some nic barker posts.

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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain I do and access it via 9p."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/BurnZeZ/status/2084148778316034483"
+author: "BurnZeZ"
+handle: BurnZeZ
+post_id: "2084148778316034483"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain I do and access it via 9p."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/BurnZeZ/status/2084148778316034483
+- Author: BurnZeZ (@BurnZeZ)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 05:26:05
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @BurnZeZ
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+I do and access it via 9p.
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain brb adding this to my codebase"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/DjMolehill/status/2084151008817553509"
+author: "DJ Molehill"
+handle: DjMolehill
+post_id: "2084151008817553509"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain brb adding this to my codebase"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/DjMolehill/status/2084151008817553509
+- Author: DJ Molehill (@DjMolehill)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 05:34:56
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @DjMolehill
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+brb adding this to my codebase
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain You can also implicitly pass the source code location from creation so there's no need for explicit labeling a lot of the time."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/Leonardo_Temp/status/2084214550358876592"
+author: "leotmp"
+handle: Leonardo_Temp
+post_id: "2084214550358876592"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain You can also implicitly pass the source code location from creation so there's no need for explicit labeling a lot of the time."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/Leonardo_Temp/status/2084214550358876592
+- Author: leotmp (@Leonardo_Temp)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 09:47:26
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @Leonardo_Temp
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+You can also implicitly pass the source code location from creation so there's no need for explicit labeling a lot of the time. Odin makes this easy with "loc := #caller_location"
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain This is the way!"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/MikeyBally/status/2084242087419969733"
+author: "Mike Ball"
+handle: MikeyBally
+post_id: "2084242087419969733"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain This is the way!"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/MikeyBally/status/2084242087419969733
+- Author: Mike Ball (@MikeyBally)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 11:36:51
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @MikeyBally
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+This is the way!
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain I don't suppose you could demonstrate this with a small code snippet/example that shows HOW one can label an allocation?"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/RazorSharpFang/status/2084147756646670657"
+author: "RazorSharpFang"
+handle: RazorSharpFang
+post_id: "2084147756646670657"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain I don't suppose you could demonstrate this with a small code snippet/example that shows HOW one can label an allocation?"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/RazorSharpFang/status/2084147756646670657
+- Author: RazorSharpFang (@RazorSharpFang)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 05:22:01
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @RazorSharpFang
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+I don't suppose you could demonstrate this with a small code snippet/example that shows HOW one can label an allocation?
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain Isn't this just a Python-style docstring with extra steps?"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/RealOtisCrune/status/2084110760872128905"
+author: "Otis Crune 🇺🇲🌎🚀"
+handle: RealOtisCrune
+post_id: "2084110760872128905"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain Isn't this just a Python-style docstring with extra steps?"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/RealOtisCrune/status/2084110760872128905
+- Author: Otis Crune 🇺🇲🌎🚀 (@RealOtisCrune)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 02:55:00
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @RealOtisCrune
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+Isn't this just a Python-style docstring with extra steps?
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/wdm/nf-wdm-exallocatepool2 🤘"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/_can1357/status/2084128363652775945"
+author: "Can Bölük"
+handle: _can1357
+post_id: "2084128363652775945"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/wdm/nf-wdm-exallocatepool2 🤘"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/_can1357/status/2084128363652775945
+- Author: Can Bölük (@_can1357)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 04:04:57
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @_can1357
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/wdm/nf-wdm-exallocatepool2 🤘
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain Can you post an example of how you would implement it?"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/borrowck_novel/status/2084191310303399995"
+author: "borrowck-novel"
+handle: borrowck_novel
+post_id: "2084191310303399995"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain Can you post an example of how you would implement it?"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072932293386379"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/borrowck_novel/status/2084191310303399995
+- Author: borrowck-novel (@borrowck_novel)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 08:15:05
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @borrowck_novel
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+Can you post an example of how you would implement it?
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain IIRC sokol_gfx does this."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/exacoustics/status/2084099272300253636"
+author: "exacoustics"
+handle: exacoustics
+post_id: "2084099272300253636"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain IIRC sokol_gfx does this."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/exacoustics/status/2084099272300253636
+- Author: exacoustics (@exacoustics)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 02:09:21
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @exacoustics
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+IIRC sokol_gfx does this. It’s really nice. I’ve copied the pattern in my own graphics API
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain When I've seen this they usually require unique names and then you end up recapitulating the entire creation path in the string to make it unique but still readable, which I kinda hate."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/joseph_h_garvin/status/2084138515286081732"
+author: "Joseph Garvin"
+handle: joseph_h_garvin
+post_id: "2084138515286081732"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain When I've seen this they usually require unique names and then you end up recapitulating the entire creation path in the string to make it unique but still readable, which I kinda hate."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/joseph_h_garvin/status/2084138515286081732
+- Author: Joseph Garvin (@joseph_h_garvin)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 04:45:18
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @joseph_h_garvin
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+When I've seen this they usually require unique names and then you end up recapitulating the entire creation path in the string to make it unique but still readable, which I kinda hate. Do you not enforce uniqueness? Also a bunch of code to assemble those strings.
