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Nicol Bolas
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I am a game developer with a fairly broad knowledgebase in the fields of animation and graphics, with a touch of AI.

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How do I pass a unique_ptr argument to a constructor or a function?
Nov 13, 2011
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What XML parser should I use in C++?
Feb 22, 2012
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Are the days of passing const std::string & as a parameter over?
Apr 19, 2012
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What is the purpose of std::launder?
Sep 8, 2016
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Lua string to int
Jun 9, 2012
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What XML parser should I use in C++? [closed]
Feb 22, 2012
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Once upon a time, when > was faster than < ... Wait, what?
Sep 7, 2011
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Is there any use for unique_ptr with array?
May 23, 2013
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Differences and relationship between glActiveTexture and glBindTexture
Jan 16, 2012
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What is the reason behind cbegin/cend?
Aug 17, 2012

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Does Stack Exchange really want to conflate newbies with women/people of color?
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The dawn of Documentation: a solstice update
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Why do people post questions that they could Google in 5 seconds?
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On the false dichotomy between quality and kindness
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Is Documentation a failed experiment?

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Why do game developers prefer Windows?
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The current review system encourages fake reviews; some people upvote everything rather than actually fixing problems
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Is C++11 Uniform Initialization a replacement for the old style syntax?
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How to prevent the "Too awesome to use" syndrome?
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What are the effective communication channels for effecting change to SE?