Conference Talks: Some Assembly Required
From Two's Complement by Ben Rady and Matt Godbolt
October 12, 2025 · 43 min
About this episode
Matt shares insights from CppCon, discussing various talks and the reactions from Reddit.
Matt returns from CppCon with a cold, three talks, and a keynote title Reddit hates. Ben immediately declares Reddit dumb. The hosts discuss C++ reflection, the unforgivable renaming of the Sears Tower, and why conference attendees should stand like Pac-Man.
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt, Ben
Topics covered
- C++
- reflection
- conference talks
- CppCon
- Sears Tower
- Pac-Man
Keywords
- C++
- reflection
- CppCon
- Sears Tower
- conference
- Pac-Man
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CppCon, Reddit
Places: Sears Tower
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