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Probably not, but let's try anyway", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/10/could-we-make-c-arrays-memory.html", "published_at": "2023-10-02T09:57:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba6-a284-73b5-bd81-23132096aacb", "title": "Circles do not exist", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/09/circles-do-not-exist.html", "published_at": "2023-09-19T12:57:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba6-a284-73b5-bd81-23132123037e", "title": "A logo for CapyPDF", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-logo-for-capypdf.html", "published_at": "2023-09-09T22:02:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76a-737d-965f-b146ab334bce", "title": "CapyPDF 0.5 is out", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/09/capypdf-05-is-out.html", "published_at": "2023-09-01T18:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76a-737d-965f-b146ab4cf999", "title": "The least convenient way of defining an alpha value", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-least-convenient-way-of-defining.html", "published_at": "2023-08-16T18:25:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31ccfee7839", "title": "Creating a PDF/X-3 document with CapyPDF", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/07/creating-pdfx-3-document-with-capypdf.html", "published_at": "2023-07-21T18:15:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd0170a90", "title": "PDF transparency groups and composition", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/07/pdf-transparency-groups-and-composition.html", "published_at": "2023-07-15T21:02:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd0e6e254", "title": "CapyPDF 0.4 release and presenter tool", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/07/capypdf-04-release-and-presenter-tool.html", "published_at": "2023-07-04T21:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd162e215", "title": "PDF and embedded videos", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/06/pdf-and-embedded-videos.html", "published_at": "2023-06-29T15:24:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd1fbd643", "title": "PDF subpage navigation", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/06/pdf-subpage-navigation.html", "published_at": "2023-06-23T20:49:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd23fce4c", "title": "Functionality currently implemented in CapyPDF", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/06/functionality-currently-implemented-in.html", "published_at": "2023-06-13T21:27:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd2538ebf", "title": "A4PDF has been renamed to CapyPDF", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/06/a4pdf-has-been-renamed-to-capypdf.html", "published_at": "2023-06-10T19:27:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd27faac9", "title": "A4PDF release 0.2.0", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/05/a4pdf-release-020.html", "published_at": "2023-05-30T17:14:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd361418c", "title": "Advanced dependency management and building Python wheels with Meson", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/05/advanced-dependency-management-and.html", "published_at": "2023-05-24T20:26:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd403b5ea", "title": "Annotated PDF, HTML, exporters", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/05/annotated-pdf-html-exporters.html", "published_at": "2023-05-20T10:44:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd420396b", "title": "The real reason why open source software is better", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-real-reason-why-open-source.html", "published_at": "2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd45e365c", "title": "The unbearable tightness of printing", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-unbearable-tightness-of-printing.html", "published_at": "2023-04-29T10:51:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd4e56402", "title": "PDF forms, the standard that seemingly isn't", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/04/pdf-forms-standard-that-seemingly-isnt.html", "published_at": "2023-04-16T13:26:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd535c5c5", "title": "Some details about creating print-quality PDFs", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/04/some-details-about-creating-print.html", "published_at": "2023-04-03T17:44:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd5f3cf9e", "title": "Got the Star Trek - The Motion Picture Director's Edition box set? You might wan to check your discs", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/04/got-star-trek-motion-picture-directors.html", "published_at": "2023-04-01T18:33:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd6379238", "title": "In which you find out that everything you assumed was wrong", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/03/in-which-you-find-out-that-everything.html", "published_at": "2023-03-22T16:04:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd6420d3a", "title": "The joy of font debugging", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-joy-of-font-debugging.html", "published_at": "2023-03-20T13:55:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd6e4e32d", "title": "The PDF text model is quite nice, actually", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-pdf-text-model-is-quite-nice.html", "published_at": "2023-03-16T15:05:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd75f582d", "title": "First A4PDF release, version 0.1.0 \"embarrasment\"", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/03/first-a4pdf-release-version-010.html", "published_at": "2023-03-12T15:02:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd83da8fd", "title": "My book is finally available for purchase", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/03/my-book-is-finally-available-for.html", "published_at": "2023-03-11T12:44:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd93a26ad", "title": "The code functionality tipping point", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-code-functionality-tipping-point.html", "published_at": "2023-03-05T15:59:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cd9e97363", "title": "Unit testing PDF generation", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/02/unit-testing-pdf-generation.html", "published_at": "2023-02-27T16:58:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbab-a76b-72e9-8e7e-a31cda4323e9", "title": "PDF output in images", "url": "https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/02/pdf-output-in-images.html", "published_at": "2023-02-17T17:58:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

