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C++11 is the second "most loved" language/technology on StackOverflow according to the survey

By Adrien Hamelin | Apr 14, 2015 11:21 AM | Tags: community c++11

In case you missed it, an interesting data point about how much programmers appreciate the improvements in C++11 (and 14) compared to C++98. As Stroustrup frequently says, C++11 feel like a new language. Note “love” means in the sense of “enjoy programming in”… more people are willing to say they enjoy programming in modern C++, and C++11 truly was a turning point and progress is continuing:

C++11 is the second "most loved" language/technology on StackOverflow according to the survey

Boost.Spirit + Flatbuffers + Catch + Biicode + CLion + Github--Max Galkin

By Adrien Hamelin | Apr 13, 2015 09:52 AM | Tags: community boost

Come see a nice product review:

Boost.Spirit + Flatbuffers + Catch + Biicode + CLion + Github

by Max Galkin

From the article:

This weekend I’m test-driving several new technologies. OK, OK, maybe not so new for everyone else, but new for me. I’m trying to write a parser for the Flatbuffers IDL grammar using Boost.Spirit, I’m referencing Boost using Biicode, I’m testing the code using Catch, I’m editing the project in CLion, and I’m pushing the results to Github yacoder/flatbuffers-with-spirit!

CppCon opens Call for Submissions -- Jon Kalb

By Jon Kalb | Apr 9, 2015 11:53 PM | Tags: community

CppCon has announced its call for submission for 2015. The deadline for submissions is May 22nd and the conference will start September 20th.

Call for Submission

From the invitation:

CppCon is the annual, week-long face-to-face gathering for the entire C++ community. The conference is organized by the C++ community for the community and so we invite you to present.

C++ User Group Meetings in April

By Meeting C++ | Apr 8, 2015 06:14 AM | Tags: community basics

The monthly overview on upcoming user group meetings at Meeting C++:

C++ User Group Meetings in April 2015

by Jens Weller

From the article:

The List:

    9.4 C++ UG Dublin - C/C++ two great talks\, quiz with prizes\, pizza\, ...
    9.4 C++ UG Amsterdam - New data structures in C++11 and Boost
    9.4 C++ UG Dresden - Go all binary!
    11.4 C++ UG Pune, India - More C++ Concurrency
    13.4 C++ UG Denver - Denver Tech Center C++ Developers
    14.4 C++ UG Luzern - C++ Pub Quiz
    15.4 C++ UG Düsseldorf - Encryption & C++
    15.4 C++ UG Hamburg - Operators
    15.4 C++ UG Northwest/Seattle - Pushing the boundaries of C++ Codegeneration
    16.4 C++ UG Rhein-Neckar - Modern C++ Allocators (C++03 to C++17)
    16.4 C++ UG Ruhrgebiet - April fools!
    20.4 C++ UG Austin - North Austin Monthly C/C++ Pub Social
    21.4 C++ UG Berlin - Rationales behind C++ atomics
    22.4 C++ UG San Francisco/ Bay area - Workshop and Discussion Group
    23.4 C++ UG Munich - TBA
    23.4 C++ UG New York - Introduction to C++ Casting
    28.4 C++ UG Chicago - Modern Template Metaprogramming
    29.4 C++ UG London - monthly meetup
    29.4 C++ UG Bremen - C++11/14/1x und Biicode

Boost libraries are now supported in biicode

By Jordi Mon Companys | Feb 21, 2015 05:54 AM | Tags: efficiency dependency management community boost basics

First step to a complete integration of the C++ deps manager biicode with the most popular set of C++ libs: Boost libraries.

Boost libraries are now supported in biicode

by Manu Sánchez

From the news:

At biicode we have been working hard to simplify the process of making Boost available for any C++ programmer with just an include. But this is only the start, the project has been released as open source to allow everyone contribute and help.

cppcast episode 1: Jon Kalb loves the C++ Community

By robwirving | Feb 18, 2015 09:00 PM | Tags: community basics

cppcast.PNGThis is the first episode of cppcast, the only podcast by C++ developers for C++ developers. In this first episode host Rob Irving interviews Jon Kalb about the state of the C++ Community.

cppcast episode 1: Jon Kalb loves the C++ Community

by Rob Irving

About the interviewee:

Jon has been writing C++ for two and half decades, does onsite C++ training, and works on the Amazon search engine for A9.com. He chairs the CppCon and C++Now conferences. He also programs the C++ Track for the Silicon Valley Code Camp and serves as chair of the Boost Libraries Steering Committee.