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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · 6d

I'm currently dealing with dawn as well. We started with github.com/eliemichel/d... (used via github.com/eliemichel/W...), which provides binaries and also does a slightly leaner build of Dawn. Ironically, I have just decided to build Dawn myself today and ditch the binaries :)

GitHub - eliemichel/dawn-prebuilt: Only look at releases! This fork of Dawn is use to share precompiled artifacts until upstream shares official builds.

Only look at releases! This fork of Dawn is use to share precompiled artifacts until upstream shares official builds. - eliemichel/dawn-prebuilt

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · 7d

There are plenty of cases where Windows will actually stop you from deleting a file while it is in use. Try deleting a DLL that's loaded into a process, for example.

But to be very precise, the entire post shows that Windows doesn't actually stop you very much, so I also disagree with it :)

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · 12d

Removing the API isn't the only option. It could be marked deprecated, it could get an API upgrader. The upgrade wouldn't Remove the allocation, but it could clearly tell people "this is more expensive than you think."

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · 15d

Do you want to know about what things might go wrong when cross-compiling from Linux to Windows? No? Ah, too bad. Then don't click the link below.

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What can go wrong in cross compilation | Sebastian Schöner

I have been unfortunate enough to embark on a journey of C++ cross-compilation, by choice nonetheless. In my case, I use clang to compile on a Linux machine to get binaries for a Windows machine. This...

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · 22d

That's sort of the thing: when you DO need it, then it's obvious that async/await is a *really* effective design.

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · 22d

Async, too much
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Bilbo: "After all, why not? Why shouldn't I make this async?"

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · 28d

How I accidentally served as the control group for an AI experiment
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How I became the control group in an AI experiment | Sebastian Schöner

At the risk of alienating almost everyone reading this blog, I wanted to report some first hand experience of interacting with AI for programming. I specifically want to talk about how I accidentally ...

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yes! The ability to just write a TODO frees up your mind to write the thing that actually matters today.

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Sep 10

How my attitude to "unfinished" code changed blog.s-schoener.com/2025-09-08-t...

TODO TITLE | Sebastian Schöner

In the past, I used to work in a codebase that had a lot of // @TODO: comments in it. Those TODOs would rank from obvious, small improvements to calls for features that would require an entire rewrite...

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 29

*completely unrelated to this*, but since this is an opportunity: I'm currently doing a bunch of work with OpenUSD! Thanks for your work on this!

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks! Yes, I think that point is totally debatable. I especially don't think it's *only* for executives. It's more a reminder that a lot of actions from executives really make sense when you see them through that lense (instead of "they are actually insane"). :)

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 29

Unreasonable within reason blog.s-schoener.com/2025-08-29-r...

Unreasonable within reason | Sebastian Schöner

Over the years I have come to appreciate “unreasonable” coworkers. What a weird sentence to write, right? When it comes to programming, you are usually fairly well advised to be “reasonable.” For exam...

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 19

On a quest to become more naive.
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Speaking with curiosity | Sebastian Schöner

I had two interactions recently that surprised me in light of how I think about this blog. In the first interaction, someone referred to me as a “performance expert.” Thank you, that’s very kind of yo...

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 14

I've updated the post to include your numbers for easier reference in future. (I had 4 people reach out about raddbg separately; felt right to make sure the numbers are somewhere you can link to.) Thanks again!

Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you, that's excellent! Neat trick about sorting the floats. I've added a back link to your post for easier reference in future.

Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 13

Nice, thank you! That's fantastic. Interesting to see the speed-up on O2 clang as well!

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 13

Toying around with C vs. C++ compile times: blog.s-schoener.com/2025-08-13-c...

Does C compile faster than C++? | Sebastian Schöner

I recently found myself wondering whether it is faster to compile C than C++. On some level, the answer to this is an obvious “yes”: You can’t accidentally summon cthulhu SFINAE-thulhu in your C code,...

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Aug 7

What I learned about debug performance of C++ vector math: blog.s-schoener.com/2025-08-07-v...

Vector types and debug performance | Sebastian Schöner

For reasons, I have found myself writing a vector math library. Like Aras some time ago I’ve found an unpleasant surprise when looking at the debug performance of some vector types. There is no point ...

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Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social · Jul 29

Ah, yeah, makes sense. I started out with two copies of the code and then later turned it into a single one with a template for publication. Should have done a final careful check, thank you! Will update :)

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