CppCon 2019: Ben Deane “Everyday Efficiency: In-Place Construction (Back to Basics?)”

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Efficient C++ has always been about minimizing copies. This practically-focused
talk is about how to do that when working with move semantics, perfect
forwarding and STL containers, or non-STL containers that present similar
interfaces.
In-place construction is an easily stated goal, but can be really fiddly to get
right, especially given the foibles of various container interfaces. We'll talk
about copy elision; when to use emplace, insert, or other methods; vectors,
maps, optionals, variants; and how things change from C++11 through C++20.
Attendees will learn why in-place construction is beneficial and exactly how to
achieve optimal efficiency with the various standard container types.
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Ben Deane
Ben was a game programmer for over 20 years, working in C++ since the late 90s for companies like EA and Blizzard. In 2018 he left the games industry to join Quantlab, an automated trading firm, where he writes modern, well-performing C++. He likes to play with algorithms, and to make the type system work for him, and he’s always looking for useful new techniques. Ben is the presenter of several previous C++Now and CppCon talks.
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