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Objects, Lifetimes, and References, oh my...

by Nicole Mazzuca

(watch on YouTube) (watch on Channel 9)

Summary of the talk:

How does the C++ abstract machine really work at the lowest levels? Why does the committee design its rules the way they do? Gain insight into the object model of C++, from references to passing semantics to copy elision. C++ is a complicated language full of arcane rules and complicated tangents - learn how it's all tied together in this basic model of locations, objects, and values.