Wait Till You See Wtroka

std::string is too big and slow, let's add our own optimized version of it. Also let's add a million conversions between our string and std::string. class Stroka I've seen it. :) Somehow managed to avoid using it Is it real o_O? I thought @astarasikov was joking. github.com/yandex/balance … Wait till you see Wtroka yandex/balancer http balancer. Contribute to yandex/balancer development by creating an account on GitHub. github.com

A Twitter thread jokes about creating an optimized custom replacement for std::string, then reveals that the Yandex balancer project contains an even stranger string implementation called “Stroka” and teases “Wtroka.” The punchline is escalating software-engineering overcomplication: instead of using the standard string type, the project has multiple homemade string types and conversions. EN: A Twitter thread jokes about creating an optimized custom replacement for std::string, then reveals that the Yandex balancer project contains an even stranger string implementation called “Stroka” and teases “Wtroka.” The punchline is escalating software-engineering overcomplication: instead of using the standard string type, the project has multiple homemade string types and conversions.

• @ithueti / 2069 2020-03-04