Words of Wisdom

Explore a comprehensive conference talk that delves into coding wisdom from various sources, including Yoda, Shakespeare, Bruce Lee, and Sean Parent. Gain insights on value semantics, strong types, API design, and more. Learn about postmodern data structures, incidental data structures, strong IDs, explicit constructors, and the "World's Best API." Discover the importance of naming conventions, consistency, and the proper use of unique pointers. Examine topics such as standard get, value variants, and unmaintainable code. Benefit from the speaker's 25+ years of coding experience and engaging presentation style as you explore these essential concepts for improving your C++ programming skills.

Intro
Postmodern Data Structures
incidental data structures
squareroot
the Masters
Strong IDs
Explicit constructor
Strong ID
Crazy Class
Worlds Best API
The Combination
Studies on Naming
Essence of Naming
Is Span Regular
So Much Code Has This Problem
A Name is For The People That Use It
Be Consistent
Get on Unique Pointer
Standard Get
Consistency
Value
Variant
Naming
Early Bird
Merchant of Venice
Unmaintainable code
Map and set