The Stream

Working on libmu_cpp... Today I added, among other things, the overloaded << operator for the streams. It is now possible to write a simple code like stream << buf;.

Keeping Programming Fun?

Ranjit Mathew just mentioned this interesting topic on Slashdot, which also bothers me lately...

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated,
it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
-- Washington Irving

Current mood: sad.

...weariness, restless, emptiness...

Software

Anubis: The XELO extension is now fully implemented. Alongside with the recent MD5 improvement and Sergey's today fix to the code, it looks like it's just perfect. Now waiting for the Dixie's new testsuite, which will be a huge help on testing the program.

libmu_cpp: Added the Address class, and the exemplary addr.cc now compiles fine.

The Compiler: Finished V5, yay!

Hardware

PS3 will probably use the Blu-ray Disc technology! 25GB on a single-layer and 50GB on the dual-layer discs... Wow, that's impressive! Read more...

Happy Left-Handers Day!

I wonder when do we celebrate the Both-Handers Day? I use my both hands. I only write and draw using my left hand, but I do everything else using my right hand. So, when's my Day? ;)

Some of my results from the survey:

Software

Anubis: A lot of new stuff. First of all, we finally have a long-awaited Dixie's testsuite. Second of all, it's now possible to omit the `account' field. Now we need more Dixie's specific tests. We have also a plan to rewrite and improve the error handling subsystem, because the current doesn't suit our needs anymore (and it's awful). BTW, thanks Sergey for the great work!

libmu_cpp: Added the Mailcap class alongside with the exemplary program.

As every week this summer, I spent the Saturday outside the city. This time I took fifty new photos. I'll put some of them here in a future.

libmu_cpp hacking

I added overloaded [] operator to Mailbox and Header. This small hack allows to replace the code like this:

Message msg = mbox.GetMessage (1);
Header hdr = msg.GetHeader ();
cout << hdr.GetValue ("From") << " "
     << hdr.GetValue ("Subject") << endl;

Message msg = mbox[1];
Header hdr = msg.GetHeader ();
cout << hdr["From"] << " "
     << hdr["Subject"] << endl;

I think it's quite nice :). I will also use this scheme in other parts of the library.

blogRight!

Sergey hacked the code for generating the calendar. Good work, man! I just adjusted it to generate the layout I use here.

Yeah, nice rumor. Don't fool yourself, kids ;).

View from my apartment.

A reflection upon...

It's almost a rule that every music band releases an album of singles, often calling it "The best of ...", etc. This !@#$#*. First of all, because it is (I believe) only about money. Second of all, if you're a fan of any group, then you usually have all the albums and you don't need the stuff like this. It's even more annoying when, as an addition, the singles collection contains a bonus material, like one or two new songs never released before. Sigh.

This time it is Placebo. The band announced that on 25 October they will release a collection of their singles-to-date, entitled Once More With Feeling: Singles 1996-2004. I have all their four albums (each absolutely great) and normally I wouldn't do that, but this time I'm going to make an exception and buy it (but of course only if I will like the two new songs).

Anyway, I don't like the idea of releasing the singles collection when a band or artist is still active.

libmu_cpp hacking

Today I added the FilterStream class that derives from the Stream and provides filtering mechanism, i.e. quoted-printable, base64, etc. Now I am able to run the exemplary iconv.cc. Moreover, I extended the Stream class and successfully ran new murun.cc.

I think the project work is slowly going in the right direction, but there is still a lot of work to be done. I definitely must put more effort into this. I wish I had more free time...

The new iMac G5 looks pretty!