NDC Conferences Courses

Designing for Consumers, Succeeding with Professionals

Learn how consumer-focused desirability and out-of-the-box value can improve professional solutions, without losing sight of their distinct needs.

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

C++ Cryptozoology - A Compendium of Cryptic Characters

A tour of C++’s hidden traps, from abominable function types and duck typing to unnamed types and zombie objects.

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

Sane and Safe C++ Class Types

Guidelines for designing safer C++ class types, including when to follow or depart from the Rule of Zero and how to handle expert territory.

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

C++ - No More Nulls! - Fixing the Billion Dollar Mistake

Learn how to make missing values explicit in C++ and reduce null checks and unsafe dereferences with references, std::optional, and gsl::not_null.

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

Building Useful Project Utils in Python

Learn to turn growing shell scripts into maintainable Python utilities with modular code, tests, and clear command-line interfaces.

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

Threat Modeling - Uncover Vulnerabilities Without Looking at Code

Developers map application data flows and use STRIDE to uncover and mitigate security threats before code is written.

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

Sociocracy for Creating Better Products

Explore how sociocracy can help product teams choose features and reach decisions every member supports.

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

Type Safe C++? LOL!

See how strong types in C++ can make code clearer, prevent bugs, and improve performance, with examples from production and test code.

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

Words of Wisdom

A lighthearted collection of coders’ aphorisms uses memorable quotations to examine value semantics, strong types, and API design.

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

Self-Awareness in C++ Code

Build a C++ memory profiler that traces allocations to code paths and helps reveal leaks and memory usage problems.

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

C++ Unit Testing - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Learn how unit testing tools and practices can help control C++ code, catch defects, prevent regressions, and test difficult legacy code.

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

The Nightmare of Move Semantics for Trivial C++ Classes

Live coding shows how a simple class with several string members turns move semantics into a maze of constructor choices and forwarding techniques.

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

Optimising a Small Real-World C++ Application

A hands-on C++ optimization demonstration uses profiling tools to locate application hotspots and compares algorithms and libraries to avoid common performance pitfalls.

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

The Git Parable - A Different Approach to Understanding Git

Builds a mental model of Git by starting from simple file operations and developing a small version control system with similar behavior.

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

A Performance Analysis of a Trading System over Compilers

Compare compiler-generated assembly and micro-optimizations to examine how branch prediction and switch statements affect a low-latency trading system.

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