Deconstructing Computation: The Essence of std::execution -- Ben Deane
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Come out and join us for this exciting talk by Ben, and networking during the meetup and at the Burns Pub afterward.
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TL;DR: This talk is a primer for `std::execution`. Not just recipes, but understanding the computational model of senders.
C++26 adds senders to `std::execution`: a major feature that gives us tools for defining and composing asynchronous work. This talk will look at parts of `std::execution` and explain how they work, and how they map on to computational ideas.
We will deconstruct the ideas of execution; see how the familiar synchronous model fits in; see how the asynchronous model generalizes it; and get an understanding of how to build back up into anything we need. We'll cover all the major new parts of `std::execution`, and see the designs behind what ships in C++26 and where they might be fleshed out in future.
C++ has long been considered a low-level language in the sense of "close to the hardware". Now, arguably, it is finally becoming a low(er)-level language in a computational sense.
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We always plan to go to the Burns pub for social hour after the presentation.
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