C++ Should Be C++ - David Sankel - C++Now 2024

David Sankel evaluates the current state of C++ regarding memory safety and complexity, arguing for a focus on improving developers' lives.

cppnow.org --- C++ Should Be C++ - David Sankel - C++Now 2024 --- Between memory safety legislation, calls for C++ successors, and Rust's rising popularity, many conclude C++ is going through rough times. Are complaints of fundamental insecurity, over-complexity, and committee dysfunction overblown? Either way, what's to be done? This talk pragmatically evaluates these developments and makes the case that a focus on improving people's lives is the ideal response. We'll see how this outlook leads to guidance on the libraries we build, the talks we give, the features we add, and how we conceptualize C++'s role in humanity. --- Slides: github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2024/blob/main/Pres… --- David Sankel David Sankel is a Principal Scientist in Adobe's Software Technology Lab and an active member of the C++ Standardization Committee. His experience spans microservice architectures, CAD/CAM, computer graphics, visual programming languages, web applications, computer vision, and cryptography. He is a frequent speaker at C++ conferences and specializes in large-scale software engineering and advanced C++ topics. David’s interests include dependently typed languages, semantic domains, EDSLs, and functional reactive programming. He was the project editor of the C++ Reflection TS, is the Executive Director of the Boost Foundation, and an author of several C++ proposals including pattern matching and language variants. --- C++Now 2025 - 28th April - 2nd May C++Now is an annual onsite international C++ programming and coding conference held in Aspen, Colarado. For all C++ developers, C++ software engineers and those involved with the C++ language, CppNow provides an indepth and technical content provided by the best and brightest C++ experts of the C++ world. Annual CppNow Conference - cppnow.org linkedin.com/company/cppnow twitter.com/cppnow facebook.com/CppNow reddit.com/r/CppNow mastodon.social/@cppnow think-cell develops one of the world’s leading PowerPoint applications, with C++ at the core of everything we build, from layout algorithms to deep integration with Microsoft Office. Interested in working on challenging C++ problems with real-world impact? Explore our open roles: think-cell.com/en/career/tech --- Videos Filmed & Edited By Bash Films: bashfilms.com/ YouTube Channel Managed & Optimized By Digital Medium Ltd: events.digital-medium.co.uk --- #boost #cpp #cplusplus #cppprogramming #cplusplusprogramming