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A Panel of Experts Discuss the Future of C++ - Video
With CppCon organiser Jon Kalb, Meeting C++ founder, Jens Weller, author and programmer Ivan Čukić and Kalle Dalheimer, CEO of KDAB.
18 June 2021
In this video we've gathered an international panel of C++ experts to give you insights about the C++ language: where it's going and how it got there.
Years after its creation, C++ is getting stronger than ever and considered by some to be one of the most powerful languages on the planet.
0:00 Intro
0:20 Can you tell us a bit about C++? What got you passionate about it?
01:46 Can you tell us a bit about the history of C++ and particularly when they introduced the C++ standards?
02:59 What inspired you to invest in the C++ ecosystem?
05:54 Was America first?
11:57 How many people came to the first C++ conferences? Has it changed over time?
13:27 Microsoft, Google and many other big corporations are also investing in C++. Is that new?
17:48 What does the future hold? Are Rust and Dart or Haskell real contenders?
26:03 Is C++ an attractive language to young people? Do they want to learn it?
28:07 What features can be expected from C++20? Which are the most important ones?
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Podcast longer version: https://cpp.chat/81
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