Visual Studio Code C++ July 2021 Update: Disassembly View, Macro Expansion and...--Julia Reid

By Adrien Hamelin | Aug 2, 2021 12:51 PM | Tags: community

Are you going to use it?

Visual Studio Code C++ July 2021 Update: Disassembly View, Macro Expansion and Windows ARM64 Debugging

by Julia Reid

From the article:

The July 2021 update of the C++ extension for Visual Studio Code is here, bringing you brand new features— such as a Disassembly View while debugging, inline macro expansions, and debug support for Windows ARM64 architecture—along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes. To find out more about all the enhancements, check out our release notes on GitHub...

Upcoming C++ User Group meetings in August

By Meeting C++ | Aug 2, 2021 01:26 AM | Tags: meetingcpp community

The monthly overview on upcoming C++ User Group Meetings. This time with offline, hybrid and online meetings!

Upcoming C++ User Group Meetings in August 2021

by Jens Weller

From the article:

The monthly overview of upcoming C++ User Group meetings. This time with offline, hybrid and online meetings.

In the first 3 weeks of August Meeting C++ online will host these events for you to get a first feeling on how a platform performs:

    5th August: Teaching C++ with Victor Ciura
    12th August: Ivan Čukić - Members through a looking glass!
    19th August: Peter Sommerlad - Beyond rule of zero

Performance of the Parallel STL Algorithms--Rainer Grimm

By Adrien Hamelin | Jul 30, 2021 08:16 AM | Tags: performance c++17

Surprised?

Performance of the Parallel STL Algorithms

by Rainer Grimm

From the article:

I presented in my last post "Parallel Algorithms of the STL with the GCC Compiler" the necessary theory about the C++17 algorithm. Today, I make a performance test using the Microsoft compiler and the GCC compiler to answer the simple question: Does the execution policy pay off?

Using C++ Modules in MSVC from the Command Line Part 1--Cameron DaCamara

By Adrien Hamelin | Jul 30, 2021 08:13 AM | Tags: performance c++20

Time to get familiar!

Using C++ Modules in MSVC from the Command Line Part 1

by Cameron DaCamara

From the article:

In this three-part series we will explore how to build modules and header units from the command line as well as how to use/reference them.

The goal of this post is to serve as a brief tour of compiling and using primary module interfaces from the command line and the options we use...

CppCon 2019 From Algorithm to Generic, Parallel Code--Dietmar Kuhl

By Adrien Hamelin | Jul 30, 2021 08:08 AM | Tags: community

Registration is now open for CppCon 2021, which starts on October 24 and will be held both in person and online. To whet your appetite for this year’s conference, we’re posting videos of some of the top-rated talks from our most recent in-person conference in 2019 and our online conference in 2020. Here’s another CppCon talk video we hope you will enjoy – and why not register today for CppCon 2021 to attend in person, online, or both!

From Algorithm to Generic, Parallel Code

by Dietmar Kuhl

Summary of the talk:

This presentation starts with a parallel algorithm as it is described in books and turns it into a generic implementation. Multiple options for running the algorithm concurrently based on different technologies (OpenMP, Threading Building Blocks, C++ standard-only) are explored.

Using parallel algorithms seems like an obvious way to improve the performance of operations. However, to utilize more processsing power often requires additional work to be done and depending on available resources and the size of the problem the parallel version may actually take longer than a sequential version. Looking at the actual implementation for an algorithm should clarify some of the tradeoffs.

Showing how a parallel algorithm can be implemented should also demonstrate how such an algorithm can be done when there is no suitable implementation available from the [standard C++] library. As the implementation of a parallel algorithms isn't trivial it should also become clear that using a readily available implementation is much preferable.

3 Test events for Meeting C++ 2021

By Meeting C++ | Jul 29, 2021 02:50 AM | Tags: meetingcpp community

In August, Meeting C++ online will host 3 test events on 3 different online platforms to test which one should be chosen to host Meeting C++ 2021.

