Frances Buontempo
@fbuontempo.bsky.social
Coder (mostly C++ and Python) and author
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A great talk at the Meeting C++ conference from @fbuontempo.bsky.social about learning, accompanied by citations from great sci-fi writers William Gibson @williamgallo.bsky.social and Neal Stephenson. A lot to learn and re-read!
#cpp @meetingcpp.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A great talk at the Meeting C++ conference from @fbuontempo.bsky.social about learning, accompanied by citations from great sci-fi writers William Gibson @williamgallo.bsky.social and Neal Stephenson. A lot to learn and re-read!
#cpp @meetingcpp.bsky.social
#cpp @meetingcpp.bsky.social
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@fbuontempo.bsky.social knows the importance of knowing how to teach well (which she does).
& that's on top of knowing c++.
hear her talk about it, her book, & upcoming keynote at @meetingcpp.bsky.social: hubs.la/Q03Pdcbg0
her book is 45% off with code meetingcpp25 thru 11/23: hubs.la/Q03Pdc6S0
& that's on top of knowing c++.
hear her talk about it, her book, & upcoming keynote at @meetingcpp.bsky.social: hubs.la/Q03Pdcbg0
her book is 45% off with code meetingcpp25 thru 11/23: hubs.la/Q03Pdc6S0
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
@fbuontempo.bsky.social knows the importance of knowing how to teach well (which she does).
& that's on top of knowing c++.
hear her talk about it, her book, & upcoming keynote at @meetingcpp.bsky.social: hubs.la/Q03Pdcbg0
her book is 45% off with code meetingcpp25 thru 11/23: hubs.la/Q03Pdc6S0
& that's on top of knowing c++.
hear her talk about it, her book, & upcoming keynote at @meetingcpp.bsky.social: hubs.la/Q03Pdcbg0
her book is 45% off with code meetingcpp25 thru 11/23: hubs.la/Q03Pdc6S0
@manning.com have a flash sale: HALF OFF all eBooks, including MEAPs: deals.manning.com/flash-sale-s...
September 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
@manning.com have a flash sale: HALF OFF all eBooks, including MEAPs: deals.manning.com/flash-sale-s...
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💻 🛠️ ⭐️ Workshop spotlight! ⭐️💻 🛠️
💻 🛠️ Simply the best: An introduction to machine learning with evolutionary algorithms by @fbuontempo.bsky.social
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💻 🛠️ Simply the best: An introduction to machine learning with evolutionary algorithms by @fbuontempo.bsky.social
💡 More info: buff.ly/QzrNfB0
🎟️ Grab your ticket! buff.ly/tqGrNOb
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September 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
💻 🛠️ ⭐️ Workshop spotlight! ⭐️💻 🛠️
💻 🛠️ Simply the best: An introduction to machine learning with evolutionary algorithms by @fbuontempo.bsky.social
💡 More info: buff.ly/QzrNfB0
🎟️ Grab your ticket! buff.ly/tqGrNOb
#PyConUK2025 #Python
💻 🛠️ Simply the best: An introduction to machine learning with evolutionary algorithms by @fbuontempo.bsky.social
💡 More info: buff.ly/QzrNfB0
🎟️ Grab your ticket! buff.ly/tqGrNOb
#PyConUK2025 #Python
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@pragprog.com have a flash sale from Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT, Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
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September 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Let’s connect at #GartnerAPPS 2025! We’re heading to London (Sept 8–9) for Gartner’s summit for enterprise app and software engineering leaders. Visit the O’Reilly booth. We’d love to chat about learning strategies to upskill your dev teams, closing AI knowledge gaps in your org, and much more.
August 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Let’s connect at #GartnerAPPS 2025! We’re heading to London (Sept 8–9) for Gartner’s summit for enterprise app and software engineering leaders. Visit the O’Reilly booth. We’d love to chat about learning strategies to upskill your dev teams, closing AI knowledge gaps in your org, and much more.
@manning.com has a Labor Day sales from Thursday, August 28, to Monday, September 1.
Half off all books
$10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
$199.99 Subscriptions
deals.manning.com/labor-day-20...
Half off all books
$10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
$199.99 Subscriptions
deals.manning.com/labor-day-20...
August 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@manning.com has a Labor Day sales from Thursday, August 28, to Monday, September 1.
Half off all books
$10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
$199.99 Subscriptions
deals.manning.com/labor-day-20...
Half off all books
$10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
$199.99 Subscriptions
deals.manning.com/labor-day-20...
My @cpponsea.bsky.social video "An Introduction to Reinforcement Learning - Snake Your Way out of a Paper Bag" is live: youtu.be/jeoJZ8XGJCg
An Introduction to Reinforcement Learning - Snake Your Way out of a Paper Bag - Frances Buontempo
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August 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My @cpponsea.bsky.social video "An Introduction to Reinforcement Learning - Snake Your Way out of a Paper Bag" is live: youtu.be/jeoJZ8XGJCg
Here's a very short blog about the chapters in my new #Cpp book buontempoconsulting.blogspot.com/2025/08/intr...
