1. March 19th, 2008 — shared_ptr, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Resource Management — Stephan T. Lavavej

    Published: Sat 01 March 2008
    By nwcpp

    In 2008.

    Location

    Building 41
    One Microsoft Way
    Redmond, Washington 98052

    Abstract

    shared_ptr is the most powerful addition to the Standard C++ Library since the STL itself. This presentation begins with an overview of shared_ptr’s design and the philosophy behind it. Next, important uses of shared_ptr are explained in …

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  2. February 20th, 2008 — Memory Allocation: Either Love It or Hate It. (Or Just Think It’s OK.) — Andrei Alexandrescu

    Published: Fri 01 February 2008
    By nwcpp

    In 2008.

    Location

    Building 41
    One Microsoft Way
    Redmond, Washington 98052

    Abstract

    Memory allocation is a problem so wicked, many people think it’s either solved or unsolvable. This talk goes through the gory details of memory allocation; what the classic designs are; how special handcrafted allocators may improve (or …

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  3. September 19th, 2007 — Machine Architecture: Things Your Programming Language Never Told You — Herb Sutter

    Published: Sat 01 September 2007
    By nwcpp

    In 2007.

    Location

    Building 41
    One Microsoft Way
    Redmond, Washington 98052

    Abstract

    High-level languages insulate the programmer from the machine. That’s a wonderful thing—except when it obscures the answers to the fundamental questions of “What does the program do?” and “How much does it cost?”

    The C++/C …

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