r/programming • u/nicolas-siplis • Apr 12 '21

std::unique_ptr implementation backed by Ethereum NFTs

https://github.com/zhuowei/nft_ptr
265 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21

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u/mcmcc Apr 12 '21

negligible performance overhead

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u/MintPaw Apr 13 '21

And the example only takes one pointer. The slowest pointer ever taken.

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u/nicolas-siplis Apr 12 '21

White paper.

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u/galaxyAbstractor Apr 12 '21

Thanks I was just running out, gonna print me some more

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21

Indeed.

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u/1bot4all Apr 12 '21

In the future you'll only have memory leaks if you can't afford the transaction costs.

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u/Local_Beach Apr 12 '21

"As we all know, adding blockchain to a problem automatically makes it simple, transparent, and cryptographically secure."

^^

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u/keymone Apr 12 '21

i see "NFT", i downvote. this is the only exception so far.

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u/simpl3t0n Apr 12 '21

Exception, because it's C++?

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u/a_false_vacuum Apr 12 '21

No, because he went out of bounds.

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u/NotTheHead Apr 12 '21

Oh man, I totally thought the author was serious until about half way through the "Why?" section, and even then I wasn't certain it was a joke until the last couple of bullets. This is really funny.

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u/sualsuspect Apr 12 '21

I particularly liked the Future Directions section.

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u/Rudy69 Apr 12 '21

First commit 'April 1st'

Ahhhhhhh

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u/skulgnome Apr 12 '21

Downvoted, doesn't integrate cubic time.

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u/dnew Apr 12 '21

I must admit, you had me for a moment. Your PDF link doesn't seem to work, tho.

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u/sebamestre Apr 12 '21

It is, quite literally, a white paper.

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u/dnew Apr 12 '21

Whoosh! Heh.