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CppCon 2024 Data Structures That Make Video Games Go Round -- Al-Afiq Yeong

By Blog Staff | Sep 9, 2024 02:14 PM | Tags: None

Registration is now open for CppCon 2024! The conference starts on September 15 and will be held in person in Aurora, CO. To whet your appetite for this year’s conference, we’re posting some upcoming talks that you will be able to attend this year. Here’s another CppCon future talk we hope you will enjoy – and register today for CppCon 2024!

Data Structures That Make Video Games Go Round

Friday, September 20 14:45 - 15:45 MDT

by Al-Afiq Yeong

Summary of the talk:

Modern video games are complex beasts that contains multiple systems interacting with one another storing, transferring and processing large sets of data in real time. While some data structures from the standard library such as the std::vector gets you by 90% of the time you need to store and process data, there will be the occasional 10% that requires a unique take.

This presentation aims to discuss the unique data structures that are commonly used in video games / game engines that caters to the occasional 10%. We will go over several systems outlining their requirements, constraints and present custom data structures that gets the job done.

Al-Afiq Yeong is a Software Engineer currently working in the Engine team at Criterion. His day to day involves performance monitoring games, making sure memory gets managed efficiently and developing new technologies that will empower future games developed with Frostbite. Prior to games, he was a full stack developer maintaining and building web apps in the service, nuclear and finance industry. Outside work, he spends most of his time writing his own rendering engine while trying to avoid the allure of the games sitting in his Steam library.

CppCon 2024 Embracing an Adversarial Mindset for C++ Security -- Amanda Rousseau

By Blog Staff | Sep 6, 2024 02:15 PM | Tags: None

Embracing an Adversarial Mindset for C++ Security

Wednesday, September 18 10:30 - 12:00 MDT

by Amanda Rousseau

Summary of the talk:

In an era where cybersecurity threats are ever-evolving, securing C++ applications has never been more critical. This keynote will explore how adopting an adversarial mindset can empower developers to proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities. We will delve into common C++ vulnerabilities, the “Rule of Two” security guidelines, and practical strategies for reducing attack surfaces and defending against attack vectors. Additionally, we will discuss recent trends in vulnerabilities, highlight bug bounty costs, and examine real-world examples of vulnerabilities exploited by threat actors. This talk will provide valuable insights into adopting an adversarial mindset and implementing robust security practices in your C++ projects.

Amanda is an industry expert on malware and understanding ways to be robust against attacks.

CppCon 2024 Reflection Is Not Contemplation -- Andrei Alexandrescu

By Blog Staff | Sep 4, 2024 02:14 PM | Tags: None

Reflection Is Not Contemplation

Friday, September 20 14:45 - 15:45 MDT

by Andrei Alexandrescu

Summary of the talk:

The C++ community has long been interested in reflection, and we have made significant progress in adding core reflection capabilities to the language. While there is emerging clarity on the querying side of reflection—inspecting existing code artifacts programmatically—there is considerably less consensus on the generative aspect: using reflection insights to emit new code. As a result, current proposals showcase a stark contrast between well-polished reflection query capabilities and limited code generation capabilities.

Reifying only the reflection of preexisting code in an Ouroboros manner leads to a curious circularity that hinders the synthesis of new artifacts. This talk provides examples that demonstrate the necessity of generative capabilities in reflection and discusses current and upcoming proposals for generative extensions in C++ reflection.

Andrei Alexandrescu is a Principal Research Scientist at NVIDIA. He wrote three best-selling books on programming (Modern C++ Design, C++ Coding Standards, and The D Programming Language) and numerous articles and papers on wide-ranging topics from programming to language design to Machine Learning to Natural Language Processing to fundamental algorithms. Andrei holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from University "Politehnica" Bucharest. He is the Vice President of the D Language Foundation.