Testing online platforms for Meeting C++ 2021

by Jens Weller

From the article:

For this year, the conference of Meeting C++ is online only. I've made this decision last year, when it was clear that this is an option that is available. With predictions of a 4th Wave in Europe in Fall, it seems to be the right decision. Since 2020 Meeting C++ online gathered a community of folks interested in C++ and attending online events into a User Group. With one year of experience in hosting online events, its time to move forward and see which platform should host these events in the future.

5th August: Teaching C++ with Victor Ciura
12th August: Ivan Cukic - Members through a looking glass!
19th August: Peter Sommerlad - Beyond rule of zero

2021-07 Mailing Available

By Administrator | Jul 28, 2021 11:11 AM | Tags: None

The 2021-07 mailing of new standards papers is now available.

CLion 2021.2: CMake Presets, GNU Autotools Projects, Debugger Updates, Lifetimes Analysis

By Anastasia Kazakova | Jul 28, 2021 08:36 AM | Tags: None

CLion 2021.2 is here, helping you keep up with the changing C++ ecosystem!

CLion 2021.2: CMake Presets, GNU Autotools Projects, Debugger Updates, New Static Analysis, and More

by Anastasia Kazakova

From the article:

The C++ ecosystem is evolving, and so too is our cross-platform C/C++ IDE. CLion 2021.2 can help you by protecting your code from typical C++ memory safety issues, simplifying your build configurations, and making debugging easier and more effective.

• Project models
  • Initial support for CMake Presets
  • CMake New Project templates
  • Support for GNU Autotools projects and Make preconfiguration steps
• Debugger
  • Relaxed breakpoints, and breakpoints in disassembly view
  • Preview tab for the debugger
  • Remote LLDB and bundled LLDB 12
  • Better Natvis support and support for minidumps on Windows
  • FreeRTOS thread view
• Lifetimes analysis, for catching common issues like dangling pointers and escaping from a local scope
• Integration with Cling, an interactive C++ interpreter
• Profiling in remote mode and on WSL
• Easier Docker and WSL configuration
• Text search in Local History and many VCS updates
• Localized CLion UI in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese

Join the review and voting session for Meeting C++ 2021

By Meeting C++ | Jul 28, 2021 04:06 AM | Tags: meetingcpp events community

Until next week Tuesday you can start your voting session and give feedback on the talks for Meeting C++ 2021.

Starting the review and feedback session for Meeting C++ 2021

by Jens Weller

From the article:

Like every year, Meeting C++ gives the C++ community the chance to review the talks and give feedback on them for a short period. You'll be able to leave a comment on each talk and vote between 0 - 5, where 5 is best.

C++ Ecosystem in 2021, JetBrains research

By Anastasia Kazakova | Jul 27, 2021 09:19 AM | Tags: None

Every year we ask thousands of developers, with various backgrounds from all around the globe, dozens of questions, which we have localized into many different languages. We then clean, weigh, and process the data carefully, and validate it against other data sources. Our goal is to extract the key trends, which we will present through infographics to the public. This data is used across JetBrains to help our team make the right decisions on both global and product-levels. We are happy to share this data with the community so we can all thrive together!

C++ Ecosystem in 2021

by Anastasia Kazakova

The article shares the recent findings and the comments from Matt Godbolt (creator of Compiler Explorer) and Andreas Kling (creator of SerenityOS):

• In 2021, 1 in 5 C++ developers are using the latest officially signed C++20 standard even though it’s not yet fully supported in all major compilers!
• Top-3 C++20 big features and how many developers plan to adopt them soon: 48% for Modules, 46% for Concepts, and 33% for Coroutines.
• The majority of C++ developers prefer code analysis tools bundled into their IDEs.
• Top-3 most popular build systems in C++ through the last 5 years is CMake, Makefile, msbuild.
• A third of developers not writing any unit tests at all.