CppNow Courses

Code Analysis

Explore C++ static analyzers, Core Guidelines enforcement, and "Simplify C++" trends. Discuss various code checks, from catching dangling pointers to enforcing style guidelines, and consider gamifying static analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

C++11/14 at Scale - What Have We Learned?

Comprehensive analysis of C++11/14 features in large-scale production, examining benefits, drawbacks, and lessons learned over 8 years of use at Bloomberg. Insights on teachability and practical implications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

When Should You Give Two Things the Same Name

Explore when and why to give entities the same name in C++, examining overloading, polymorphism, and naming conventions to improve code design and maintainability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

How to - Colony

Dive deep into the mechanics of the colony container, exploring its implementation details, performance optimizations, and potential applications in C++ programming.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Crash Course in Unicode for C++ Developers

Comprehensive introduction to Unicode concepts and processing for C++ developers, covering encodings, normalization, and text algorithms to handle user text correctly.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The C++ Rvalue Lifetime Disaster

Explores rvalue reference lifetime issues in C++, discussing const& binding and temporary lifetime extension problems, with proposed solutions for safer memory management in generic code.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CMake - One Tool To Build Them All

Explore CMake's vital role in C++ development, its history, and key features for building, testing, and deploying software across platforms with Bill Hoffman, CMake's creator.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

C++ - Engineers Wanted, Programmers Not so Much

Explore the shift from programming to engineering in C++, focusing on system-level thinking, business value, and mature software development practices for large-scale projects.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Audio in Standard C++

Explore audio programming in C++, covering digital representation, soundcard communication, and a proposal for a standard audio API. Learn key concepts and potential future developments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

C++ Development with Visual Studio Code

Explore Visual Studio Code's powerful features for C++ development, including editing, building, and debugging, with live demonstrations and insights on remote development capabilities.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Ongoing Saga of ISO-C++ Executors

Explore the evolution of ISO-C++ executors, a generic abstraction for execution. Learn about concept-driven design principles and the latest developments in concurrent programming abstractions for C++23 and beyond.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Taking the Plunge Towards CMake in Boost

Exploring CMake integration for Boost: benefits, user needs, script structure, modules, and migration strategies to enhance accessibility and community support.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Matchine - C++ Pattern Matching for Open Sum Types

Explore advanced C++ pattern matching techniques for open sum types, focusing on efficient alternatives to RTTI and declarative dispatching methods for type hierarchies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Pattern Matching - Match Me If You Can

Explore pattern matching in C++: declarative data inspection, proposal details, and code simplification examples. Learn about this powerful feature and its potential impact on C++ programming.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Trivially Relocatable

Explore C++ object relocation, its importance in optimizing vector reallocation and type-erased move-construction, and proposed language features for efficient memory management and performance improvements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk