November 2013


ImageC++ and Beyond 2013 is less than two weeks away, and that means that Andrei and Herb and I are busy finalizing our presentations. Sometimes, as we take our vision for a talk and work it into a presentable form, we discover that we’ll have to assume some background on the part of attendees, and that’s what happened to me. What I had originally intended to be a concise overview of new features in C++14 got broken into two talks (one on new features in C++14, one on the type deduction rules in C++11 that take on new import in C++14), and during my work on the type deduction talk, I realized that (1) an overview of type deduction has to discuss the impact of universal references and (2) there isn’t time to cover universal references from scratch. Because I’ve written and talked about universal references in a number of places, I’m going to assume that attendees at this year’s C&B are familiar with them. If you’ll be attending and aren’t aware of what I mean by the term (it’s not standard, but, IMO, it’s very useful), I strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with one of the following:

In unrelated C&B news, I spoke with the staff at the Salish Lodge yesterday, and I found that the trail to the base of Snoqualmie Falls has reopened. This is big news, because it’s been closed for years. (It was closed during the 2010 C&Bs we held at the Salish.) I’m looking forward to finally getting a chance to walk down into the canyon below the hotel. Regardless of the weather, I’m sure it will be an experience!

Scott

I wanted to give one last reminder that our special pricing for C++ and Beyond room rates at Salish Lodge and Spa only available through November 15 (tomorrow).

If you have been procrastinating on making hotel reservations, now is the time. We got a GREAT deal on the hotel rooms, so if you don’t make the reservations by tomorrow you may end up paying a lot more for your room.

The details on how to book your room are on the Venue Page.

Lisa

I wanted to give a gentle reminder to everyone that our special pricing for C++ and Beyond room rates at Salish Lodge and Spa are only available through November 15 - less than two weeks from now.

Any reservation requests made after November 15, 2013, will be at the best prevailing rate at the time of reservation, so make sure to reserve your rooms as soon as possible in order to get the discount rate.

Please visit the Venue Page for details on how to book your room.

Lisa