1º Porto C++ User Group Event, Vcpkg & Concurrency

We are really glad to announce the first Porto C++ User Group meetup to take place at INESC TEC. We are planning to have two small presentations and plenty of time to talk to each other afterward. Feel free to join!

The first event of the Porto C++ User Group will have the following schedule:

19:00 - 19:30 - Vcpkg Package Manager - Handling C++ project dependencies
Speaker: Luiz Paulo Pires
Handling dependencies on a C++ project has always been a pain. The recent appearance of C++ package managers helps to take away some of that pain, and allow the developer to focus on the actual software development. This talk will talk about Vcpkg and show how to use it and integrate it with a project's CMake build system.

Luiz is a software developer with over 10 years of experience in the field. Has been working with C++ since the dark ages of C++98.

19:30 - 20:00 - A(void *this) {// Some pointers and references for a better code base}
Speaker: Francisco Martins
We’ve all been there before: we learn C++, we discover that it is really easy to shoot ourselves in the foot, and we do it anyway. C++ can be a bit overwhelming with its features and endless possibilities and it can drive us mad sometimes. That’s why we need to be reminded of some good practices from time to time. And the best way to learn how to do something is to actually first learn how not to do it. During this presentation, we’ll take a look at some “don'ts” of C++ and be reminded that in order to master this language, one must know how to use common sense and that with great power, comes great responsibility.

Francisco Martins, a geek of all trades and a master of bad jokes, is a software developer who fell in love with C++ some years ago and loves to share what he has learned so far.

20:00 - 20:30 - Join us in Open Debate and Questionnaire - Open floor to allow attendees to freely discuss technical problems, cool solutions and suggest new topics for future events on the questionnaire.

The event will take place at INESC TEC Auditorium A. Please note that as a security check is mandatory in the INESC TEC building, it's obligatory to join the event at Meetup.com with first and last name, in order to be allowed entrance in the Auditorium.

Event sponsor:
INESC TEC https://www.inesctec.pt/ - Thanks for hosting the event!