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German Rheinmetall open-sources its Battlesuite connected weapon system protcol

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  1. jjmarr · · focus · HN ↗
    Open the C++ example up and the first thing I see:

    ```cpp std::cout << "Received ReportCoordinateFrameSettings" << std::endl; ```

    Generally, I've heard `std::endl` instead of \n has bad performance because it forces the statement to print immediately. And because cout is guaranteed to flush anyways when the program ends, you're adding a delay for no reason.

    I wonder if there's something I'm not seeing that led to them adopting this rule. e.g. "abnormal program termination" caused by the weapon blowing itself up circumventing a buffer flush?

    1. niemandhier · · focus · HN ↗
      Cool I did not know that.

      Your comment is a bit salty, but I learned something from it, so I don’t think you deserve the downvotes

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