Introducing C++: what it will cover
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August 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Here's a very short blog about the chapters in my new #Cpp book buontempoconsulting.blogspot.com/2025/08/intr...
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Our August 2025 edition of ‘Overload’ magazine, version 188, is now available to read for FREE!
Includes pieces by Lucian Radu Teodorescu, Sean Parent, Andrew Drakeford, Seb Rose & Hassan Farooq & Chris Oldwood.
Have a read...
accu.org/journals/ove...
#Programming #cplusplus #accu
Includes pieces by Lucian Radu Teodorescu, Sean Parent, Andrew Drakeford, Seb Rose & Hassan Farooq & Chris Oldwood.
Have a read...
accu.org/journals/ove...
#Programming #cplusplus #accu
August 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Our August 2025 edition of ‘Overload’ magazine, version 188, is now available to read for FREE!
Includes pieces by Lucian Radu Teodorescu, Sean Parent, Andrew Drakeford, Seb Rose & Hassan Farooq & Chris Oldwood.
Have a read...
accu.org/journals/ove...
#Programming #cplusplus #accu
Includes pieces by Lucian Radu Teodorescu, Sean Parent, Andrew Drakeford, Seb Rose & Hassan Farooq & Chris Oldwood.
Have a read...
accu.org/journals/ove...
#Programming #cplusplus #accu
My Introducing C++ book is on the O'Reilly platform and is now up to chapter 11: www.oreilly.com/library/view...
#Cpp
#Cpp
Introducing C++
You know how to code, but you're ready to level up. You've heard about the power and performance of C++, a language vital to fields like AI, game development, and high-performance... - Selection from ...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My Introducing C++ book is on the O'Reilly platform and is now up to chapter 11: www.oreilly.com/library/view...
#Cpp
#Cpp
I finally wrote up my @cpponsea.bsky.social trip report: buontempoconsulting.blogspot.com/2025/08/c-on... #Cpp
C++ on Sea 2025 trip report
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August 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I finally wrote up my @cpponsea.bsky.social trip report: buontempoconsulting.blogspot.com/2025/08/c-on... #Cpp
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Manning Publications is running their Summer SALE from July 31 until August 3.
This is your chance to get 50% off off all books (MEAP, eBook, and print books)
@manning.com
www.manning.com
This is your chance to get 50% off off all books (MEAP, eBook, and print books)
@manning.com
www.manning.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Manning Publications is running their Summer SALE from July 31 until August 3.
This is your chance to get 50% off off all books (MEAP, eBook, and print books)
@manning.com
www.manning.com
This is your chance to get 50% off off all books (MEAP, eBook, and print books)
@manning.com
www.manning.com
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Use RSS. You can't rely on Google. You can't rely on X, on Bsky, and definitely not Facebook. Just use RSS. www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
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Escape newsletter inbox chaos and algorithmic surveillance by building your own enshittification-proof newspaper from the writers you already read
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August 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Use RSS. You can't rely on Google. You can't rely on X, on Bsky, and definitely not Facebook. Just use RSS. www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
@manning.com have a summer sale on from 31st July to 3rd Aug.
Half off all books, $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos and $199.99 Subscriptions
Consider my Learn #Cpp by Example book: www.manning.com/books/learn-...
Half off all books, $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos and $199.99 Subscriptions
Consider my Learn #Cpp by Example book: www.manning.com/books/learn-...
July 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
@manning.com have a summer sale on from 31st July to 3rd Aug.
Half off all books, $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos and $199.99 Subscriptions
Consider my Learn #Cpp by Example book: www.manning.com/books/learn-...
Half off all books, $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos and $199.99 Subscriptions
Consider my Learn #Cpp by Example book: www.manning.com/books/learn-...
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suspect it is possible for models to be much, much smaller than they are. Current models are so big because 1. They partially memorize the internet and 2. it seems to help with optimization. Any other arguments that they must be so big?
July 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
suspect it is possible for models to be much, much smaller than they are. Current models are so big because 1. They partially memorize the internet and 2. it seems to help with optimization. Any other arguments that they must be so big?
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July 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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This is pretty fascinating. People using the coding LLMs thought they were building faster with them, but they were actually slower. I’m guessing that people who are excited by these tools would be the most susceptible to this.
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is pretty fascinating. People using the coding LLMs thought they were building faster with them, but they were actually slower. I’m guessing that people who are excited by these tools would be the most susceptible to this.
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I am normal and can be trusted with formal methods
July 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I am normal and can be trusted with formal methods
