Using Clang for Fun and Profit - Examples from the Chromium Project

Explore how Clang, a modern compiler for C, C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++, can be leveraged to enhance developer productivity, detect bugs, enforce coding style, and facilitate large-scale refactoring in software projects. Learn from examples drawn from the Chromium project, the open-source foundation of Google Chrome. Discover the benefits of using an open-source, hackable compiler and why it's an exciting tool for developers. Gain insights into Clang's features such as improved error messages, type correction, warnings, null pointer detection, and style checking. Witness demonstrations of Clang's capabilities, including the AddressSanitizer and ThreadSanitizer tools for detecting memory errors and data races. Understand how Clang can be applied to various aspects of software development, from code formatting to working with dynamic languages.