About Me

Who is this guy and why should I care?

I identify as an organic non-binary C++ compiler.
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I’m Matt “@bitwizeshift” Rodusek, a software developer from Waterloo, Ontario.

I’m a Go software developer by day at Verily , a Rust enthusiest by night, and a (retired?) C++ expert and template meta-programmer. When I see a problem that does not yet have a solution, I develop it – and try to release it to the open-source community (where possible) through my Github . Overall, I’m motivated by overcoming fun and challenging obstacles.

I’m the author of several neat projects, including:

  • BackportCpp : An ongoing effort to backport the best features from c++14, c++17, and c++20 to be functional in c++11 and compliant to spec

  • Result : A result type similar to those found in modern languages like Rust or Swift

  • actions-github : A repo of composite actions wrapping basic Github API calls that otherwise are not provided by official actions – great for repository automation.

Take a look at my Github to really see what I’m about!

When I’m not working on my open-source work or blogging, you might find me answering questions on StackOverflow where my top tags are c++ and language-lawyer.

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It’s difficult finding time to contribute high-quality changes to open-source projects as all of this has to be done during my spare time. Even these blog posts have to be done during what little time I have available to contribute.

This is why your support is important and can make a difference.

If you like this blog, like and use my work in any real-world products, or even just want to help support me – please consider becoming a sponsor , or even just buying me a coffee which will allow me to spend more time on the projects you love.

Thank you.

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