CppNow Courses

A Future of Value Semantics and Generic Programming Part 1

Explore the essence of value semantics and generic programming beyond C++, examining their fundamental concepts and potential language feature designs for enhanced programming paradigms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

What Belongs in the C++ Standard Library?

Explore the evolution and scope of the C++ Standard Library with insights from Bryce Adelstein Lelbach, chair of Library Evolution. Gain perspective on its past, present, and future direction.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Quest for a Better Crash

Explore techniques for debugging crashes in production, including reconstructing stack traces, working with symbols and PDBs, and leveraging Windows APIs to improve crash analysis and resolution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Taking Template Classes Further with Opaque Types & Generic NTTPs

Explore advanced C++20 techniques for template classes using opaque types and generic NTTPs. Learn to design expressive interfaces, reduce parameter bloat, and create powerful customization points for generic programming.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Taskflow - A Heterogeneous Task Graph Programming System with Control Flow

Explore heterogeneous task graph programming with control flow using Taskflow, a C++ system for efficient parallel and GPU-accelerated computing with high productivity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Don't Constexpr All the Things

Explore limitations of constexpr metaprogramming and discover a compelling alternative in circle metaprogramming, offering intuitive and powerful solutions for C++ developers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

What Neighborhoods Owe Each Other - Rights, Duties, Immunities & Disabilities of Functions & Objects

Explore how functions and objects form relationships in programming, using legal concepts to understand resource management, aliasing, and concurrency issues in C++.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Simplest Safe Integers

Explore pitfalls of C++ built-in types and learn about a simple integer library for MISRA-C++ compliance. Discover safe integer types that prevent promotion and maintain signedness, enhancing code safety and reliability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

C++20 Unit Testing Framework

Explore a new macro-free C++20 testing framework that simplifies unit testing with modern features like modules, concepts, and lambdas. Learn to write expressive, efficient tests for C++ projects.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Frictionless Allocators

Explore frictionless allocators in C++, discussing benefits, challenges, and potential language extensions to simplify allocator-aware code. Preview proposals for C++23 and beyond.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

STL Algorithms as Expressions

Explore advanced C++ techniques using Expression Templates for flexible algorithm customization, enhancing STL range algorithms and generic programming beyond traditional approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Library Approaches for Strong Type Aliases

Explore library approaches for creating strong type aliases in C++, addressing issues with built-in types and enhancing code clarity through domain-specific and use-specific classes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Designing Concurrent C++ Applications

Explore advanced C++ concurrency techniques, focusing on high-level constructs and design patterns for building efficient multi-core applications without using locks or primitive threading tools.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

C++ Insights - How Stuff Works, Lambdas and More

Explore C++ compiler's perspective with Andreas Fertig, diving into implicit conversions, lambdas, and variadic templates using C++ Insights tool for deeper understanding of code mechanics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Variations on Variants

Explore std::variant in C++, its implementation, and alternative approaches for serialization. Learn about Intrusive-Variant and Variant-of-Base techniques, and gain insights into modernizing C-style code with variants.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk