November 2002 Meeting

Topic:

C++ Techniques for Tomorrow That Can be Implemented Today (a.k.a. Boosting your Code)

Speaker:

David Brownell

When:

Wednesday, November 13th, 2002

Where:

Avaya Corporation
6464 185th Avenue Northeast
Redmond, Washington 98052
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Description:

This presentation will illustrate techniques to ensure code correctness at compile time, extend the STL, and enhance C++ using the freely available and portable boost libraries, www.boost.org. Beginning with brief overviews of the boost organization and the boost libraries, we will then explore ten specific boost libraries, covering the why’s, what’s, and how’s behind the concepts that enable all three of the techniques listed above.

This presentation assumes familiarity with C++ templates.

About the Speaker:

David Brownell has been using C++ in a professional environment for the past 5 years. Graduating with a BSCS from Seattle University in 1998, David has worked on faxing applications, automated scripting utilities, secure communications technologies, generic programming techniques, and peer-to-peer applications. David currently works as a Software Engineer at Aegis Design in Seattle, Washington.