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain That's actually a smart idea."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/onepopcorn/status/2084163142041427988"
+author: "Onepopcorn"
+handle: onepopcorn
+post_id: "2084163142041427988"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain That's actually a smart idea."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/onepopcorn/status/2084163142041427988
+- Author: Onepopcorn (@onepopcorn)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 06:23:09
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @onepopcorn
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+That's actually a smart idea. Do you have an example of how you would implement that?
+
+**2/** @nicbarkeragain
+
+@onepopcorn
+
+Here's an example I came across just now: https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2084851804224004329?s=20
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain ya tagging allocations, and frames to actual assets in-game is absolutely necessary for development once your game stops being a small thing"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/petey_fo_really/status/2084134337105314188"
+author: "Peterino2"
+handle: petey_fo_really
+post_id: "2084134337105314188"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain ya tagging allocations, and frames to actual assets in-game is absolutely necessary for development once your game stops being a small thing"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/petey_fo_really/status/2084134337105314188
+- Author: Peterino2 (@petey_fo_really)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 04:28:41
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @petey_fo_really
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+ya tagging allocations, and frames to actual assets in-game is absolutely necessary for development once your game stops being a small thing
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain I accidentally discovered this myself."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/Mallchad/status/2084546183922426362"
+author: "Mallchad 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿"
+handle: Mallchad
+post_id: "2084546183922426362"
+date: 2026-08-04
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain I accidentally discovered this myself."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/Mallchad/status/2084546183922426362
+- Author: Mallchad 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Mallchad)
+- Posted: 2026-08-04 07:45:13
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @Mallchad
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+I accidentally discovered this myself. It just makes everything so much easier, give every single thing a name and log errors instead of continuing silently.
+
+log filtering is better than having no logs "cuz it's too noisy"
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain function \"draw string, for debug, in my game's 3d graphical space\""
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/Tomi_Tapio/status/2084605612764078535"
+author: "TomiTapio"
+handle: Tomi_Tapio
+post_id: "2084605612764078535"
+date: 2026-08-04
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain function \"draw string, for debug, in my game's 3d graphical space\""
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/Tomi_Tapio/status/2084605612764078535
+- Author: TomiTapio (@Tomi_Tapio)
+- Posted: 2026-08-04 11:41:22
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @Tomi_Tapio
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+function "draw string, for debug, in my game's 3d graphical space"
+
+![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HO4BvWcXgAA3tWM?format=jpg&name=orig)
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain WebGPU has this and it’s a life saver for debugging"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/codeshaunted/status/2084528811509719436"
+author: "avery"
+handle: codeshaunted
+post_id: "2084528811509719436"
+date: 2026-08-04
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain WebGPU has this and it’s a life saver for debugging"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/codeshaunted/status/2084528811509719436
+- Author: avery (@codeshaunted)
+- Posted: 2026-08-04 06:36:11
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @codeshaunted
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+WebGPU has this and it’s a life saver for debugging
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain This just saved me from hours of debugging."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/Drainyard/status/2086199401907638656"
+author: "Niels Bross"
+handle: Drainyard
+post_id: "2086199401907638656"
+date: 2026-08-08
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain This just saved me from hours of debugging."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/Drainyard/status/2086199401907638656
+- Author: Niels Bross (@Drainyard)
+- Posted: 2026-08-08 21:14:31
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @Drainyard
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+This just saved me from hours of debugging.
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
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+---
+title: "IMO basically every \"object creation API\" you have should take a string label that is for internal use only."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2084072929780998198"
+author: "Nic Barker"
+handle: nicbarkeragain
+post_id: "2084072929780998198"
+date: 2026-08-03
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "IMO basically every \"object creation API\" you have should take a string label that is for internal use only."
+in_reply_to: ""
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2084072929780998198
+- Author: Nic Barker (@nicbarkeragain)
+- Posted: 2026-08-03 00:24:41
+
+## Thread
+
+**1/** @nicbarkeragain
+
+IMO basically every "object creation API" you have should take a string label that is for internal use only. You can ifdef them out in release, but it will save you so much grief when debugging. UI elements, mem allocations, input actions, just tag them all with a label / name.
