CppNow: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "C++Now 2018: Matt Godbolt “What Else Has My Compiler Done For Me Lately?”", hN recommends it as a detailed, entertaining look at the crazy optimizations compilers do.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2018–2020talkHN recommends it as a detailed, entertaining look at the crazy optimizations compilers do.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2023–2025talkUsed as the primary source for Apple's stated plan to make Swift its successor to C++ and for how interop supports gradual transition.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2021–2024talkRecommended as a thorough, well-regarded explanation of hash table design tradeoffs and why the standard container is a poor choice.
- Carbon Language Successor Strategy: From C++ Interop to Memory Safety - Chandler Carruth - CppNow 231 HN recommenders 1 months 2023–2024talkHN cites it as the authoritative statement of Carbon's memory safety plans, including its borrow-checker-like direction.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2023–2025talkRecommended as a recent take on rethinking compiler architecture, and cited in discussions of flattened ASTs and fast lexers.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2013–2018talkHN lists it among C++ optimization talks and cites it for how much optimizer performance comes from inlining, from an experienced compiler engineer.
Questions
Which CppNow video does Hacker News recommend most?
C++Now 2018: Matt Godbolt “What Else Has My Compiler Done For Me Lately?”: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2018 and 2020.
Is this every CppNow video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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