ACCU Conference Courses

Mocking Frameworks Considered Harmful

Explore test automation challenges, mocking frameworks' drawbacks, and alternative approaches for effective unit testing in C++. Learn refactoring techniques and simpler mocking solutions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Monolithic Delivery

Explores the relationship between software design and delivery, challenging the notion of monolithic architecture and examining the potential misunderstandings in modern software development approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

C++17 - The Best Features

Explore key improvements in C++17, including core language and library enhancements, with expert insights on the most impactful and useful features for modern C++ development.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Read and Write Considered Harmful

Explores differences between reading and writing data across various topics, offering alternative approaches for improved system design and architecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Common Webapp Vulnerabilities and What to Do About Them

Explore common web app vulnerabilities and practical mitigations based on the OWASP Top 10 List, focusing on injection attacks, authentication issues, and data exposure risks.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Finally Executors for C++

Explore C++ executors for asynchronous and parallel programming, covering motivation, requirements, interfaces, and practical examples. Learn about recent proposal developments and interactions with coroutines.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Clacks in Discworld and Roundworld

Explore the fascinating parallels between Terry Pratchett's fictional Clacks system and real-world semaphore communication methods from the 18th and 19th centuries.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

There Is a Better Future

Explore advanced concurrency concepts, including improved futures and CSP channels, for creating efficient parallel task graphs and addressing limitations in std::future.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

These 10 Tricks That Only Library Implementors Know

Discover advanced C++ coding techniques used in standard library implementations, including empty base class optimization, allocator management, and exception safety.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

How Python Wins New Friends

Explore Python's rise to popularity, its user-friendly features, and its impact on programming education and various industries.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Type Safe C++ - LOL

Explore strong typing in C++ for improved code clarity, bug prevention, and performance. Learn techniques and libraries for creating type-safe alternatives to typedefs.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Can I Change My Organisation?

Discover strategies to drive positive change in your organization's software development practices, overcoming obstacles and becoming a catalyst for improvement.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Ongoing Design and Evolution of Cyber-Dojo

Explore the latest developments and ongoing evolution of cyber-dojo, a platform for practicing test-driven development and improving coding skills.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Runtime Polymorphism - Back to the Basics

Explore runtime polymorphism in C++, examining alternatives to inheritance-based approaches. Learn about policy-based designs, storage options, and performance optimizations for more efficient and flexible polymorphic code.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Would Reserve - Upgrade - Downgrade Methods Improve std::shared_mutex?

Explores potential improvements to std::shared_mutex through 'reserve'/'upgrade'/'downgrade' methods, analyzing performance impacts and discussing the trade-offs of complicating the interface.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk