C++ Ecosystem - For Better, For Worse

Explore the current state and future prospects of the C++ ecosystem in this comprehensive ACCU 2019 conference talk by Anastasia Kazakova. Delve into the challenges faced by C++ developers when balancing legacy code with modern language features, and understand the reasons behind the slow adoption of newer C++ standards. Examine findings from independent research studies that highlight developers' tendencies to stick with older versions of C++, avoid unit testing frameworks, and manually build packages. Investigate the unique workarounds employed in specific fields like game development to emulate features not yet accepted in the language standard. Gain insights into the C++ committee's efforts and tooling advancements aimed at overcoming these obstacles and facilitating a smoother transition to newer standards. Discover valuable recent proposals and changes to the language, and learn how improved tooling can accelerate the adoption of modern C++ practices.

Introduction
Agenda
State of developer ecosystem survey
Simple Class Foundation survey
Audience
Employment status
Questions
Question Results
Comparison with 2018
Comparison with 2019
Standard distribution
Standard slices
Platform slices
Areas of development
Employment groups
Upgrading
Plans to upgrade
C Perl
Financial
C choices
Performance
C usage
Embedded
Certification
Macros
Language Choices
Usage
Reflection
Customer locations
Testing tools
Unit testing frameworks
Google test and Boost test