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Going Native 2012 Keynote Stroustrup

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C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesProgramming language design

What it is

Bjarne Stroustrup's keynote at Going Native 2012 covers the ideas behind C++11, including using types to prevent errors and simplifying code with the STL.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a good talk on the thinking behind C++11 and on using the type system to prevent bugs; some other mentions quote it critically.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a salient point in that talk where he describes a mission that failed due to a human error.”

    Stroustrup on unit-conversion bugs and using types to prevent them

    agentultra, 2012-05 · Recommendation · in “A Dangerous Obsession with Primitives”

  2. “Very good talk about the ideas behind C++ 11”

    Ideas behind C++11

    munk801, 2013-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's the best technical talk you've heard?”

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Topics: c++, bjarne stroustrup, c++11, stl, type safety

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