June 8-13, Brno, Czechia
June 17-20, Folkestone, UK
September 12-18, Aurora, CO, USA
November 16-21, Búzios, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
November 26-28, Berlin, Germany
By Blog Staff | Sep 22, 2014 10:59 AM | Tags: None
The CppCon videos will start appearing soon. In the meantime, A9 Videos posted this introduction that preceded CppCon 2014's opening keynote by Bjarne Stroustrup. In six minutes, Alex Stepanov gives a great capsule summary of what makes C++ important, and why it will continue to be important for a long time yet.
Alexander Stepanov Introduces Bjarne Stroustrup at CppCon 2014
A9 Videos
By Meeting C++ | Jul 28, 2014 01:41 AM | Tags: interview experimental concurrency c++17 c++14 c++11 c++ boost
At C++Now this and last year I recorded a short interview with Michael Wong:
A video interview with Michael Wong
The interview as a youtube playlist
by Jens Weller
From the Article:
I've started last year a video interview in Aspen - while at C++Now - with Michael Wong. This year I had the chance to finish the interview and I am now finally able to release it. Michael is a member of the C++ Committee for many years, he leads the Canadian delegation and also speaks for IBM at the C++ committee.
By Blog Staff | Jul 14, 2014 08:32 AM | Tags: None
If you haven't sent a colleague to this site lately, why not send someone there this week?
Exception-Safe Coding in C++
by Jon Kalb
Safe usage of exceptions is a non-trivial problem that the industry has struggled with for the better part of two decades. If you have fear, uncertainty, or doubt about exception safety or just want to see the best practices for using exceptions in C++, this session is for you. We’ll start with “What is the problem we are trying to solve?” and discuss alternatives, acknowledge the challenges associated with exception usage, and cover some well-meaning but misguided attempts at safety. I will then present a set of guidelines that are the basis for safe exception usage and solid implementation techniques, including how to transition from an exception-unsafe legacy code base.
When we are finished you will know how to produce code that is easier to write, easier to understand, faster, and 100% robust in the face of exceptions.
... "To say that I learned a lot from that video would be an understatement! I LOVED the talk and I really think you need to either write a book about this or at least have an article/blog." -- Abi Ullattil
You and your colleagues can also enjoy a live and interactive updated version of this talk at CppCon this September. CppCon 2014 will feature an updated and interactive version of this talk, along with some 100 other high-quality sessions about C++ across many domains, from mobile devices and web development, to games and embedded systems (including the Mars Rover), to Parallel STL and TMP.
By Blog Staff | Jul 10, 2014 07:23 PM | Tags: c++14 c++11 basics
New on Lanyrd:
Making the Most of C++11/14 (slides)
by Sasha Goldshtein
The C++11 standard is already behind us, and C++14 is just around the corner. With a huge variety of language features such as lambdas, rvalue references, auto and decltype, and variadic templates, it's easy to get lost in C++. In fact, it often seems like a completely new and foreign language. In this workshop we will look at the most important language features that improve system performance and developer productivity, with a glimpse towards what C++14 will bring. We will make the most of Visual C++ 2013 and see how to convert and refactor code to use modern C++ idioms.
By Blog Staff | Jun 23, 2014 10:24 AM | Tags: intermediate basics
Now available online, a nice talk by Scott Meyers about why modern C++ is alive and continues to enjoy life and growth:
by Scott Meyers
The Vasa was a 17th-century Swedish warship which suffered such feature creep during construction that it sank shortly after leaving the harbour on its maiden voyage. In the early 1990s, the C++ standardisation committee adopted the Vasa as a cautionary tale, discouraging prospective language extensions with "Remember the Vasa!" Yet C++ continued to grow, and by the time C++ was standardised, its complexity made the Vasa look like a rowboat.
The Vasa sank, however, while C++ cruised, and it looks likely to continue doing so even as the latest revised standards (C++11 and C++14) add dozens of new features, each with its own idiosyncrasies. Clearly, C++ has gotten some important things right. In this talk, Scott Meyers considers the lessons to be learned from the ongoing success of a complex programming language that's over 30 years old, yet very much alive and kicking.
By NoSenseEtAl | Jun 13, 2014 12:06 AM | Tags: None
From Techdays 2014 the Netherlands:
Modernizing Legacy C++ Code
by James McNellis
In this session, James McNellis, a developer on the Visual C++ libraries team, will share his experience using elements of modern C++ to improve a large legacy code base. Learn how to apply principles of modern C++ to gradually improve the quality of legacy code and improve maintainability and debuggability
By Blog Staff | Jun 12, 2014 02:57 PM | Tags: None
All available videos are now posted from this April's EuroLLVM conference.
The conference included the following C++-related sesssions. Note that only the first two have video, all have slides or other materials.
