 16.2 and some "X cannot be cast to X" type errors...and std::string_view is not structural so I can't use it how I'd like... Had to step away in frustration

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nocturnalplant @nocturnalplant.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It's Bandcamp Friday and I released my first original EDM track! #music #electronicmusic #indiemusic nocturnalplant.bandcamp.com/track/photos...

nocturnalplant.bandcamp.com

Photosynthesis, by nocturnalplant

track by nocturnalplant

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Inverse Phase @inversephase.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Are you in the US and trying to order a Pretty Eight Machine vinyl from inversephase.bandcamp.com/album/pretty... for #BandcampFriday? Only folks in Europe or the UK can order them right now from @bandcamp.com - US folks, order at www.savepoint.store/product/pret... or visit @bloopmuseum.bsky.social

inversephase.bandcamp.com

Pretty Eight Machine SE, by Inverse Phase

13 track album

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LaurieWired @lauriewired.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Excited to be giving a keynote at CppCon 2026 this September, go check it out!

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Raddle is an occasionally infuriating word puzzle that does not fund hate.

raddle.quest

Raddle — Word transformation game

A daily word game by Sandy Weisz

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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 31/07/2026

Why would you need to download and install code libraries these days? Just ask your AI to add the feature into your own codebase... It's simpler than package management in C++ (this has been a C++ package management joke post, please behave accordingly)

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Two-player #BBCMicro Elite has just become the first game ever to support all the buttons on twin Delta 14B joysticks So two players can dogfight in Elite without either of them needing the keyboard For some of us, this is a dream come true! And it justifies all this hardware I keep buying... 😀

Key legend for the Delta 14B in two-player Elite

One Delta 14B joystick and the 14B/1 adaptor box

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Sinclair Research @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Did you know Linus Torvalds wrote a software blitter called GMOVE for the Sinclair QL? The QL Preservation Project has archived it along with 4GB of QL software, all 17 volumes of QL Today magazine, and even a playable Bandersnatch. Incredible resource: www.sinclairql.net

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 23/07/2026

Finding a V8 optimisation bug was not on my bingo card for July and yet... issues.chromium.org/issues/53780... Sometimes it *is* a bug in the compiler :)

issues.chromium.org

Chromium

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Jason Turner @lefticus.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Struggling to deal with slop and manage PRs in your code base? This is your last chance to get my new book, "Make Bugs (nearly) Impossible" at a pre-release price for as low as $4.99 leanpub.com/makebugsnear... I'm known for C++ content - but this book is language agnostic.

leanpub.com

Make Bugs (nearly) Impossible

Resisting human and AI slop in an LLM age while keeping code clean and maintainable.

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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 20/07/2026

As a seasoned assembly language hack, I'm interested in the code that compilers generated, and the optimisations they've used. This is a fascinating online resource by @matt.godbolt.org that sheds a lot of light on that.

godbolt.org

Compiler Explorer

Compiler Explorer is an interactive online compiler which shows the assembly output of compiled C++, Rust, Go (and many more) code.

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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 19/07/2026

With the amount of body checking and tackling you would think this was American Football and not Football in America.

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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 17/07/2026

why does the C64 port of Nuts & Milk (called HOT POP for some reason) look like it should be a ZX Spectrum game?

Hot Pop for the C64. A simple single-screen platformer, with little blobby player & enemies. Each sprite & background tile is a single solid color, or a single color and black (the background color)

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Inverse Phase @inversephase.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

At last, I can finally nuke my account over there

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 16/07/2026

Apparently my YouTube channel is 11 today! The stats tell me my most watched video is one I did very early on about how Wolfenstein 3D (the DOS era game) worked. I've been threatening to make a Doom and Quake followup ever since...oops. www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3...

Notification: "Congrats your channel is 11 today!" from YouTube

Top 5 screenshot:
1 Wolfenstein 3D -> 290k views
2 Live Stream: C++ coding: 83k views
3 Meltdown And Spectre: 33k views
4 AoCO day 1: 33k views
5 5 Things your CPU does for you: 32k views

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 14/07/2026

Everything you never wanted to know about CPUs, clocks, compilers and confounding factors for benchmarking! #cppnow2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU_n...

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Keynote: Benchmarking - It's About Time - Matt Godbolt - C++Now 2026

YouTube video by CppNow

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 12/07/2026

Sounds like either a threat or a bid to attract Americans by pointing out flaws in their healthcare?

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Matt Godbolt @matt.godbolt.org · 10/07/2026

New podcast episode: Never Twice the Same Colo(u)r Matt records from the wrong continent and explains how he taught his computer to be a 1950s television. Ben guesses his way to the secret of the colo(u?)r burst and wins today's podcast. Listen at: twoscomplement.org#podcast/neve...

twoscomplement.org

Two's Complement

A Programming Podcast by Ben Rady and Matt Godbolt

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Jason Turner @lefticus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#badhumanart attempt 23. #notai I tried (and failed) to capture this awesome phonebooth I just saw in Folkestone, UK

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