At PDC 2010 this week, I participated in a panel and gave one talk. Both are now online for live on-demand viewing. Note: The talks should work on any browser. They do not require Silverlight. If you get a message that Silverlight is needed, it just made a mistake in auto-detecting your browser (I’m told this happens [...]
Archive for October, 2010
PDC Languages Panel and (Shortened) Lambdas Talk
Posted in C# / .NET, C++, Microsoft, Talks & Events on 2010-10-30 | 11 Comments »
C++0x Current Hot Issues
Posted in C++ on 2010-10-22 | 1 Comment »
Anthony Williams has posted an excellent summary of the two major language design questions going into next month’s ISO C++ meeting in Batavia, IL, USA. As we wind down C++0x, we are still working on an ever-decreasing set of open issues. Unsurprisingly, they’re in the newest features, as we bake them and see how they [...]
Another New Talk: Elements of Design
Posted in C++, Software Development on 2010-10-22 |
At C++ and Beyond next week (and in December) I’ll also be giving a brand-new half-day talk on Elements of Design. I’m passionate about design, in part because it requires specific skills and taste, but most off all because it’s so important for every programmer — whether building a new library or extending one, building [...]
C++ and Beyond Session: Lambdas, Lambdas Everywhere
Posted in C++, Software Development, Talks & Events on 2010-10-07 | 3 Comments »
We’ll be posting abstracts (summaries) of the C++ and Beyond 2010 sessions over the coming days over at the C&B site. Below is the first, for my talk on “Lambdas, Lambdas Everywhere.” This is a brand new talk. I delivered a ‘sneak peek’ preview of a subset of this material in conjunction with the ISO [...]
C++ and Beyond Encore: Public Registration Now Open
Posted in C++, Talks & Events on 2010-10-07 |
Public registration is now open for the overflow “Encore” showing of C++ and Beyond. The deadline for early-bird discount registration is November 14, but if you want to make sure you get a place it would probably be good to register sooner (the first showing sold out during the early-bird period). If you weren’t able to [...]