Keynote: What's new in C++14, and how you can take advantage of it (slides) -- Marshall Clow
Portable Native Client. Fast, Secure, Simple: Pick Three. (slides) -- JF Bastien
clang-tidy - Lint-like checks and beyond (slides) -- Daniel Jasper
Refactoring a large C++ codebase using clang (slides) -- Nick Lewycky
Async Magic - std::async in C++ and its consequences for optimizations (slides) -- Tobias Rieger
Intel Clang-Based C++ Compiler (poster) -- Andrey Bokhanko
Clang as a C++ front-end for Frama-C and VeriFast (poster) -- Virgile Prevosto, Franck Védrine, Bart Jacobs and Gijs van Spauwen
By Olve Maudal | Jun 9, 2014 07:04 PM | Tags: None
There was a very strong C++ track on NDC Oslo this year. Here is an overview of the videos recorded for the C++ track:
noexcept, and push_back(), Nico Josuttis (video)Enjoy!
NDC Oslo is an annual conference for programmers (~1600 delegates). 2 days of preconference courses/workshops, and then 9 tracks of technology talks for 3 days. The dates for 2015 are June 15-19. There will be a strong C++ track next year as well. Save the dates and stay tuned.
By Blog Staff | Jun 3, 2014 05:28 AM | Tags: None
Hot off the Channel 9 video press from last week's Lang.NEXT conference:
Lang.NEXT Keynote: What – if anything – have we learned from C++?
by Bjarne Stroustrup
What is the essence of C++? Why did it succeed despite its well-understood flaws? What lessons -- if any -- can be applied to newer languages?
Themes: Social and technical factors. Resource management. Generic programming. The importance of being inefficient. The importance of syntax. How (not) to specify a language. Standardization and compatibility. And no, I don't plan to condemn C++ -- it is still the best language around for a lot of things, and getting better. It just isn't anywhere near perfect (even of its kind) or the best at everything -- and was never claimed to be.
By Blog Staff | May 22, 2014 09:06 AM | Tags: None
Many of the slides from last week's sold-out C++Now event are now posted on GitHub at the link below, and more are still being added.
If you missed C++Now this year, head over to check out the new CppCon coming this September...
C++Now 2014 Presentations
Tuesday, May 13
Library in a Week - c++ templating engine
Keynote: Axiomatic Programming: From Euclidean Deductions to C++ Templates and Beyond
C++14: Through the Looking Glass
Coroutines, Fibers, and Threads, Oh My
The Canonical Class
ConceptClang: Theoretical Advances with Full C++ Concepts
Generic Programming of Generic Spaces: Compile-Time Geometric Algebra with C++11
Test-Driven Development With Boost.Test and Turtle Mock, Part I/II
Removing undefined behavior from integer operations: the bounded::integer library
Value Semantics and Range Algorithms - Composability and Efficiency
Preparing the C++11 Library AFIO for Boost Peer Review
Wednesday, May 14
MPL11: A New Metaprogramming Library for C++11
The Optimization of a Boost.Asio-Based Networking Server
Undefined Behavior in C++; what is it, and why should I care
Mach7: The Design and Evolution of a Pattern Matching Library for C++
Practical Type Erasure: A boost::any Based Configuration Framework
A Tutorial Introduction to C++11/14 Part I/II
C++11 in Space Plasma Model Development
C++11 Library Design
Goals for Better Code: Implement Complete Types
Multiplatform C++
Octopus: A Policy-Driven Framework for CFD Simulations
Thursday, May 15
Keynote: Beware of C++
Interactive Metaprogramming Shell Based on Clang
libcppa: Type-safe Messaging Systems in C++
Unicode in C++
CppComponents: A Modern Portable C++11 Component System
UI. Aesthetics. C++
Accelerator Programming with C++ AMP
Designing XML API for Modern C++
Modern C++ as Concurrent Assembly
Understanding &&
Boost Library Incubator | Zip Archive
Friday, May 16
Iterators May Stay | LibreOffice File
Value Semantics: It ain't about the syntax!
Create Your Own Refactoring Tool with Clang
How to Design C++ Implementations of Complex Combinatorial Algorithms
Intro to Functional Programming in C++
Managing Object Lifetimes
0xBADC0DE
Expected — An Exception-friendly Error Monad
Lifetime and Usage of Global, Thread-local, and Static Data
Functional Data Structures in C++
Asynchronous Programming Using Boost.MetaStateMachine and the Upcoming Asynchronous Library
Ownership of Memory in C++
Saturday, May 17
The Future of Accelerator Programming in C++
Functional Reactive Programming - Cleanly Abstracted Interactivity
Disambiguation: The Black Technology
My Thoughts on Large Code Base Change Ripple Management in C++
Future of Boost: Boostache
Future of Boost: Community Management Team