ACCU Conference Courses

Building Portable C++ Packages - The Bliss of Unification

Discover a portable solution for building and packaging C++ code using CMake and Conan, simplifying multi-platform development and third-party integration.

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

Building Portable C++ Packages - The Curse of Abundance

Explore challenges and solutions in building portable C++ packages across platforms, integrating diverse build tools, and managing dependencies for cross-platform compatibility.

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

Example Mapping - A Structured, Collaborative Discovery Technique

Discover how example mapping enhances team collaboration, refines requirements, and improves software delivery through practical demonstrations and essential facilitation techniques.

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

The Point Challenge - Returning Different Types for the Same Operation

Explore advanced C++ techniques for implementing methods with different return types, focusing on the Point class and enforcing compile-time type correctness.

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

C++ Universe

Explore modern C++ teaching strategies, addressing challenges and opportunities to make the language more accessible and safer for university students while maintaining its performance edge.

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

Time Travel Debugging - It's Time to Debug Different

Explore Time Travel Debugging, a revolutionary technique that simplifies bug fixing by allowing developers to step backwards and forwards through program execution, reducing guesswork and saving time.

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

Interesting Characters

Explore Unicode's fascinating world, from character sets to encodings. Discover quirky characters, understand UTF-8's beauty, and gain insights into various encoding systems. Prepare for an entertaining journey through digital text representation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Contrasting Test Automation and BDD - An Interactions Over Tools Perspective

Explore the distinctions between test automation and BDD, focusing on their unique challenges and contributions to agile software delivery, with practical exercises and real-world examples.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Windows, Macos & the Web - Lessons From Cross-Platform Development at think-cell

Explore cross-platform development challenges and solutions, focusing on porting Windows applications to Mac and web. Learn about C++ abstractions, platform-independent implementations, and tools for writing web apps in C++.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Generic Programming Without Writing Your Own Templates

Explore C++17 and C++20 features for generic programming without templates, including std::span, std::variant, and std::any. Learn to write reusable, efficient code using modern C++ techniques.

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

An Overview of Standard Ranges

Comprehensive exploration of C++20 ranges, showcasing their benefits in reducing verbosity, enhancing code correctness, and potentially improving performance. Includes practical examples and implementation insights.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Keynote - It Depends

Explore the nuanced nature of software development, examining how context and dependencies shape coding practices and decision-making in complex systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

You Can't Test This? Hammertime!

Explore effective testing strategies for challenging code, including data science and machine learning applications, to ensure reliability and confidence in deployment.

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

Reflection - Compile-Time Introspection of C++

Explore compile-time introspection in C++, covering reflection concepts, language support, and practical applications for developing powerful generic algorithms through class property analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Future of Testing With C++20

Explore modern C++20 features to revolutionize testing practices, implementing a macro-free framework from scratch. Learn to write expressive, efficient tests using lambdas, UDLs, concepts, and source location.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk