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C++ Seasoning

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C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesSoftware architecture & design

What it is

Sean Parent's GoingNative 2013 talk surveys new and overlooked C++ features and shows how to use them for simple, correct, clear code. It stresses using standard algorithms rather than raw loops.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended whenever the STL mindset or avoiding raw loops in C++ comes up, as an enlightening talk on expressive algorithms.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “This one in particular is very enlightening”

    Sean Parent talk on the STL mindset and expressive algorithms.

    Suncho, 2018-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is the best Modern C++ MOOC?”

  2. “Sean Parent has a good talk about no loops in C++.”

    Argues raw loops mask the algorithm being applied.

    matthewaveryusa, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Loopless Code (2006)”

  3. “I found this talk on the subject by Sean Parent to be educational”

    Talk on avoiding raw loops in favor of standard algorithms.

    einpoklum, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: State-of-the-art German speech recognition in 284 lines of C++”

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Topics: c++, stl algorithms, no raw loops, sean parent, goingnative

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