Stanisław Lem foretold the current LLM mania in 1964 original ↗

30 Aug 2026

Digitizing super 8 film yourself original ↗

12 Aug 2026

Fixing a super 8 projector from the 70s original ↗

30 Jul 2026

Pystd standard library, similar-ish functionality with a fraction of the compile time original ↗

26 Jun 2026

Beware of Star Trek managers, especially when bearing MBAs original ↗

15 Jun 2026

Faking keyword arguments to functions in C++original ↗

8 Jun 2026

CapyPDF is approaching feature sufficiency original ↗

21 Apr 2026

Multi merge sort, or when optimizations aren't original ↗

17 Apr 2026

Sorting performance rabbit hole original ↗

6 Apr 2026

Everything old is new again: memory optimization original ↗

23 Mar 2026

Simple sort implementations vs production quality ones original ↗

19 Mar 2026

Discovering a new class of primes fur the fun of it original ↗

26 Feb 2026

What's cooking with Pystd, the experimental C++ standard library?original ↗

14 Feb 2026

C and C++ dependencies, don't dream it, be it!original ↗

7 Feb 2026

How to get banned from Facebook in one simple step original ↗

13 Jan 2026

AI and money original ↗

9 Jan 2026

Converting Chapterizer from Cairo + Pango to CapyPDF original ↗

4 Jan 2026

New year, new Pystd epoch, or evolving an API without breaking it original ↗

2 Jan 2026

2025

An uncomfortable but necessary discussion about the Debian bug tracker original ↗

22 Dec 2025

An Appeal from the United Federation of Dictators, Despots, Evil Emperors and Tyrants original ↗

16 Dec 2025

3D models in PDF documents original ↗

24 Nov 2025

Creating valid PDF/A-4 with CapyPDF original ↗

13 Nov 2025

CapyPDF 1.8.0 released original ↗

21 Oct 2025

Building Android apps with native code using Meson original ↗

15 Oct 2025

In C++ modules globally unique module names seem to be unavoidable, so let's use that fact for good instead of complexshittification original ↗

