Lightning Talk: Forbidden C++ - Ali Almutawa - CppCon 2023

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Lightning Talk: Forbidden C++ - Ali Almutawa - CppCon 2023

We're gonna go through 15 screenshots of forbidden C++ code that should never be written in an actual codebase.
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Ali Almutawa

I've worked in the University of Colorado Boulder as a Learning Assistant CSCI 1300 (the intro course) and CSCI 3104 (Algorithms).
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#cppcon #cppprogramming #cpp

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3:26
Note that it IS possible to explicitly specify a template argument for a generic lambda, you just have to spell out the call operator:
```
auto lambda = []< typename T >(){ return T{}; };
auto result = lambda.operator()< float >();
```

[SomebodyHere-cmdj]

I wrote a particularly evil function function the other day, that takes a uint16_t the other day and calls a function that takes the entered number as its template parameter, generating all the if statements with templates and recursive calls.

[tomekczajka]

Interesting how a lot of cppcon talks are about how horrible the C++ language is.

[Samsom]

How to make C++ code unreadable with zero semantics gain! 😂

[zhaoli]

It is unfortunate we have to do brain gymnastics like this with C++

[Fetrovsky]

It's not a "templated lambda", it is a lambda template.

[MrAbrazildo]

1:25, and the memory wasn't initialized.

[arizvisa]

glad to not have to write c++ anymore. would rather reverse it anyways...

[carneirouece]

is there something more annoying than vocal fry?