C++ Reflection Cuts Binding Dev Time
Summary
Advances in compiler introspection and reflection simplify complex cross-language development while foundational computer science artifacts are digitized.
- Reflection Tools Mature Mirror_bridge auto-generates Python/JS/Lua bindings by introspecting C++26 features [4, 7].
- Compiler Robustness Shown Optimizers successfully canonicalize deliberately obfuscated integer addition code 3.
- AI Tool Adoption WordPress’s Telex vibe-coding experiment achieved real-world deployment status 1.
- Hardware Deep Dive An interactive browser for the 8086 microcode ROM was released online 9.
- Non-Profit Shift Ghostty is now fiscally sponsored by Hack Club, a 501©(3) non-profit 11.
- C++26 - Reflection standard utilized by Mirror_bridge for automatic binding generation 7.
- 1966 - Year Lander and Parkin published a counterexample to Euler’s Conjecture 8.
- 3.7B cells - Reported length of the newly discovered 1D Conway’s Life glider pattern 10.
- 501(c)(3) - Designation of Hack Club, which now sponsors the Ghostty project 11.
Key Moments
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Mirror Bridge automatically discovers classes, methods, and fields via C++26 reflection.
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The compiler optimized away the obfuscation, producing the same canonical result for adding integers.
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Telex was showcased in real-world use by CEO Matt Mullenweg during the 'State of the Wor...'
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A 1D Conway's Life glider was found, 3.7B cells long, confirming unidimensional spaceship existence.
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Lie groups are crucial to some of the most fundamental theories in physics.
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Headphone buzzing occurred only when running the custom isometric game written in Rust using wgpu-rs.
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The author created an online, interactive browser for the entire 8086 microcode ROM.
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