Rob and Jason are back, at least for the holidays, and are joined by Timur Doumler and Phil Nash to talk about some of their recent news, and a super secret new project they are working on together.

News

• Boost 1.81.0 released
• CLion 2022.3 released, with CMake debug and new (opt-in) UI
• C++ support in JetBrains' Fleet
• C++ passes Java on the TIOBE index
• Safety in C++:
  • "If we must, let's talk about safety" (Corentin Jabot)
  • P2723R0 "Zero-initialize objects of automatic storage duration" (JF Bastien)
• Conferences:
  • NDC TechTown - Call for Speakers (ends May 19th)
  • C++ on Sea - Call for Speakers (ends Jan 8th)
  • ACCU - speakers selected, schedule soon

Links

• P1774R8 "Portable Assumptions" ([[assume]])
• P2590R2 "Explicit lifetime managerment" (std::start_lifetime_as)
• "Type punning in modern C++" (video)
• "The Rules of Three, Five and Zero" (article)
• "Beyond the Rules of Three, Five and Zero" (article)
• "The Power of Clean C++" (webinar)
• Jason's C++ eBooks
• Jason's C++ print books
• Jason's "C++ Weekly" Youtube channel
• "Making C++ Fun, Safe, and Accessible" - Jason's C++ on Sea keynote