ADSP: Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs Episode 266: Holiday Special 🎄 CppCon, NDC Toronto, C++Now, Teletext, Bamboozle & More!
Dec 26, 2025
Join an engaging discussion on highlights from CppCon, NDC Toronto, and C++Now, where talks on UX for infrastructure and implementing atomics take center stage. Explore the fascinating world of Teletext, its quirks, and the nostalgia of old video modes. Listen in as Conor and Ben tackle a fun Bamboozle quiz while sharing personal growth stories sparked by conferences. Discover how networking and learning at these events can broaden technical horizons—plus some playful commentary on fast text and caching tricks in Teletext!
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Staying Local For Conferences
- Ben stayed at home during CppCon instead of a hotel and found it quieter and cheaper.
- He missed hallway-track late-night chats but appreciated better sleep and lower cost.
Time CFPs Around The New Year
- Open calls for conference talks after holidays to catch people's New Year planning mindset.
- People often crystallize talk ideas as part of their new-year resolutions.
Engineers Are Users Too
- Grace Alwan gave a CppCon talk arguing engineers are users too and applied UX/design thinking to infrastructure.
- She used prototyping and user interviews to improve internal engineering experiences at Bloomberg.