C++ has what very few other languages have: a well defined object life cycle. Understanding this key aspect of C++ is critical to writing clean, maintainable, and efficient C++.

Join us for an interactive one day workshop where we will describe the lifecycle of an object in C++ and work through increasingly complex examples. Come prepared for lots of group discussion. There will be something for C++ developers of all skill levels to learn.

You will leave the workshop with an increased knowledge of C++ that will help you to design better programs and libraries.

Some snacks will be provided throughout the day and there will be a 1 hour lunch break. The location we have chosen has many great newly opened restaurants within easy walking distance.

Schedule (Subject to change):

• 7:45 am - Check-in
• 8:00 am - Morning Sessions Begin
• Introduction and understanding RAII
• What does the standard say?
• Member variable lifecycle
• How and why to limit variable scope
• The as-if rule
• std::move and std::forward
• 11:30 am - 12:30 - Lunch Break
• Passing values
• Returning values
• Lifecycle of lambda captures
• How the C++ memory model and object lifetime relate
• Gotchas
• A note about runtime polymorphism
• What changes in C++17
• 5:00 pm - End of Day