An Interview with Jason Turner

Join Jesper Pedersen as he sits down with Jason Turner, the creator of the long-running  @cppweekly Youtube channel, for an in-depth conversation about the journey to 500 consecutive episodes, the evolution of C++ content, and the impact of modern C++ features.

Jason shares behind-the-scenes insights into his workflow, including how he manages a backlog of over 200 episode ideas, the importance of high-quality transcriptions, and the challenges of producing weekly technical content.

Learn how Jason chooses episode topics, the role of community feedback via GitHub, and why he prefers a stream-of-consciousness recording style over scripting.

The discussion covers the significance of episodes like "C++17 for the Commodore 64" which changed Jason’s career trajectory, and explores the balance between teaching best practices and showcasing cutting-edge language features, and more.

chapters:

00:00 Welcome

01:34 Process of recording C++ Weekly

04:57 How do you chose what to record?

06:21 Where to start watching and how well does it age?

12:27 Any episodes which are special to you?

16:46 Should I focus on language details or overall design?

19:53 Learning and when to use new features in C++

27:07 Suggestion on three things to learn in C++20 and up 

Links:

YT channel 'C++ weekly' https://www.youtube.com/@cppweekly

Jason Turner's book 'C++ Best Practices' https://leanpub.com/u/jason\_turner and https://amzn.to/4gUMA4u

Jason's Github to suggest video ideas on screen and in the video description: https://github.com/lefticus 

Jason's store: https://jason-turner-shop.fourthwall.com/en-eur/collections/all

C++ weekly episode 179 - Power C - A Native C Compiler for the Commodore 64 https://youtu.be/yCEG30yQS5w

C++ Weekly constexpr playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdwdJWQ5o78&list=PLs3KjaCtOwSaqPapPV4pc1SRjypnwrXYV

About the guest: Jason Turner has 2 decades of C++ experience and is a regular conference speaker, developer, and trainer. He has been publishing weekly C++ videos on his YouTube channel, C++ Weekly, since 2016.