alt Hacker NewsSo happy to see Andrei Alexandrescu was included in this documentary. His book on modern C++ design was a mind opener at the time I read it. Maybe still is today. Anybody else read it?
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Agreed, _Modern C++ Design_ is probably the programming book I've gotten the most out of in my career.
I read it recently. I liked a few of the chapters especially how policy classes fix some issues with OO design. I do recommend asking an AI chatbot to summarize each chapter and say what the modern equivalent is since some of the idioms have improved. I think one whole section was obsoleted through the use of std::variant and std::visit.
Yes, I feel the same way. I met Andrei once on a Meetup in Munich, basically telling him that he taught me how to think which led to a somewhat awkward conversion. Fun times nonetheless :-)
Of course, all his books are a must read.
His talks are some of my favorites; he's a great speaker. Very engaging and has a great sense of humor, which he uses to great effect.