BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY: C++11 Style - Bjarne Stroustrup\, Distinguished University Profe ssor\, Texas A&\;M University\; Visiting Professor\, Cambridge Universi ty DTSTART:20120215T160000Z DTEND:20120215T173000Z UID:TALK35502@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Stephen Clark DESCRIPTION: We know how to write bad code: Litter our programs with casts \, macros\, pointers\, naked new and deletes\, and complicated control str uctures. Alternatively (or in addition)\, obscure every design decision in a mess of deeply nested abstractions using the latest object-oriented pro gramming and generic programming tricks. For good measure\, complicate our algorithms with interesting special cases. Such code is incomprehensible\ , unmaintainable\, usually inefficient\, and not uncommon.\n\nBut how do w e write good code? What principles\, techniques\, and idioms can we exploi t to make it easier to produce quality code? I will make an argument for t ype-rich interfaces\, compact data structures\, integrated resource manage ment and error handling\, and highly-structured algorithmic code. I will i llustrate my ideas and motivate my guidelines with a few idiomatic code ex amples.\n\nI will use C++11 freely. Examples include auto\, general consta nt expressions\, uniform initialization\, type aliases\, type safe threadi ng\, and user-defined literals. \n\nC++ features are only just starting to appear in production compilers\, so some of my suggestions have the natur e of conjecture. However\, developing a “modern style” is essential if we don’t want to maintain newly-written 1970s and 1980s style code in 2 020.\n\nThis presentation reflects my thoughts on what “Modern C++” sh ould mean in the 2010s: a language for programming based on light-weight a bstraction with a direct and efficient mapping to hardware\, suitable for infrastructure code.\n\nBjarne Stroustrup is the designer and original imp lementer of C++ and the author of \n\nProgramming -- Principles and Practi ce using C++\, \n\nThe C++ Programming Language\, \n\nThe Design and Evolu tion of C++\, and many other publications.\n\nHis research interests inclu de distributed systems\, design\, programming techniques\, software develo pment tools\, and programming languages. He is actively involved in the AN SI/ISO standardization of C++.\n\nDr. Stroustrup is a Distinguished Profes sor and holder of the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science at Texas A&M University. He retains a link with AT&T Labs - Research as an AT &T Fellow. He has received numerous honors\, including an honorary profess orship in the University of Aarhus\, Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming award\, the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement from Sigma Xi \, the IEEE Computer Society's Computer Entrepreneur Award\, and the ACM G race Murray Hopper award. He is a member of the National Academy of Engine ering and an ACM and IEEE Fellow.\n\nHe received his Cand. Scient. (Mathem atics and Computer Science) 1975\, University of Aarhus Denmark\, and Ph.D . (Computer Science) 1979\, Cambridge University\, England.\n\n LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR