Video Description

https://cppcon.org/ https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2020/blob/main/Presentations/back_to_basics_algebraic_data_types/back_to_basics_algebraic_data_types__arthur_odwyer__cppcon_2020.pdf --- One of the hallmarks of "modern C++" is a transition from classic object-orientation to value semantics with algebraic data types such as `variant` and `tuple`. In this session we'll explain the math behind the name, and we'll delve deep into the meaning and usage of all of the algebraic data types in C++17: pair, tuple, optional, and variant. These types have some commonalities, such as the use of type-traits to access their component types, and a common approach to implicit conversions and comparisons. We'll show how to use std::optional for deferred initialization and how to replace dynamic polymorphism with visitation over a std::variant. We'll even deliver some guidance on when NOT to return a tuple, and on how you should think about variant's "valueless by exception" state. Attendees will leave this session with a newfound appreciation for C++'s algebraic data types. --- Arthur O'Dwyer is the author of "Mastering the C++17 STL" (Packt 2017) and of professional training courses such as "Intro to C++," "Classic STL: Algorithms, Containers, Iterators," and "The STL From Scratch." (Ask me about training your new hires!) Arthur is occasionally active on the C++ Standards Committee and has a blog mostly about C++. He is also the author of "Colossal Cave: The Board Game," an avid club juggler, and the recipient of four Knuth checks. --- Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd - events.digital-medium.co.uk [email protected] *-----* Register Now For CppCon 2022: https://cppcon.org/registration/ *-----*