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![#include
<iostream>
#include
<stdint.h>
#include
<iostream>
#include
<vector>
#include
<algorithm>
!
int
main(int
argc,
const
char
*
argv[])
{
std::vector<uint32_t>
data
=
{
234,
76767,
43,
343,
4322,
33,
122
};
std::sort(data.begin(),
data.end(),
[]
(uint32_t
a,
uint32_t
b)
{
return
a
<
b;
});
for
(auto
i
=
data.begin();
i
<
data.end();
i++)
{
std::cout
<<
*i
<<
std::endl;
}
class
MyClass
{
public:
MyClass(size_t
size)
:
m_size(size)
{
}
MyClass(const
char
*str)
:
MyClass(strlen(str))
{
}
size_t
Size()
{
return
m_size;
}
private:
size_t
m_size;
};
MyClass
obj("Hello!");
std::cout
<<
obj.Size()
<<
std::endl;
return
0;
}](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/technology-ameanstoanendfitc-140510162256-phpapp02/85/Technology-A-Means-to-an-End-with-Thibault-Imbert-54-320.jpg)
![let numbers = [ 0..2..20 ]
!
val numbers : int list = [0; 2; 4; 6; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 20]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/technology-ameanstoanendfitc-140510162256-phpapp02/85/Technology-A-Means-to-an-End-with-Thibault-Imbert-63-320.jpg)
![let numbers = [ 0..3..30 ]
let square x = x * x
!
let sumSquare nums =
let mutable buffer = 0
for i in nums do
buffer <- buffer + square i
buffer
!
let result = sumSquare numbers](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/technology-ameanstoanendfitc-140510162256-phpapp02/85/Technology-A-Means-to-an-End-with-Thibault-Imbert-65-320.jpg)
![myPA
=
[1,
2,
3];
//
incrementation
is
parallelized
on
the
GPU
myPlusPA
=
myPA.mapPar(val
=>
val
+
1);](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/technology-ameanstoanendfitc-140510162256-phpapp02/85/Technology-A-Means-to-an-End-with-Thibault-Imbert-69-320.jpg)
![myPA
=
[1,
2,
3];
//
incrementation
is
parallelized
on
the
GPU
myPlusPA
=
myPA.mapPar(val
=>
val
+
1);](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/technology-ameanstoanendfitc-140510162256-phpapp02/85/Technology-A-Means-to-an-End-with-Thibault-Imbert-70-320.jpg)
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Technology: A Means to an End with Thibault Imbert
The document outlines the author's journey in technology from 1996 to 2014, emphasizing the importance of focusing on goals rather than specific technologies. It advocates for a flexible approach to programming, encouraging curiosity and continuous learning to avoid stagnation. The content also discusses the evolution of languages like JavaScript and C++, contrasting imperative and functional programming while stressing that success in tech is a process of experimentation and iteration.
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Technology: A Means to an End with Thibault Imbert
- 1. Technology, a means to anend. Thibault Imbert
- 2. 1996 - DiscoveredBASIC on my dad’s T07. 1998 - Started playing with Flash in my bedroom ! 2004 - Teaching programming ! 2008 - Joined Adobe (France) ! 2010 - Moved to San Francisco (PM for Flash Player) ! 2014 - Working on next-gen web authoring tools/services projectparfait.adobe.com
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- 9. Focus on thegoal, implementation is a detail.
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- 12. C++, Objective-C, ActionScript,JavaScript, Java, C#…
- 13. Don’t place atechnology. Use the best one to do the best job.
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- 18. It is aboutthe result, the end goal.
- 22.
- 23. So I shouldnot care?
- 24. Be passionate, staycurious, and always assume you don’t know.
- 26. "The most dangerousthought you can have as a creative person is to think you know what you're doing.” - Bret Victor
- 27. JavaScript will win. C++will win. Obj-C will win. Dart will win. Why should one win? There is no safe bet.
- 28. By being religious,you barricade yourself.
- 29. You stop learningand start having preconceived ideas.
- 30. JavaScript is for“scripting” only.
