Oslo C++ Users Group

We are very excited for this FREE pre-NDC TechTown user group meeting! NDC is sponsoring pizza, and there will be an opportunity to buy drinks.

Note that this event is at NDC TechTown in Kongsberg, not in Oslo.

18:00 : Food and mingling
18:30 : Talk by Kevlin Henney: Principle Misunderstandings
19:30 : More mingling, the bar is open

Abstract:
For developers who want to improve their art there's no shortage of published, promoted and proclaimed principles they can choose from to shape their style and craft their code. Whether it's the alphabet soup of SOLID principles or old school classics like Information Hiding and the Separation of Concerns, there's a lot of advice out there. Some of it even makes sense. And some of it is well supported. But a lot of principles are misunderstood, misapplied or simply mistaken.

In this talk we'll take a look at (and take down) a few principles, highlighting the real lessons we can apply to our C++ code — lessons supported by sound rationale rather than just strong opinions.

Bio:
Kevlin is an independent consultant, trainer, speaker and writer. His development interests and work with companies covers programming, practice and people. He is a contributor to the Modern Software Engineering YouTube channel. Kevlin is also co-author of two volumes in the Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture series, editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know, co-editor of 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know and former columnist for a number of magazines and sites.