CppCon 2024 Gazing Beyond Reflection for C++26 -- Daveed Vandevoorde

By Blog Staff | Sep 3, 2024 08:25 AM | Tags: None

Gazing Beyond Reflection for C++26

Friday, September 20 16:15 - 18:00 MDT

by Daveed Vandevoorde

Summary of the talk:

In less than a year since its original publication, the WG21 proposal “Reflection for C++26” (P2996) has made good progress towards its titular goal. From its inception, we intended that design to offer a modest-but-useful set of features with a solid foundation on top of which we will be able to incrementally grow an easy-to-use, rich, and extensible C++ meta-programming framework. This keynote will review some of the fundamental tools proposed in P2996 and follow up with a vision for some additional capabilities that we’re working on.

David ("Daveed") Vandevoorde is a Belgian computer scientist who lives near Princeton, NJ, USA. He is vice-president of engineering at the Edison Design Group (EDG), where he contributes primarily to the implementation of their C++ compiler front end. He is an active member of the C++ standardization committee where he is primarily active in the core language evolution work. His recent work in that context has primarily been about extending the capabilities of “constexpr evaluation”. Daveed is also one of the five members of the committee’s “direction group”. He is the primary author of the well-regarded “C++ Templates: A Complete Guide” (now available in its second edition).

CppCon 2024 When Nanoseconds Matter: Ultrafast Trading Systems in C++ -- David Gross

By Blog Staff | Sep 2, 2024 02:13 PM | Tags: None

When Nanoseconds Matter: Ultrafast Trading Systems in C++

Thursday, September 19 10:30 - 12:00 MDT

by David Gross

Summary of the talk:

Achieving low latency in a trading system cannot be an afterthought; it must be an integral part of the design from the very beginning. While low latency programming is sometimes seen under the umbrella of "code optimization", the truth is that most of the work needed to achieve such latency is done upfront, at the design phase. How to translate our knowledge about the CPU and hardware into C++? How to use multiple CPU cores, handle concurrency issues and cost, and stay fast?

In this talk, I will be sharing with you some industry insights on how to design from scratch a low latency trading system. I will be presenting building blocks that application developers can directly re-use when in their trading systems (or some other high performance, highly concurrent applications).

Additionally, we will delve into several algorithms and data structures commonly used in trading systems, and discuss how to optimize them using the latest features available in C++. This session aims to equip you with practical knowledge and techniques to enhance the performance of your systems and make informed decisions about the tools and technologies you choose to employ.

CppCon 2024 To Int or to Uint, This is the Question -- Alex Dathskosky

By Blog Staff | Aug 31, 2024 03:25 PM | Tags: None

To Int or to Uint, This is the Question

Thursday, September 19 15:15 - 16:15 MDT

by Walter E. Brown

Summary of the talk:

In our daily work, we often use integral data types to perform arithmetic calculations, but we may not always consider how the selection of the data type can affect performance and compiler optimizations. This talk will delve into the importance of choosing the correct data type for the job and how it impacts compiler optimizations. We will also examine the overall performance implications for the application. We will explore specific algorithms where using unsigned data types is more beneficial and other situations where signed data types are the best choice. Furthermore this talk will dive into the differences between signed and unsigned integers, how the processor handles certain operations and explain many of the surprising pitfalls of using integral types.
Attendees will come away with a deeper understanding of how data type selection can impact their code and how to make better choices for optimal performance.

This session will follow the guidelines from my short article on LinkedIn but it will go into higher details and contain more examples and explanations.

Alex has over 17 years of software development experience, working on systems, low-level generic tools and high-level applications. Alex has worked as an integration/software developer at Elbit, senior software developer at Rafael, technical leader at Axxana, Software manager at Abbott Israel and now a group manager a technical manager at Speedata.io an Exciting startup the will change Big Data and analytics as we know it .On His current Job Alex is developing a new CPU/APU system working with C++20, Massive metaprogramming and development of LLVM to create the next Big thing for Big Data. _x000D_
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Alex is a C++ expert with a strong experience in template meta-programming. Alex also teaches a course about the new features of modern C++, trying to motivate companies to move to the latest standards.

