Upcoming ACCU 2024 Talk: How DLang Improves my Modern C++ and Vice Versa

[Walter Bright]

On 4/7/2024 6:38 PM, Mike Shah wrote:
> I'll be talking more about D (and modern C++) at the ACCU 2024 conference in 
> Bristol (Abstract below -- talk is on April 19, 2024).
> 
> Let me know if you'll be joining (in-person or online)! The recording of the 
> talk will otherwise be posted after the talk, and slides will immediately be 
> available on my website after the talk is given.
> 
> https://accuconference.org/session/how-dlang-improves-my-modern-cpp-and-vice-versa
> 
> ABSTRACT: The D programming language (DLang) is a multi-paradigm language (like 
> C++) developed to solve real software engineering problems. DLang has a rich 
> history since its inception in 2001, and continues to be an actively evolving 
> memory-safe language used in industry. In this talk, I will discuss how learning 
> and using the D language has directly benefited my use and learning of C++ and 
> vice versa. We'll look at the evolution of both C++ and Dlang, and see how each 
> language has borrowed from each other during their most recent evolution in the 
> past decade. Throughout the talk, I will provide side-by-side code comparisons 
> showing idiomatic ways to complete tasks in D alongside C++ code examples. The 
> goal of this talk however is not to pit one language against the other, but 
> rather to show how to use each language to its strengths and learn how to become 
> a better programmer. Audience members are expected to be familiar with Modern 
> C++, but are not expected to have any prior D programming experience.

Wow! Talking at ACCU is an honor. I'm so pleased you're doing this!