Events

From July 18–20, 2022, I attended C++North, a new international C++ conference in Toronto, Canada. The first edition of this conference was eagerly anticipated, and it did not disappoint. Compared to some other C++ conferences, it was not a huge event – there were only about 180 attendees on site – but it was certainly a very high quality event. C++North grew out of the Toronto C++ User Group, and these local community roots were very noticeable, in a good way. The organizers were clearly proud of being able to host the conference on their home turf. Every morning started with a land acknowle

C++Now is one of the most academic events in the C++ calendar. Up in the mountains for a week in Aspen, Colorado, attendees dive into all kinds of profound C++ topics, from new language features and proposals to libraries and tools. C++ chats start at breakfast and continue until late at night in the bar. As the conference describes itself, the C++Now participants pushe C++ to its limits and let the community know what C++ will look like tomorrow and what we can do with C++ now! The C++Now 2022 edition was held in May. Not that many attendees were present, but luckily the great talks from the

From May 1 to May 6, 2022, I attended the C++Now conference in Aspen, Colorado. This was my third time speaking at C++Now (I also attended in 2016 and 2019), and in my opinion it was the best edition of C++Now so far! This conference is truly different. It is much smaller than other international C++ conferences. Even pre-pandemic, it was capped to a maximum of 160 attendees, and this year, there was only about half that number, probably due to COVID-related travel hesitancy. As always, there was a good mix of well-known C++ experts and first-timers, and the intimate size of the event provi

From April 6-9, 2022, I attended ACCU 2022, the 25th edition of the ACCU conference, in Bristol, UK. It was only my third in-person conference post-COVID (after CppCon'21 and ADC'21). It felt very special to be back in Bristol after a three-year break, and it felt as good as ever to be among real people again. With all COVID restrictions now lifted in the UK, this was the first event on the C++ conference circuit that truly felt like it was back to normal. There was no social distancing or any other measures to impact the conference experience, and the vast majority of attendees were not weari

At the end of November, I took part in a virtual round table together with experts from Microsoft, Conan, and Incredibuild (the hosts). The discussion focused on the best tools, environments, and ecosystems for C++ developers. We touched on many tools, including compilers, build tools and package managers, IDEs, static and dynamic analyzers, knowledge management tools, and tools for enabling remote configurations. Together with Cameron DaCamara (Microsoft), Diego Rodriguez-Losada (Conan/JFrog), and Amir Kirsh (Incredibuild), I had a great discussion about how C++ developers select a tool for

Hello everyone, my name is Timur Doumler (@timur_audio on Twitter), and I have just joined JetBrains as Developer Advocate for C++ tools, including the CLion IDE. I have actually worked at JetBrains as a software engineer in the past, working on CLion’s C++ parser. Apart from that, I have been active as a C++ developer on various projects in the audio and music technology industry (most recently, I co-founded the startup Cradle), as a conference speaker, and as an active member of the ISO C++ standard committee. I am very excited to be re-joining the JetBrains team, and I’m looking forward to

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Hi all, C++Now is generally regarded as the year’s most academic event in the C++ community. The conference hosts excellent talks from some of the most prominent experts in the community about cutting-edge C++ language features and advanced C++ skills. Participants usually come together in person for the meeting in Aspen, Colorado, US. As I once commented, “At the altitude of 2,400 meters, C++Now offers limited oxygen but unlimited C++ insights.” Unfortunately, the 2020 event was cancelled because of the pandemic. But in 2021 the conference was back! It took place online May 2–7, 2021, and

In May 2020 we ran an exciting CLion Ask Me Anything session. 2 hours, 9 speakers, 7 demos, and 140+ questions that were really inspiring and motivating for the team and hopefully useful for the attendees! This time we’d like to try another format. We invite you to join our first-ever AMA session on Reddit, in r/cpp. This Q&A session will focus on the recent 2020.3 release, our overall plans for 2021, and the roadmap for v2021.1. ASK A QUESTION We’ll start answering your questions on Reddit at 1 pm CET, December 17, and will continue until 5 pm CET (visit this page to convert that to your

The CppCon conference will be taking place fully online this year. And of course the JetBrains C++ team wouldn’t dream of missing the biggest C++ community event of the year! We’ll join CppCon 2020 with a one-day virtual room hosted by CppCon over Remo on Thursday, September 17. And the great thing is that our CppCon virtual room is open to everyone! What’s in the room: 08:40–08:55 MDT (16:40–16.55 CEST), Supercharge Your Productivity with Just a Few Easy CLion Tricks, demo by Phil Nash. 10:00–10:30 MDT (18:00–18:30 CEST), Q&A with the CLion team. 11:30–12:00 MDT (19:30–20:00 CEST), Q&

Hi, We normally start September off with an announcement about our conference trip, our yearly tour of community events. This is an exclusive opportunity for us to meet our users in person, show them a tip or two on how to use our C++ tools, help them with their issues and their questions, and learn from them. 2020 has been challenging for all of us. Offline events, with their tremendous networking value, are on-hold. On the bright side, a new world of online events is evolving, and our C++ team is adapting to this brave new world! What took place in June – August In July, C++ Russia Moscow tr