+
+Branches: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-exacoustics-iirc-sokol-gfx-does-this-its-really-nice-ive]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-RealOtisCrune-isnt-this-just-a-python-style-docstring-with]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-_can1357-https-learn-microsoft-com-en-us-windows-hardware]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-petey_fo_really-ya-tagging-allocations-and-frames-to-actual]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-joseph_h_garvin-when-ive-seen-this-they-usually-require-unique]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-RazorSharpFang-i-dont-suppose-you-could-demonstrate-this-with-a]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-BurnZeZ-i-do-and-access-it-via-9p]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-DjMolehill-brb-adding-this-to-my-codebase]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-onepopcorn-thats-actually-a-smart-idea-do-you-have-an]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-Leonardo_Temp-you-can-also-implicitly-pass-the-source-code]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-MikeyBally-this-is-the-way]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-04-codeshaunted-webgpu-has-this-and-its-a-life-saver-for-debugging]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-04-Mallchad-i-accidentally-discovered-this-myself-it-just]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-04-Tomi_Tapio-function-draw-string-for-debug-in-my-games-3d]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-08-Drainyard-this-just-saved-me-from-hours-of-debugging]]
+
+**2/** @nicbarkeragain
+
+There's seriously nothing like going from "we have this memory leak every frame and don't know where tf it is" to "I paused the debugger and inspected the list of allocations, and there are 10,000 of them all labelled 'FormattedUnitName', so I grepped it in 5 seconds"
+
+Branches: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have/2026-08-03-borrowck_novel-can-you-post-an-example-of-how-you-would]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain Thanks a lot for the example"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/borrowck_novel/status/2084886942253007066"
+author: "borrowck-novel"
+handle: borrowck_novel
+post_id: "2084886942253007066"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain Thanks a lot for the example"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/borrowck_novel/status/2084886942253007066
+- Author: borrowck-novel (@borrowck_novel)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 06:19:17
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @borrowck_novel
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+Thanks a lot for the example
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain 1."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/choco_dolphin7/status/2084879873491779719"
+author: "chocolatedolphin7"
+handle: choco_dolphin7
+post_id: "2084879873491779719"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain 1."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/choco_dolphin7/status/2084879873491779719
+- Author: chocolatedolphin7 (@choco_dolphin7)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 05:51:11
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @choco_dolphin7
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+1. Got into the habit of immediately writing free()/close()/etc before anything else 2. Leaks are not that common or scary 3. If it was malloc'd memory, clang catches it for me before I even review + commit it 4. Too much hassle and clutter assigning unique strings to everything
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain Ah, matching strings, just like xml 🙃"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/datgame/status/2084939273095073796"
+author: "Niklas Lundberg"
+handle: datgame
+post_id: "2084939273095073796"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain Ah, matching strings, just like xml 🙃"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/datgame/status/2084939273095073796
+- Author: Niklas Lundberg (@datgame)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 09:47:13
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @datgame
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+Ah, matching strings, just like xml 🙃
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain DeferLoop is super useful for this"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/eta9499/status/2085004503628071423"
+author: "James (η)"
+handle: eta9499
+post_id: "2085004503628071423"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain DeferLoop is super useful for this"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/eta9499/status/2085004503628071423
+- Author: James (η) (@eta9499)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 14:06:25
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @eta9499
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+DeferLoop is super useful for this
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain this particular case though is easily solved with `defer` or even `closures`"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/hasen_95dx/status/2084868526515634252"
+author: "ハセン حسن"
+handle: hasen_95dx
+post_id: "2084868526515634252"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain this particular case though is easily solved with `defer` or even `closures`"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/hasen_95dx/status/2084868526515634252
+- Author: ハセン حسن (@hasen_95dx)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 05:06:06
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @hasen_95dx
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+this particular case though is easily solved with `defer` or even `closures`
+
+    Container(...., func() {
+        // container is closed when this func exits
+    })
+
+**2/** @nicbarkeragain
+
+@hasen_95dx
+
+Yes, I tend to use the "single iteration for loop" macro trick in C to do this exact thing with scope, but there are still a bunch of cases where you might want to have a direct API that you can use to call open / close:
+
+![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HO73smTacAAYau2?format=jpg&name=orig)
+
+**3/** @nicbarkeragain
+
+@hasen_95dx
+
+I've also found explicit open / close to be very useful in rendering tree views / arbitrary recursive hierarchy etc.
+
+**4/** @hasen_95dx
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+Right. With the closure approach it would have to change.
+
+body := func() { ... }
+
+if condition { Container(...., body) }
+else { body() }
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "I love everything about this."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/lionkimbro10x/status/2084867619786785262"
+author: "Lion 10x"
+handle: lionkimbro10x
+post_id: "2084867619786785262"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "I love everything about this."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/lionkimbro10x/status/2084867619786785262
+- Author: Lion 10x (@lionkimbro10x)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 05:02:30
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @lionkimbro10x
+
+I love everything about this.  And I agree, it's fine.  We should do more health-checking within programs, and yes, it can be optimized out.
