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aras-p / preprocessor_fun.h
Last active October 9, 2025 17:55
Things to commit just before leaving your job
// Just before switching jobs:
// Add one of these.
// Preferably into the same commit where you do a large merge.
//
// This started as a tweet with a joke of "C++ pro-tip: #define private public",
// and then it quickly escalated into more and more evil suggestions.
// I've tried to capture interesting suggestions here.
//
// Contributors: @r2d2rigo, @joeldevahl, @msinilo, @_Humus_,
// @YuriyODonnell, @rygorous, @cmuratori, @mike_acton, @grumpygiant,
@boppreh
boppreh / balloontip.py
Created November 2, 2012 11:35 — forked from wontoncc/balloontip.py
Balloon tip module, Python, using win32gui. Display a notification in the tray bar and quits after 10 seconds.
# -- coding: utf-8 --
from win32api import *
from win32gui import *
import win32con
import sys, os
import struct
import time
class WindowsBalloonTip:
@hellerbarde
hellerbarde / latency.markdown
Created May 31, 2012 13:16 — forked from jboner/latency.txt
Latency numbers every programmer should know

Latency numbers every programmer should know

L1 cache reference ......................... 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict ............................ 5 ns
L2 cache reference ........................... 7 ns
Mutex lock/unlock ........................... 25 ns
Main memory reference ...................... 100 ns             
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy ............. 3,000 ns  =   3 µs
Send 2K bytes over 1 Gbps network ....... 20,000 ns  =  20 µs
SSD random read ........................ 150,000 ns  = 150 µs

Read 1 MB sequentially from memory ..... 250,000 ns = 250 µs

@Bluehorn
Bluehorn / thread_stop_fail.py
Created May 25, 2012 10:29
An example of how Thread._Thread__stop() does not stop a thread
#! /usr/bin/python
import time
import threading
def f():
for x in range(10):
print "I am alive and running"
time.sleep(0.1)
@jimbojsb
jimbojsb / gist:1630790
Created January 18, 2012 03:52
Code highlighting for Keynote presentations

Step 0:

Get Homebrew installed on your mac if you don't already have it

Step 1:

Install highlight. "brew install highlight". (This brings down Lua and Boost as well)

Step 2:

@bfoz
bfoz / fixup_committer_date.sh
Created September 7, 2010 19:24
Force GIT_COMMITTER_DATE = GIT_AUTHOR_DATE
git filter-branch --env-filter 'export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"'