0x1E: Testing, ABI and Rust

Welcome to number 30!

Now in our thirties (of events;-), we seriously start to become grown up (as a meetup group).
But this will of course not prevent us continuing having a lot of fun !

So I am more than happy for being able to announce an amazing program.

Door open: 17:30, we start at 18:00.

• Arno Lepisk: Testing non-compiling code
• Arvid Norberg: Evolving the C++ ABI
• Break, socializing with snacks and drinks
• Mats Kindahl: A C++ programmer's view on Rust

Thanks to our event host NetInsight, https://netinsight.net/ , for again hosting our event.
We know the location already, it is gorgeous!

The program in detail

Arno Lepisk: Testing non-compiling code

Sometimes when writing library or utility code one creates constructs which simply shouldn’t compile. But how does one test such code?
How can we catch when a change in code suddenly makes code that should not compile actually compile?
In this talk I will discuss some cases where this need comes up, and how to write tests so we know that non-compiling code stays non-compiling.

Arno first came into contact with C++ in the mid-90s, and has been a professional C++ programmer for an eighth of a century. When not writing short snippets of code to learn about new (or old) C++ features he has worked with C++ code in fields as powertools, games, aerospace, data- and telecom.

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Arvid Norberg: Evolving the C++ ABI

ABI stability is a hot topic in the C++ community right now. This talk aims to explain what the challenges are, where to search for solutions and what you can do today.

Arvid is a C++ veteran of 20 years, with an affinity for distributed systems and works for a block chain startup in California. On the side he maintains a C++ Bittorrent client.

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Mats Kindahl: A C++ programmer's view on Rust

Rust is a relatively new language that has been voted as the most popular programming language in the Stack Overflow Developer Survey three years in a row and is steadily gaining popularity in programming circles, so what is going on?

Rust is presented as a systems programming language that offers both control and memory safety without sacrificing performance. In this presentation, you will get a brief introduction to Rust and learn why Rust claims to provide memory safety without a garbage collector and provides thread-safety at compile time.

You will also learn about the Rust ecosystem, what kind of tasks Rust is suitable for and where Rust might not be your preferred choice.

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