CppCast

Niels Lohmann joins Timur and Phil. Niels talks to us about his popular JSON library, JSON for Modern C++ (often just known as nlohmann/json, after its github repo). We chat about the history and purpose of the library, with an interesting aside into starting and maintaining a popular OSS library, as well as what Niels is up to today. News "The Performance Impact of C++'s final Keyword" - Benjamin Summerton Reddit discussion Kris Jusiak: Meta-meta programming! (Reddit) Links "Tips on Surveying the C++ Community" - Anastasia Kazakova's talk JSON for Modern C++

Developer Advocate at Microsoft, Sy Brand, talks about the upcoming Pure Virtual C++ conference. The podcast covers topics like C++ Foundation's developer survey, relocatable types, and C++20 modules. They also chat about Boost, Boston C++ meetup, and Sy's short films.

Erich Keane joins Timur and Phil. Erich chats about the recent WG21 meeting in Tokyo, his roles as chair and co-chair of the Language Evolution and Language Evolution Incubator working groups, respectively, as well as heterogeneous computing and his work at NVidia. News CppCon - Call for Speakers ACCU 2024 Online Bjarne Stroustrup responds to White House warning against C++ David Sankel's post on Boost split Links New C++ meetup in Vienna, Austria Tokyo ISO C++ Committee Trip Reports: In-depth status report Herb Sutter's report Think-Cell's trip report (Jonathan Müller) Papers discussed: P2900R6 - "Contracts for C++" P2996R2 - "Reflection for C++26" P2688R1 - "Pattern Matching: match Expression" P2830R1 - "Standardized Type Ordering"

Gail Ollis joins Phil and Matt Godbolt. Gail talks to us about why, after two decades of software development, she took a degree in psychology followed by a PhD that researched the psychology of software development - and how she now uses this to help others get started and, hopefully, avoid many of the human issues that can plague our software projects. News "Contracts MVP is Feature Complete" - Reddit "Contracts for C++" Timur's C++ London talk Gemini refuses to talk about C++ 20 Concepts to someone under the age of 18! Hacker News thread Twitch streamer's reaction (ThePrimeTime) “White House urges developers to dump C and C++” - InfoWorld Conferences: C++ on Sea Early Bird tickets and option, CfP closes soon (3rd-5th July) using std::cpp, Madrid (24th-26th April) C++ Now (29th April - 3rd May) ACCU full schedule and volunteers programme (17th-20th April) Links "Early Careers Day: A mini-conference for junior developers" - Gail's ACCU 2024 workshop "The kids are alright" - Gail's ACCU 2024 session showcasing her students Paper's Gail has co-authored on blending cyber security and software development: Putting the Sec in DevSecOps: Using Social Practice Theory to Improve Secure Software Development Dancing, not Wrestling: Moving from Compliance to Concordance for Secure Software Development "Helping developers to help each other: a technique to facilitate understanding among professional software developers" - Gail's PhD thesis

Patrick Quist joins Phil and Timur. Patrick chats with us about their work on the Compiler Explorer team and how they got into it. We explore some useful features that may not be as widely known, and take a peek under the hood at how it all runs. News "C++ Package Managers: The Ultimate Roundup" - blog post by Christopher McArthur "Demystifying Lakos Rule via Visualization and How It Could Relate to Constexpr" blog post by Miro Palmu "A Year of C++ Improvements in Visual Studio, VS Code, and vcpkg" - blog post by Sy Brand NVidia interview question - Reddit thread Links History of Delphi Compiler Explorer Also Compiler Explorer Compiler Explorer Public Dashboard (live stats)

Rainer Grimm, a seasoned C++ trainer, shares insights from his extensive teaching experience. He discusses the accessibility of training through online platforms and his thoughts on modern C++. Rainer highlights innovative teaching methods, exploring the balance between traditional and interactive learning. He emphasizes the importance of continuous education, especially regarding advanced features like coroutines and modules, while sharing anecdotes about the ongoing evolution of C++ and its relevance in today's tech landscape.

Daveed Vandevoorde, a contributor to getting Reflection into C++26, joins hosts Phil and Timur. They discuss the implementation of reflection in C++26, the competitiveness of proposal in C++, and the potential of reflection to eliminate separate scripts.

Ville Voutilainen from The Qt Company and C++ standard committee discusses integrating modern C++ features with Qt. Topics include Modules, Sender/Receiver, Qt framework, and C++ 20/23 support. Also, updates on C++ 23 standard release delay, Boston C++ meetup, and C++ Now conference.

Phil and Timur are joined by ... Timur and Phil for a Holiday Special. We look back on the last year, discuss the news, and talk about what we're working on. News "The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps" - CISA Experimental EDG Reflection Support Boost 1.84.0 released Cling 1.0 released "About time - how to unit test code that depends on time" - Björn Fahller CppNorth: Call for Speakers "Earlist Bird" tickets ACCU Early bird tickets C++ Online tickets Links Phil and Timur speaking at the December meetup in Munich "Digital Security by Design, CHERI and the Morello Board" - C++ London P2900R3 - "Contracts for C++"

Matthias Kretz, a contributor with expertise in C++ programming, delves into the fascinating world of SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data). He explains how SIMD works and its significant advantages for enhancing computing performance. The discussion includes his innovative proposal to introduce SIMD vocabulary types to the C++ standard, addressing challenges like compiler optimization and debugging. They also touch on the complexities of using SIMD with custom data types and the impact of efficient data structures on performance.