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Question: gday! - so,in theory,how many times can anyone actually have their mind completely blown? 1,7 or 42?
Asked by 2022 (2.26.240.x) on October 1 2022, 3:49pm
Reply on October 2 2022, 4:00pm:

I'd imagine there would be a Gaussian distribution in this answer? 3 Comments...

Question: Hello ! In order to write good / safe / maintainable C++ code, what do you think about C++ Core Guidelines and Google Style Guide ? If C++ was not there and you had REAPER in mind, would you bet on Zig or Rust for writing a robust software ? Have a good day ! Best.
Asked by Arlequin (212.224.238.x) on September 28 2022, 5:36pm
Reply on September 28 2022, 7:33pm:

I haven't read those guide(lines) at length but in general I'm more in favor of a lighter flavor of C++. I haven't used Rust or Zig so I'm not really a good person to ask! "If you didn't have English and you were going to write a book, would you choose Danish or Swedish?" 5 Comments...

Question: Is there any plans to modernize the Reaper forum or create a dedicated app? The layout on mobile is very unpleasant to use because the letters are too small
Asked by Artur (187.19.175.x) on September 26 2022, 12:35pm
Reply on September 26 2022, 1:11pm:

Not currently, we've looked at it but haven't found something that makes sense cost/benefit-wise. 5 Comments...

Question: Do you consider one day to increase the Reaper team with some active community members? Like MPL or Sonic Anomaly
Asked by Artur (187.19.175.x) on September 25 2022, 10:55pm
Reply on September 26 2022, 1:10pm:

Not really thinking about that, have a good flow going now and don't want to increase my time spent on management. Comment...

Question: So what music players would you choose today? I'm still rocking Winamp 2.95 and almost 20 years later it STILL WORKS like a champ! Even on Windows 21H2! You really made some killer software!
Asked by IraAbaddon (37.19.221.x) on September 25 2022, 5:57pm
Reply on September 26 2022, 1:10pm:

I usually end up using a browser with WHUMP ;) Comment...

Question: heya- i like to think of REAPER as the Lee Jun-fan's 1 inch punch..so, how do you feel about either fist,or,palm strikes? (the monks,use a lot of palm strikes) :D
Asked by 2022 (2.26.240.x) on S do you feel about either fist,or,palm strikes? (the monks,use a lot of palm strikes) :Deptember 25 2022, 12:44pm
Reply on September 26 2022, 1:09pm:

I'm not a fighter 3 Comments...

Question: Did you find yourself annoyed about the turing complete thing? ;-)
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on September 24 2022, 7:59pm
Reply on September 25 2022, 3:00am:

not sure what you mean? Comment...

Question: LICEcap for linux?
Asked by Robotman (71.29.5.x) on September 24 2022, 2:25pm
Reply on September 25 2022, 3:00am:

Apparently it works in WINE? Not sure what the API to read from the screen looks like, that'd be 95% of the work. Comment...

Question: just listened to "self imposed" - and got thinking..why doesnt justin use a bit of vocal correction on input,or post....he made the tools for it! ? :D (liked btw)
Asked by 2022 (2.26.240.x) on September 24 2022, 8:13am
Reply on September 24 2022, 12:43pm:

I did ReaTune it a bit but I didn’t want to overdo it, it’s right where I like it 1 Comment...

Question: Are modern machines fast enough to use an interpreter for JSFX instead of generating machine code on the fly?
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on September 23 2022, 8:45pm
Reply on September 24 2022, 12:32am:

If you don’t mind 5-10x the cpu use, sure. (I mind) 2 Comments...

Question: Did you had another names for REAPER before its release?
Asked by Zipper (177.191.3.x) on September 23 2022, 2:08am
Reply on September 23 2022, 12:25pm:

it was very early "jmde" (justin's music development environment) Comment...

Question: Also, is there any reason not to try and 'constexpr' as many function as you can? As I understand, if the 'constexpr' function cannot be evaluated at compile time, it will just act as a regular function? So best case is you get compile time evaluation wins, worst case is you have a regular acting function.
Asked by jack (146.70.134.x) on September 22 2022, 2:34pm
Reply on September 22 2022, 3:41pm:

Optimizing compilers try to do that anyway, afaik? But anyway, for most uses I don't see it having a big effect. Comment...

Question: Hey Justin, do you prefer c-style casts or c++ style casts? The only true benefit of c++ style casts I can see is being able to easily search a codebase for them, validation of casts is cool but maybe not persuasive enough, especially in the case of 'dynamic_cast' which can have runtime penalties.. Cheers :)
Asked by jack (146.70.134.x) on September 22 2022, 12:16pm
Reply on September 22 2022, 3:38pm:

I use C-style casts most of the time. I still want a language-aware semantic grep tool... Comment...

Question: hey-so,can you see it yet?
Asked by 2020 (2.26.240.x) on September 21 2022, 7:43pm
Reply on September 22 2022, 3:37pm:

I see it all 1 Comment...

Question: Do you like MIDI, or is it more of a necessary evil in your life?
Asked by sams (84.185.99.x) on September 21 2022, 7:36pm
Reply on September 22 2022, 3:37pm:

It's much more fun to do things via audio, but MIDI has its uses too! Comment...

Question: What are your favorite breakfast ?
Asked by Walter Jr (177.191.2.x) on September 21 2022, 7:03am
Reply on September 21 2022, 12:20pm:

Yogurt and bircher muesli is pretty awesome and is probably the most reliable, but then french toast or cornmeal pancakes are more awesome. Comment...

Question: I know MacAMP Lite X exists (I actually brought the site back with minor differences under my site on Macintosh Garden)... but anyhow... does MacAMP X actually exist?
Asked by Alex McKeever (76.243.42.x) on September 21 2022, 2:00am
Reply on September 21 2022, 2:38am:

I have no info on macamp, never had anything to do with it other than knowing Dmitry... 1 Comment...

Question: Do you agree with Mark? twitter.com/markrussinovich/status...
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on September 20 2022, 8:51pm
Reply on September 21 2022, 2:38am:

No experience with Rust so I'm the worst person to ask Comment...

Question: Hey, where can I find an example of your code that's in the public domain which shows the level you work at and which other developers would potentially learn something from?
Asked by AI CTO (92.15.200.x) on September 18 2022, 11:01am
Reply on September 18 2022, 11:09am (edited at September 19 2022, 1:18am):

not public domain, but here's a BSD-licensed

XML parser

Turtle RTF parser

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Question: Did you see webamp.org ? Someone ported milkdrop to webGL.
Asked by Jesse (72.76.220.x) on September 17 2022, 5:45pm
Reply on September 18 2022, 11:09am:

Yep good stuff! I'm still waiting for the media library :) Comment...

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