C++ reflection via C++ code generation in C++

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A program inspecting its own code is called reflection. C++ has some rudimentary reflection features: you can get a function's return type, get the string name of a type, and ask questions like "does this type have a custom destructor?" or "does this class have a size() method?".

But what if you want more than what C++ provides out of the box? What about looping over the variables in a struct, or listing all of the subclasses in your code base? And how do we avoid bloating our program's binary?

In this talk, strager will show you how to extend C++'s syntax using code generation via macros, constexpr, and generating C++ source files.

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19:00 - 20:00 - Program Presentation