CppCon 2019: Range Algorithms, Views and Actions: A Comprehensive Guide--Dvir Yitzchaki

By Adrien Hamelin | Jul 20, 2020 09:33 AM | Tags: None

This year, CppCon 2020 is going virtual. The dates are still the same – September 14-18 – and we are aiming for the CppCon live event to have pretty much everything you’re familiar with at CppCon except moved online: multiple tracks including “back to basics” and a new “embedded” track; live speaker Q&A; live talk time zones friendly to Americas and EMEA (and we’re going to try to arrange around-the-clock recorded repeats in all time zones, where speakers who are available can be available for live Q&A in their repeated talks too, and we’ll do that if it’s possible – but we’re still working on it!); virtual tables where you can interact face-to-face online with other attendees just like at the physical event; virtual exhibitor spaces where you can meet the folks on your favorite product’s teams to ask them question face-to-face; pre- and post-conference classes; and even the CppCon house band playing live before every plenary session. All talk recordings will be freely available as usual on YouTube a month or two after the event, but everything else above will be available only live during CppCon week.

To whet your appetite for this year’s conference, here’s another of the top-rated talks from last year. Enjoy – and register today for CppCon 2020 – all the spirit and flavor of CppCon, this year all virtual and online!

Range Algorithms, Views and Actions: A Comprehensive Guide

by Dvir Yitzchaki

Summary of the talk:

STL algorithms are something every C++ programmer should know. With ranges being voted in C++ 20, there are even more useful tools that we should at least be aware of, if not use daily.

Using ranges helps writing a code which is great in expressiveness and safety and does not fall behind in performance. In this talk we will cover what ranges add to the C++20 standard library, as well as go over all the different views and actions available in range-v3 library which can be used today.

This talk is inspired by Jonathan Boccara’s talk "105 algorithms in less than an hour".

CppCon 2019: C++20: C++ at 40--Bjarne Stroustrup

By Adrien Hamelin | Jul 17, 2020 11:43 AM | Tags: community

This year, CppCon 2020 is going virtual. The dates are still the same – September 14-18 – and we are aiming for the CppCon live event to have pretty much everything you’re familiar with at CppCon except moved online: multiple tracks including “back to basics” and a new “embedded” track; live speaker Q&A; live talk time zones friendly to Americas and EMEA (and we’re going to try to arrange around-the-clock recorded repeats in all time zones, where speakers who are available can be available for live Q&A in their repeated talks too, and we’ll do that if it’s possible – but we’re still working on it!); virtual tables where you can interact face-to-face online with other attendees just like at the physical event; virtual exhibitor spaces where you can meet the folks on your favorite product’s teams to ask them question face-to-face; pre- and post-conference classes; and even the CppCon house band playing live before every plenary session. All talk recordings will be freely available as usual on YouTube a month or two after the event, but everything else above will be available only live during CppCon week.

To whet your appetite for this year’s conference, here’s another of the top-rated talks from last year. Enjoy – and register today for CppCon 2020 – all the spirit and flavor of CppCon, this year all virtual and online!

C++20: C++ at 40

by Bjarne Stroustrup

Summary of the talk:

It is now 40 years since C++ (then called C with Classes) had its first non-research user. It is now 35 years since the first commercial release of C++. It is now 30 years since the start of the standards process.

So what is C++? I will try to explain what's great about C++, C++20, as a modern language, not treating it as a layer cake of features. Imagine you have never heard of C, C with Classes, or C++11. How do classes, templates, and lambdas fit together? What have constructors and destructors to do with exceptions? What's in the standard library? How can we start using C++?

Finally, I will make a few comments about how to get from older styles of C++ use to modern C++ and point to areas where we need to improve C++ further.

C++ on Sea : Full schedule, Nico Josuttis Keynote and Remo as a platform

By philsquared | Jul 8, 2020 11:00 AM | Tags: None

With less than two weeks to go before the conference (in fact only one week before the first workshop), we have some big announcements!

CopperSpice: Copy Elision

By Ansel Sermersheim | Jun 23, 2020 01:02 PM | Tags: None

New video on the CopperSpice YouTube Channel:

Copy Elision

by Barbara Geller and Ansel Sermersheim

About the video:

In this video, we look at what copy elision is, and in the process define elision and what it means to copy. We also talk about why you would want to elide copies, and why this feature needed explicit permission in the standard.

Please take a look and remember to subscribe!

Modules Present and Future--CppCast

By Adrien Hamelin | Jun 23, 2020 10:54 AM | Tags: c++20

It will change things.

Modules Present and Future

by CppCast

From the article:

Rob and Jason are joined by Gabriel Dos Reis from Microsoft. They first discuss the recent articles about Microsoft switching from C++ to Rust and let Gaby set the record straight. Then Gaby talks about the final state of Modules, how Microsoft is using them internally, and Gaby’s plans for the future of Modules and much more.

CopperSpice: Attributes

By Ansel Sermersheim | May 17, 2020 12:55 PM | Tags: None

New video on the CopperSpice YouTube Channel:

Attributes

by Barbara Geller and Ansel Sermersheim

About the video:

In this video, we look at the history of attributes, and how some were standardized in modern C++. We also discuss the assortment of attributes available in C++20, and some of the interesting and rarely examined features they contain.

Please take a look and remember to subscribe!

Two videos from Meeting C++ on Modules

By Meeting C++ | May 3, 2020 05:49 AM | Tags: modules meetingcpp community c++20

This weekend two videos from Meeting C++ 2019 on Modules have been published:

Modules the beginner's guide - Daniela Engert

Modules are coming - Bryce Adelstein Lelbach

 

Reminder: Pure Virtual C++ Conference 2020 tomorrow

By Blog Staff | Apr 29, 2020 11:08 AM | Tags: None

Reminder: In less than 24 hours, we'll have a worldwide C++ event:

Sign up for Pure Virtual C++ Conference 2020

by Sy Brand

From the post:

Pure Virtual C++ 2020 is a free single-track one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. It is taking place on Thursday 30th April 2020 from 14:30 to 23:00 UTC. Sign up on the event website.

All talks will be pre-recorded and streamed on YouTube Live with a live Q&A session with the speakers. After the event, the talks will be available to watch online for free.

CopperSpice: What is the C++ standard library?

By Ansel Sermersheim | Apr 19, 2020 12:25 PM | Tags: None

New video on the CopperSpice YouTube Channel:

What is the C++ Standard Library?

by Barbara Geller and Ansel Sermersheim

About the video:

In this video, we look at what the C++ standard library is, compare it to the STL, and talk about the distinction between the C++ standard library and the C++ core language. We also explore the various standard library implementations, and when you might want to specify one explicitly.

Please take a look and remember to subscribe!

CopperSpice: More on Moving to C++17

By Ansel Sermersheim | Mar 23, 2020 11:00 AM | Tags: None

New video on the CopperSpice YouTube Channel:

More on Moving to C++17

by Barbara Geller and Ansel Sermersheim

About the video:

In this video, we look at more of the changes that were added to the language in C++14 and C++17. We look at Generic Lambda Expressions, structured bindings, and some of the surprising new behavior with implicitly declared operators.

Please take a look and remember to subscribe!