C++ for a New Generation with Kate Gregory
Are there new C++ programmers, or just old people? Carl and Richard chat with Kate Gregory about her discovery of a whole new generation of C++ programmers, who just haven't had to go through the same pain that the old folks once did. Kate talks about going to cppcon, the premier C++ conference in the world, and seeing packs of young people getting into C++. The good news is that C++ has evolved and the coding techniques are very different than they used to be. Yes, you can still build drivers and embedded systems with C++ and it's still pretty tough, but for regular software development, the new language features make life much more fun - check it out!
Guests:
Kate Gregory
Kate Gregory has been using C++ since before Microsoft had a C++ compiler, and has been paid to program since 1979. She loves C++ and believes that software should make our lives easier. That includes making the lives of developers easier! She'll stay up late arguing about deterministic destruction or how C++ 11, 14, and 17 are not the C++ you remember. She has helped thousands of developers to be better at what they do. Kate is a Microsoft Regional Director, a Visual C++ MVP, an Imagine Cup judge and mentor, and an active contributor to StackOverflow and other StackExchange sites. She develops courses for Pluralsight, primarily on C++ and Visual Studio. Since 2014 she has been a speaker and Open Content Chair for CppCon, the largest C++ conference ever held.
Links:
- Ancient Code http://www.appvnext.com/blog/2016/12/8/ancient-code
- cppcon https://cppcon.org/
- Stop Teaching C Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnWhqhNdYyk
- Stack Semantics https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177191.aspx
- emscripten http://kripken.github.io/emscripten-site/
- Wat https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat