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C++26 to C++29:
Insights From Nicolai Josuttis Into Contracts, Reflection and Other Features
22 May 2026
This is the final episode of the conversation between Jesper and Nicolai Josuttis, and here they talk about what’s new in C++26 and what’s coming in C++29.
The discussion covers the feature freeze, minor fixes, and the debated Contracts feature, while highlighting Reflection as a game-changing addition.
Nicolai also looks ahead to potential improvements in SIMD, Ranges, Concurrency, and Pattern Matching, giving a glimpse of the future of C++ development.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome
00:40 C++26 and Contracts
05:40 Reflection in C++26
08:28 What will happen in C++29?
Links
- C++ 2026 and C++29 Standards status update
- Three Cool Things in C++26: Safety, Reflection & std::execution - Herb Sutter - C++ on Sea 2025
- Functional Programming book by Ivan Čukić
- Link to first episode with Nicolai Josuttis
- Link to second episode with Nicolai Josuttis
- All parts of Nicolai's interview
- All 'The Curious Developer' videos
Nicolai Josuttis is well known in the C++ Community for writing with authority and speaking as an innovative presenter.
He is the author of C++20: The Complete Guide, C+++17: The Complete Guide, C++ Move Semantics, The C++ Standard Library, and a co-author of C++ Templates.
He has been an active member of the C++ standardization committee for more than 20 years.
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