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Why I think C++ is still a desirable coding platform compared to Rust
When a question is asked about comparing compiled languages like C++ and Rust, the typical generic answer is: “Both are compiled languages with…
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Henrique Bucher
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Quants use Rust; Devs use C++
In the past few years, much has been talked about switching from C++ to Rust, particularly in the low-latency trading industry.
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Henrique Bucher
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The Knowledge Pillars of HFT
Part of the management job is to mentor and train junior engineers into a senior position.
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Henrique Bucher
Are [[likely]] and [[unlikely]] Still Relevant?
Recently, on LinkedIn, I read a post about an engineer who was surprised that his new, optimized version of a parser was slower than the original. The…
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Henrique Bucher
Are Function Pointers and Virtual Functions Really Slow?
There are so many wrong truths repeated everywhere that sometimes I think it’s my patriotic duty to dispel all this misinformation.
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Henrique Bucher
Ditch SPSC Queues, This is Better
The most click-bait-ish title you will see today
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Henrique Bucher
Review of "Building Low Latency Applications with C++" by Sourav Ghosh
TLDR; It's not what you think it is
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Henrique Bucher
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Market Spoofing: Lessons
CME Notice of Disciplinary Action
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Henrique Bucher
Kernel Bypass for Low Latency Algorithmic Trading
Efficiency and speed are crucial aspects of the code high-frequency traders write.
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Henrique Bucher
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Jordan Bucher
Processes or Threads?
What should you use as a base to create a multi-core spawning application?
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Henrique Bucher
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Armed and dangerous: std::shared_ptr<T> considered harmful
STL shared pointers should not be used in low latency code
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Henrique Bucher
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Undefined Behavior
Many texts have been written about undefined behavior and have become a blogger’s favorite lately.
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Henrique Bucher
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