Conference Talks

CppNow

Sorting in Less Than O(n log n) - Generalizing and Optimizing Radix Sort

Learn how to generalize radix sort beyond integers and optimize its inner loop to outperform std::sort on many inputs.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CppNow

Monoids, Monads, and Applicative Functors - Repeated Software Patterns

Explores monoids, monads, and applicative functors as recurring mathematical structures in software, showing how they reveal fundamental operations and help compose domain-specific classes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CppNow

Thinking Asynchronously - Designing Applications with Boost.Asio

Explore how an asynchronous mindset shapes application design, from composing operations and avoiding common pitfalls to optimizing performance and scalability with Boost.Asio.

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

CppNow

Boost.Graph for Beginners

Examples show how to call Boost.Graph algorithms and work with their input and output parameters, which differ from the C++ standard library’s.

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

CppNow

Exception-Safe Coding in C++ - Part I

A practical set of C++ guidelines and implementation techniques for keeping code robust when exceptions occur, including transitioning exception-unsafe legacy code.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CppNow

Value Semantics and Concepts-based Polymorphism

A talk on value semantics and concepts-based polymorphism in C++.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

code::dive conference

The Next Programming Language

Douglas Crockford considers what the next programming language might be.

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

code::dive conference

When Python Practices Go Wrong

Examines when popular Python conventions fail, showing how questioning “Pythonic” consensus can make dynamic-language code clearer and more effective.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

code::dive conference

Why Algebraic Data Types Are Important

Explains how products, sums, and exponentials give algebraic data types a mathematical structure, connecting type theory with category theory and logic.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

code::dive conference

The Better Parts

Douglas Crockford presents “The better parts,” a code::dive 2017 talk on JavaScript.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

code::dive conference

Clean Coders Hate What Happens When You Use These Tricks

Kevlin Henney’s talk examines coding practices that clean-code advocates dislike.

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

code::dive conference

Better Code - Concurrency

A conference lecture on writing better code by addressing concurrency.

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

linux.conf.au

MicroROS, Combining Advanced Robotics and Low-Cost Embedded Systems

See how Micro-ROS brings ROS tools to low-cost microcontrollers, including Arduino.

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

linux.conf.au

The Early Days of Unix at Bell Labs

Brian Kernighan reflects on which ideas from Unix’s beginnings endured, faded, or shaped computing’s future.

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

linux.conf.au

An Introduction to Vircadia - An Open Source Desktop and VR Metaverse

A high-level introduction to Vircadia, an open-source shared 3D space for socializing, scripting, games, and meetings.

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