This session was presented by David Intersimone as part of Embarcadero’s CodeRage 2018 virtual developers conference. The conversation took place live online on December 4, 2018.
Bjarne Stroustrup (designer and original implementer of C++, Managing Director in the technology division of Morgan Stanley in New York City and a Visiting Professor in Computer Science at Columbia University) participated in a C++ conversation with David Intersimone “David I” (Embarcadero MVP). Bjarne recently attended the ISO C++ committee meeting in San Diego where committee members continued work on the next International Standard (IS), C++20.
This CodeRage conversation covered some of the recent language proposals as well as other important C++ features that will be included in the future. Specific C++ areas David asked about included the future of generic programming (Concepts), how to better organize C++ code (Modules), and how to ensure stability in the language while also allowing the language to evolve.
From his CppCon 2020 talk description: This is an exploration of a design space close to the hardware and of the use of C++ in that space, rather than a standards proposal or the presentation of a mature tool chain. And, no, by “primitive”, I don’t mean “old-fashioned, C-like” code; some of the general techniques are old, but some of the code requires C++17 and much could be done better given features we are unlikely to get even in C++23.
Links to other replays of Bjarne’s talks at past CppCon (the C++ conference) events
You will find ISO C++ articles, news, books, podcasts, training courses, events, videos, product news, standardization activities, etc. on the Standard C++ Foundation site.
Roberto V. Zicari interviewed Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of C++ programming language, back in 2007. Roberto again interviews Bjarne 13 years later.
In the interview, Bjarne talks about notable computer scientists that influenced his career and work. Bjarne also talks about why he designed the C++ language and why he started with the C language. Bjarne also talks about three guiding principles for the design of the C++ language: “Make the language simpler! Add these two essential features now!! Don’t break (any of) my code!!!”
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About Roberto Zicari
Roberto is Full Professor of Database and Information Systems at Frankfurt University. He was for over 15 years the representative of the OMG in Europe. Previously, Roberto served as associate professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Visiting scientist at IBM Almaden Research Center, USA, the University of California at Berkeley, USA; Visiting professor at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, the National University of Mexico City, Mexico and the Copenhagen Business School, Danemark.
About Bjarne Stroustrup
Bjarne is a Technical Fellow and a Managing Director in the technology division of Morgan Stanley in New York City and a Visiting Professor in Computer Science at Columbia University. Bjarne designed and implemented the C++ programming language. To make C++ a stable and up-to-date base for real-world software development, Bjarne says “I have stuck with its ISO standards effort for almost 30 years (so far).”
