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Peter Sommerlad

@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social
mastodon 4.6.0-nightly.2026-03-16

better software -- German in Switzerland -- leukemia survivor

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what i care about:
good software, C++, agile software engineering, test automation
what i also did:
refactoring, patterns, architecture
what i might provide:
code assessment, coaching, training, consulting
what i work(ed) on for free:
ISO SC22 WG21, WG23, WG14; MISRA-C++, AUTOSAR-C++

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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Feb 09, 2026
Did anybody successfully use C++ import std; on a mac with G++-15 and cmake 4.2.3 ? I got as far as a linker error missing std module init and am too much of a cmake newbie to figure out anything working. #cpp #cppmodules #cppimportstd #cmake
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Bleargh: 80,000 words into final draft of *Starter Pack*, 30,000 words still to edit and 10,000 new words (at least) left to write. Am swiftly moving into "why won't this novel lie down and DIE?!? (st
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Jan 20, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop would there ever be a chance to read a before/after editing version of one of your works?
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Found elsenet:
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Jan 19, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop they forgot the ripped underwear...
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@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @rudi@hachyderm.io I work in trad publishing. There is no live editing flow—it runs on the waterfall model (and *can't* run on live editing, because it's all outsource
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@cstross@wandering.shop @rudi@hachyderm.io Publishing is not representative of normal office work. In publishing, the output of a word processor is your core value. In most office jobs, documents are
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@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @rudi@hachyderm.io Yes, and this is why word processors are not suitable tools for novelists (they're designed around office work, not book-builders).
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Jan 12, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @rudi@hachyderm.io Why do publishers then insist on receiving Word files?
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@jazzfish@wandering.shop I did a complete re-read last autumn and it holds up beautifully.
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@cstross@wandering.shop @jazzfish@wandering.shop i need a concrete title and author to find that recommendation as an uninitiated
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social @jazzfish@wandering.shop Start with "The March North" by Graydon Saunders. But it's ebook-only and he refuses to do business via Amazon: I know it's available on Kobo (
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Jan 05, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop @jazzfish@wandering.shop Thanks, found it
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@jazzfish@wandering.shop I did a complete re-read last autumn and it holds up beautifully.
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Jan 04, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop @jazzfish@wandering.shop i need a concrete title and author to find that recommendation as an uninitiated
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social @Laust@ohai.social You can't legally buy a DRM-free edition of any Laundry Files book in the EU or UK. (You *can* do so for everything from book 8 onwards in the USA. E
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Dec 28, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop @Laust@ohai.social i wasn't considering drm free as an option. but thalia.de also has the preorder option: https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1075679827 but i don't know if the underlying shops are identical ozherwise.
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SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION TIME: There are now only 30 days until publication of "The Regicide Report", the 14th (and final!) book in the Laundry Files. Preorders help enormously! British/EU edition: ht
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Dec 28, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop already preordered ebook a week ago or so.
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@RonJeffries@mastodon.social Because it needs to be *obviously* something unfamiliar (mammals—vertebrates in general—don't have instars).
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@cstross@wandering.shop @RonJeffries@mastodon.social Since it seems to be a trademark/company name, caution seems required
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social @RonJeffries@mastodon.social Entomology got there first! In fact, they took it from the original Latin! (And there are several corporations using the word in their name
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Dec 19, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop @RonJeffries@mastodon.social since i only know Latin from English and Asterix, I trust your judgement.
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This Quiz was motivated because I'm thinking of using the term "instar" in an SF novel set in a culture that practices serial reincarnation (using technology): is it reasonable to use "instar" to deno
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@cstross@wandering.shop ok, but why not instance?
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@RonJeffries@mastodon.social Because it needs to be *obviously* something unfamiliar (mammals—vertebrates in general—don't have instars).
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Dec 19, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop @RonJeffries@mastodon.social Since it seems to be a trademark/company name, caution seems required
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RESEARCH QUESTION (for work): I know what an instar is
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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Dec 19, 2025
@cstross@wandering.shop surveillance camera?
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better software -- German in Switzerland -- leukemia survivor

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@PeterSommerlad@mastodon.social · Dec 11, 2024
@shafik@hachyderm.io i thought it would be std::vector>
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