- 32. asmjs.org an extraordinarily optimizable,low-level subset of JavaScript
- 33. JavaScript is notobject-oriented.
- 34.
- 35. // entities.js module entities { export class Person { ! private message = "Hi my name is "; ! constructor (public name, public age, public town){ this.name = name; this.age -‐ age; this.town = town; } ! talk(){ return this.message + this.name; } ! get isAbove18(){ return this.age >= 18; } }
- 36. But what ifI want static-typing?
- 37.
- 38. // entities.js module entities { export class Person { ! private message :string = "Hi my name is "; ! constructor (public name: string, public age: number, public town: string){ this.name = name; this.age = age; this.town = town; } ! talk(){ return this.message + this.name; } ! get isAbove18(){ return this.age >= 18; } }
- 39. Which will generateplain ES5 compatible JS
- 40. var Person = (function () { function Person(name, age, town) { this.name = name; this.age = age; this.town = town; this.message = "Hi my name is "; this.name = name; this.age -‐ age; this.town = town; } Person.prototype.talk = function () { return this.message + this.name; }; ! Object.defineProperty(Person.prototype, "isAbove18", { get: function () { return this.age >= 18; }, enumerable: true, configurable: true }); return Person; })();
- 41. Challenge, run theoriginal Space Invaders ROM in JS
- 42. Ported in anhour to JavaScript
- 44. Chose the bestoption (for me) to get the job done.
- 45. C# is forWindows developers only
- 50.
- 52. C++ is waytoo low-level.
- 53.
- 54. #include <iostream> #include <stdint.h> #include <iostream> #include <vector> #include <algorithm> ! int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) { std::vector<uint32_t> data = { 234, 76767, 43, 343, 4322, 33, 122 }; std::sort(data.begin(), data.end(), [] (uint32_t a, uint32_t b) { return a < b; }); for (auto i = data.begin(); i < data.end(); i++) { std::cout << *i << std::endl; } class MyClass { public: MyClass(size_t size) : m_size(size) { } MyClass(const char *str) : MyClass(strlen(str)) { } size_t Size() { return m_size; } private: size_t m_size; }; MyClass obj("Hello!"); std::cout << obj.Size() << std::endl; return 0; }
- 55. I am aweb guy, doing scripting, cool native stuff is hard.
- 57. Starry Night byPetros Vrellis
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- 59. Functional programming languagesare not for real world usage.
- 60. Imperative programming is: Iwant a latte. Heat some milk. Put it into a cup. Brew some coffee with a stovetop Moka pot. Pour the coffee into the heated milk. Thank you.
- 61. Functional programming is: Iwant a latte. Thank you.
- 62. Have a lookat F#
- 63. let numbers =[ 0..2..20 ] ! val numbers : int list = [0; 2; 4; 6; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 20]
- 64. var value =Math.abs ( Math.round ( Math.sqrt ( 3.56 ) ) ); let result = 3.56 |> System.Math.Sqrt |> System.Math.Round |> System.Math.Abs
- 65. let numbers =[ 0..3..30 ] let square x = x * x ! let sumSquare nums = let mutable buffer = 0 for i in nums do buffer <- buffer + square i buffer ! let result = sumSquare numbers
- 66. let sumSquare nums= nums |> Seq.map ( fun x -> x * x ) |> Seq.sum
- 67. Multicore and webapps? No way.
- 68.
- 69. myPA = [1, 2, 3]; // incrementation is parallelized on the GPU myPlusPA = myPA.mapPar(val => val + 1);
- 70. myPA = [1, 2, 3]; // incrementation is parallelized on the GPU myPlusPA = myPA.mapPar(val => val + 1);
- 71. OpenCL (behind thescene)
- 72. Multicore and webapps? No way.
- 73.
- 74. You may neveruse these, but they will make you a better developer, so keep learning new stuff.
- 75. Creativity, but steppingback from technology.
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- 82. Not good! Not good Looksgood! Looks good!
- 84. Success is notan event, it is a process. James Clear.
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