+
+And if I may grind an axe -- I prefer this kind of voluntary, easy, and clarity-inducing health-check, to the kind of discipline & bondage "regulate EVERYTHING" approach to "safety."
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain That's a great tip."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/plasm_nl/status/2084924945960759547"
+author: "PlasM"
+handle: plasm_nl
+post_id: "2084924945960759547"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain That's a great tip."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/plasm_nl/status/2084924945960759547
+- Author: PlasM (@plasm_nl)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 08:50:17
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @plasm_nl
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+That's a great tip. I always used comments, but this is better.
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain Or you could use C++ with RAII and not have to tie yourself in knots"
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/rep_movsd/status/2084983215874592848"
+author: "boo_ghoul"
+handle: rep_movsd
+post_id: "2084983215874592848"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain Or you could use C++ with RAII and not have to tie yourself in knots"
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/rep_movsd/status/2084983215874592848
+- Author: boo_ghoul (@rep_movsd)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 12:41:50
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @rep_movsd
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+Or you could use C++ with RAII and not have to tie yourself in knots
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain tangently, this example illustates pretty good why I like syntax with `end` keyword and optional name of closee better than just `{ ..."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/windless_mill/status/2085033979053260826"
+author: "μέα κούλπα"
+handle: windless_mill
+post_id: "2085033979053260826"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain tangently, this example illustates pretty good why I like syntax with `end` keyword and optional name of closee better than just `{ ..."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/windless_mill/status/2085033979053260826
+- Author: μέα κούλπα (@windless_mill)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 16:03:33
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @windless_mill
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+tangently, this example illustates pretty good why I like syntax with `end` keyword and optional name of closee better than just `{ ... }` especially {} when they also used for structure literals -- finding unbalanced scopes becomes such a hassle sometimes
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "Rust's ownership + RAII makes such patterns really easy and nice to encode statically, no debug strings needed if the compiler guarantees you can't open another object at the same level if the previous one wasn't closed."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/real_philogy/status/2085401818083824080"
+author: "philogy"
+handle: real_philogy
+post_id: "2085401818083824080"
+date: 2026-08-06
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "Rust's ownership + RAII makes such patterns really easy and nice to encode statically, no debug strings needed if the compiler guarantees you can't open another object at the same level if the previous one wasn't closed."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/real_philogy/status/2085401818083824080
+- Author: philogy (@real_philogy)
+- Posted: 2026-08-06 16:25:12
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** @real_philogy
+
+Rust's ownership + RAII makes such patterns really easy and nice to encode statically, no debug strings needed if the compiler guarantees you can't open another object at the same level if the previous one wasn't closed.
+
+I'm sure something similar can be achieved in Zig/C++ with defer/RAII but not sure if it ends up being quite as nice
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]
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+---
+title: "An example of this - a classic way to construct a tree in code is with push / pop style calls."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2084851804224004329"
+author: "Nic Barker"
+handle: nicbarkeragain
+post_id: "2084851804224004329"
+date: 2026-08-05
+archived: 2026-08-25
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "An example of this - a classic way to construct a tree in code is with push / pop style calls."
+in_reply_to: ""
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2084851804224004329
+- Author: Nic Barker (@nicbarkeragain)
+- Posted: 2026-08-05 03:59:39
+
+## Thread
+
+**1/** @nicbarkeragain
+
+An example of this - a classic way to construct a tree in code is with push / pop style calls. Forgetting to call pop() or close() can be annoying to debug, and you can make this much easier just enforcing matching string tags on open / close. Also enforces readability:
+
+![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HO7hqaeacAAsCJQ?format=jpg&name=orig)
+
+Branches: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-lionkimbro10x-i-love-everything-about-this-and-i-agree-its-fine]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-hasen_95dx-this-particular-case-though-is-easily-solved-with]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-choco_dolphin7-1-got-into-the-habit-of-immediately-writing-free]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-borrowck_novel-thanks-a-lot-for-the-example]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-plasm_nl-thats-a-great-tip-i-always-used-comments-but-this]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-datgame-ah-matching-strings-just-like-xml]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-rep_movsd-or-you-could-use-c-with-raii-and-not-have-to-tie]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-eta9499-deferloop-is-super-useful-for-this]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-05-windless_mill-tangently-this-example-illustates-pretty-good-why]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a/2026-08-06-real_philogy-rusts-ownership-raii-makes-such-patterns-really]]
+
+**2/** @exacoustics
+
+@nicbarkeragain
+
+Stealing this idea
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+---
+title: nicbarkeragain
+type: note
+draft: false
+description: Archived threads by nicbarkeragain.
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+---
+
+- [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]]
+- [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]]