CppCon 2024 C++ Exceptions for Smaller Firmware -- Khalil Estell

By Blog Staff | Aug 29, 2024 03:14 PM | Tags: None

C++ Exceptions for Smaller Firmware

Tuesday, September 17 10:30 - 12:00 MDT

by Khalil Estell

Summary of the talk:

For years, developers have overlooked a powerful tool for reducing binary size: C++ exceptions. Join me on a deep dive into the world of exceptions and discover how they can be harnessed to create more space efficient firmware. We’ll explore the requirements and best practices of embedded development, and show what is required to use exceptions in that environment. By the end of this talk, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how exceptions are handled, what their space costs are, and how exceptions compare to functional errors as values.

Khalil is a ISO C++ Committee Member and has extensive experience writing production firmware.

CppCon 2024 An Ode to Concepts -- Nina Ranns

By Blog Staff | Aug 28, 2024 01:51 PM | Tags: None

An Ode to Concepts

Friday, September 20 09:00 - 10:00 MDT

by Nina Ranns

Summary of the talk:

Concepts are a long awaited C++ feature. They allow constraining a template in a much more elegant way than various enable_if tricks. In this lecture we cover the basics of concepts syntax, how to write a concept and how to apply a concept in your code. Then we look at one woman's experience of implementing a heavily constrained type before and after introduction of concepts.

Nina Ranns has been a member of the C++ standard committee since 2013, focusing mostly on the core part of the language, and committee secretary since 2018. Throughout her career she has worked for Siemens, Motorola, Datasift, and Symantec on everything from parts of the UMTS network to cloud based antivirus products. Currently an independent consultant with contracts for EDG, QT, and most recently Bloomberg, where she is eagerly extending her library knowledge and helping create new polymorphic-allocator friendly library types.

Reminder: CppCon 2024 Regular registration ends Friday, Late registration opens Saturday

By Blog Staff | Aug 26, 2024 09:14 AM | Tags: None

The opening keynote of CppCon 2024 is just 20 days away! The program has over 100 great talks and panels, and the five keynotes have been announced:

Monday, Herb Sutter. "Peering forward: C++'s next decade" (Sched)
Tuesday, Khalil Estell. "C++ Exceptions for smaller firmware" (Sched)
Wednesday, Amanda Rousseau. "Embracing an adversarial mindset for C++ security" (Sched)
Thursday, David Gross. "When nanoseconds matter: Ultrafast trading systems in C++" (Sched)
Friday, Daveed Vandevoorde. "Gazing Beyond Reflection for C++26"

If you're interested in savings, the Regular price for on-line and on-site tickets is available until this Friday, August 30. After that tickets will still be available right up to the conference, but at the late registration ticket price.

To register for CppCon 2024 at the Regular rate, click this link this week.

For details of on-line and on-site tickets, see the Registration page which includes information about student registration discounts, group rates, the CppCon Academy (extra pre- and post-conference classes by world-renowned instructors including online classes for those who can't be there in person), the community dinner, the "Meet the Presenters" banquet, and much more!

CppCon 2024 Back to Basics: Functional Programming in C++ -- Jonathan Müller

By Blog Staff | Aug 23, 2024 12:48 PM | Tags: None

Back to Basics: Functional Programming in C++

Thursday, September 19 09:00 - 10:00 MDT

by Jonathan Müller

Summary of the talk:

Functional programming is a declarative way of writing programs by composing functions.
In many situations, this can lead to code that is easier to write and understand and less error-prone.
However, it requires a shift to a more functional mindset.
This talk gives an introduction to functional programming in C++ using the modern standard library.
We will cover algorithms using `std::ranges`, composable error handling with `std::optional` and `std::expected`, algebraic data types, and separating IO from computation.
In the end, we'll even cover the M-word.

Jonathan is a Software Engineer at think-cell. There, he is responsible for maintaining think-cell's core libraries, which include a custom range library, a fast and convenient JSON parser, and many other utilities and data structures to write elegant C++ code. Before working at think-cell, he wrote many useful open-source C++ libraries. He is also a member of the C++ standardization committee, where he serves as the assistant chair for std::ranges, and a frequent conference speaker.