It’s All Just Functions And Variables
summary
A front‑end engineer teaches themself C/C++ to add map data structure support to LibSass/Node‑Sass, turning a test‑suite PR into core commits; initial C++ impl is orders of magnitude slower than Ruby Sass, then optimized to parity and beyond, cutting previously painful six to eight minute compilations down to near‑instant builds; concrete claim, actual toolchain edits, measurable benchmarks and merged patches show it works and explain how community review and iterative fixes deliver the result.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:35Languages
- 6:20Frontend vs Backend
- 7:28Dunningkruger effect
- 8:30Backstory
- 9:50libsas
- 11:01nerd
- 14:38list
- 15:10maps
- 15:40SAS maps
- 17:32Maps are like lists
- 18:40cedd
- 19:11gdb
- 20:56map
- 21:35performance
- 22:14speed
- 23:03new version
- 32:25Wrap up
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