28 Sept 2025

Trying out import std original ↗

6 Sept 2025

We need to seriously think about what to do with C++ modules original ↗

31 Aug 2025

Reimplementing argparse in Pystd original ↗

26 Aug 2025

Let's properly analyze an AI article for once original ↗

5 Aug 2025

Comparing a red-black tree to a B-tree original ↗

23 Jul 2025

AI slop is the new smoking original ↗

11 Jul 2025

Deoptimizing a red-black tree original ↗

5 Jul 2025

Book creation using almost entirely open source tools original ↗

20 Jun 2025

A custom C++ standard library part 4: using it for real original ↗

15 Jun 2025

Custom C++ stdlib part 3: The bleedingest edge variant original ↗

6 Jun 2025

Iterators and adaptors original ↗

25 May 2025

Optimizing page splits in books original ↗

19 May 2025

Writing your own C++ standard library part 2 original ↗

2 May 2025

Writing your own C++ standard library from scratch original ↗

24 Mar 2025

The price of statelessness is eternal waiting original ↗

27 Feb 2025

C++ compiler daemon testing tool original ↗

10 Feb 2025

The trials and tribulations of supporting CJK text in PDF original ↗

4 Feb 2025

Measuring code size and performance original ↗

14 Jan 2025

2024

CapyPDF 0.14 is out original ↗

23 Dec 2024

Meson build definitions merged into Git's git repo original ↗

17 Dec 2024

CMYK me baby one more time!original ↗

13 Dec 2024

Compiler daemon thought experiment original ↗

4 Dec 2024

PDF/AAAARGH original ↗

8 Nov 2024

Happenings at work original ↗

30 Oct 2024

CapyPDF 0.12.0 released original ↗

6 Oct 2024

On M and S Type Processes in Software Development original ↗

11 Sept 2024

Meson's New Option Setup ‒ The Largest Refactoring original ↗

21 Aug 2024

Refactoring Python dicts to proper classes original ↗

10 Aug 2024

Why refactoring is harder than you think, a pictorial representation original ↗

17 Jul 2024

Advanced text features and PDF original ↗

21 Jun 2024

Generative non-AI original ↗

14 May 2024

C is dead, long live C (APIs)original ↗

21 Apr 2024

CapyPDF 0.10.0 is out original ↗

17 Apr 2024

Aesthetics matter original ↗

2 Apr 2024

Color management and API design original ↗

20 Mar 2024

CapyPDF 0.9.0 released original ↗

4 Mar 2024

Creating tagged PDFs with CapyPDF now sort of possible original ↗

23 Feb 2024

CapyPDF 0.8.0 released original ↗

21 Jan 2024

C++ module tooling emulator playground original ↗

2 Jan 2024

2023

Tagged PDF funsies original ↗

26 Dec 2023

Even more breakage in the C++ module world original ↗

20 Dec 2023

AI silliness: getting to a no original ↗

18 Dec 2023

On the scalability of C++ module implementations or lack thereof original ↗

16 Dec 2023

CapyPDF 0.7.0 released original ↗

4 Dec 2023

CapyPDF, performance and shared libraries original ↗

9 Nov 2023

CapyPDF 0.6.0 is out original ↗

4 Nov 2023

The road to hell is paved with good intentions and C++ modules original ↗

15 Oct 2023

Could we make C arrays memory safe? Probably not, but let's try anyway original ↗

2 Oct 2023

Circles do not exist original ↗

19 Sept 2023

A logo for CapyPDF original ↗

9 Sept 2023

CapyPDF 0.5 is out original ↗

1 Sept 2023

The least convenient way of defining an alpha value original ↗

16 Aug 2023

Creating a PDF/X-3 document with CapyPDF original ↗

21 Jul 2023

PDF transparency groups and composition original ↗

15 Jul 2023

CapyPDF 0.4 release and presenter tool original ↗

4 Jul 2023

PDF and embedded videos original ↗

29 Jun 2023

PDF subpage navigation original ↗

23 Jun 2023

Functionality currently implemented in CapyPDF original ↗

13 Jun 2023

A4PDF has been renamed to CapyPDF original ↗

10 Jun 2023

A4PDF release 0.2.0 original ↗

30 May 2023

Advanced dependency management and building Python wheels with Meson original ↗

24 May 2023

Annotated PDF, HTML, exporters original ↗

20 May 2023

The real reason why open source software is better original ↗

11 May 2023

The unbearable tightness of printing original ↗

29 Apr 2023

PDF forms, the standard that seemingly isn't original ↗

16 Apr 2023

Some details about creating print-quality PDFs original ↗

3 Apr 2023

Got the Star Trek - The Motion Picture Director's Edition box set? You might wan to check your discs original ↗

1 Apr 2023

In which you find out that everything you assumed was wrong original ↗

22 Mar 2023

The joy of font debugging original ↗

20 Mar 2023

The PDF text model is quite nice, actually original ↗

16 Mar 2023

First A4PDF release, version 0.1.0 "embarrasment"original ↗

12 Mar 2023

My book is finally available for purchase original ↗

11 Mar 2023

The code functionality tipping point original ↗

5 Mar 2023

Unit testing PDF generation original ↗

27 Feb 2023

PDF output in images original ↗

17 Feb 2023