Six environment variables that can quietly reduce friction in CMake-based development workflows

6 Environment Variables That Quietly Improved My C++ Workflow

I was able to streamline my CMake-based development workflow quite a bit by defining just six environment variables.

May 20, 2026 · 4 min · Fabian Koehler
Code snippet of a free function using C++26 contracts

Test Driving C++26 Contracts with GCC 16.1

GCC 16.1 just shipped early support for C++26 contracts - making it the first major compiler to do so. I took it for a spin and wrote up my first impressions.

May 7, 2026 · 9 min · Fabian Koehler