Breaking Dependencies - The Visitor Design Pattern in C++ - Lecture

Explore the Visitor design pattern in C++ through this comprehensive conference talk from CppCon 2022. Delve into the intricacies of breaking dependencies and enhancing code extensibility with Klaus Iglberger, a renowned C++ expert. Learn about the benefits and limitations of the Visitor pattern, including its ability to overcome the challenges of adding new operations in dynamic polymorphism. Discover different types of visitors, such as cyclic and acyclic, and gain insights on when to implement or avoid this pattern. Examine various implementation strategies, both classic and modern, and understand their respective advantages and drawbacks. Benefit from Iglberger's extensive experience in large-scale C++ software design and his role as the lead designer of the Blaze C++ math library.