
Modules Present and Future
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06/18/20
•58m
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Rob and Jason are joined by Gabriel Dos Reis from Microsoft. They first discuss the recent articles about Microsoft switching from C++ to Rust and let Gaby set the record straight. Then Gaby talks about the final state of Modules, how Microsoft is using them internally, and Gaby's plans for the future of Modules and much more.
News
- r/cpp comments on Web Assembly Use Cases
- Microsoft: Rust is the Industry's 'Best Chance' at Safe Systems Programming
- Why is std implementation so damn ugly
- Italian C++ Conference 2020 Videos
Links
- Practical C++20 Modules and the future of tooling around C++ Modules with Cameron DaCamara
- Peeking Safely at a Table with Concepts with Gabriel Dos Reis
- CppCon 2019: Gabriel Dos Reis "Programming with C++ Modules: Guide for the Working"
- CPPP 2019 - C++ Modules: What You Should Know - Gabriel Dos Reis
- RustSec Advisory Database
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- Clang Power Tools
- Use code JetBrainsForCppCast during checkout at JetBrains.com for a 25% discount
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•57m
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News
- Toml++ v1.3.0 released
- How to ask for C++ coding help
- C++ On Sea Updates
- Huge discussion on C++ IDEs and editing tools
Links
- Web Assembly
- Wasmtime
- Wasmer
- CppCon 2019: Ben Smith "Applied WebAssembly: Compiling and Running C++ in Your Web Browser"
- A Talk Near the Future of Python (a.k.a., Dave live-codes a WebAssembly Interpreter)
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- Use code JetBrainsForCppCast during checkout at JetBrains.com for a 25% discount
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June 25, 2020
•62m
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News
- The Developer Ecosystem in 2020: How C++ is Doing
- The Code of the Command & Conquer Game: Bugs From the 90's. Volume one
- Compile-time Merge Sort [C++]
Links
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- PVS-Studio. Write #cppcast in the message field on the download page and get one month license
- Read the article "Checking the GCC 10 Compiler with PVS-Studio" covering 10 heroically found errors despite the great number of macros in the GCC code.
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