OH dear!

I wanted to do webdev backend in C++.
It was cumbersome so I decided to write a library that helps me and OH MY GOD. I have COMPLETELY changed C++ xDD

https://github.com/Wittmaxi/webcpp

(yes, the screenshot is ACTUAL C++ xD)

this is the output

I love it.

You magnificent bastard you

Sometimes I also like to tinker with c++ just to fuck it up completely. Requirements are simple:
It has to do something
It has to look strange/weird
Abuse the language
The output has to be unexpected while still being logical if you were to follow all the way through

Ugly, thus suitable for webdev.

@electrineer ugly indeed but, would you say Impressive? I think its impressive

@AleCx04 Hehehe :D

@electrineer How so?

I'd like this to become a real thing, so ... how to improve it? xD

@irene I removed it in my local revision

@irene I am currently working on adding a class "NamedTag" that can also be passed as constructor argument (it will be unpacked differently)

I think this is art. I've seen XML libraries implemented in a similar fashion and I think this is one of the most beautiful way to create generators.

But please don't use quotes to include headers. This makes it so cumbersome to port applications to other platforms since it is impossible to overwrite quotes in the include path. Rather include everything with <> and the set the include path correctly.

@JustKidding I will! For now, this is just a proof of concept

@irene Implemented!

@JustKidding Indeed :D

So, you created a kind of React in C++?

@jAsE-Official More like a mix between that and the PHP model for backend

@gnulinuxer4fun I think your model is a lot cleaner than the PHP way.

As a feature, it should be good to be able to make functions able to generate HTML with your syntax.

@irene Uh... What. Ok. No no. That’s not what I meant.

Was it influenced by recent Pug/Jade encounter? :D

@jAsE-Official already possible

@mt3o not at all.

Thanks for showing me :D

@AleCx04 that's my favorite comment on devrant

Do you know any good tutorials for this?

@redpanda101 for writing programs like this or for using this library?

if it's former: learn about templates

if it's latter: I'll most definitely write a doc once its out. wait 3-4 days maybe

@gnulinuxer4fun also, i'm gonna contribute (github: redpanda101), but theres no comments

@redpanda101 you mean in the code?
That's because i barely ever comment code. imho Its a bad practice because it promotes lazy Ness

Before you contribute: wait until I've pusded my changes tomorrow morning

@gnulinuxer4fun ok, also i noticed there was no docs.

god fucking dammit you created a wonderful creation

does it come with a server?

@redpanda101 todo, once ive got cookies and get/post implemented

@calmyourtities hehe thanks!

@calmyourtities *updates todo*

@irene it is EXACTLY the purpose of this lib. And yea i believe that as well

@gnulinuxer4fun right now you have some sort of a template. Have you wondered about next steps you want to take?

@mt3o Implementing HTTP methods, and then maybe some crypto

@gnulinuxer4fun ok, but how are comments supposed to promote laziness?

@Krokoklemme think of a situation like this:

if (state == 1) {

//dostuff

}

you could either add a comment

if (state == 1) { //idle mode

//dostuff

}

or you could make a new funciton

inline bool isIdle (int state) {

return state == 1;

}

if (isIdle (state)) {

//dostuff

}

this is the case for almost every situation where you'd need comments for

@gnulinuxer4fun *almost* every situation, but not every

Commenting is a skill that requires discipline and commenting mundane things, of course, makes things harder to read. It's appropriate in situations where your intentions aren't immediately obvious

I tend to say: "use them sparingly, but don't avoid them", I get your point though

Also, your example would work even better if 'state' was an enum :P

@Krokoklemme

hehe yea, that is my position as well. but "sparingly" means like... super super seldomly.

FUCK OFF I WON'T WRITE A STATE-OF-THE ART EXAMPLE FOR DEVRANT xDD

ADD THIS ADD THIS ADD THIS
https://github.com/signalapp/...
Imagine the web but running on the signal protocol

@calmyourtities make a PR

@irene I do already :D

in fact, I use class enums :P

It seems like you abused designated initializers :D

@Furyzer00 mhhh... maybe.... don't tell anybody though... especially not my teacher who forebade me them xDD

"Hello World überstunden"
Haha nice

@ScaryException it was just to test wether umlaute work and that was the first word to come to my mind xDDD

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