Using The Pigeonhole Principle in C++ Metaprogramming

The Pigeonhole Principle  is one of the most obvious fundamentals in mathematics. It is so obvious that you may be surprised that there is e...

A tale of noexcept swap for user-defined classes in C++11

C++11 has taken another stab at function exception specifications for the masses. The shiny new ‘noexcept’ keyword is phasing out its zombie...

Fun with Lambdas: C++14 Style (part 2)

Look at some interesting examples of C++11/14 lambdas and how they interact with other language features and libraries. I hope to find some ...

Why we need compile-time reflection in C++1y

Programs need data. That's a no brainer. Programs are only as good as the data you provide them. Based on what kind of data is consumed,...

Fun with Lambdas: C++14 Style (part 1)

It's common knowledge that Functional Programming is spreading like a wildfire in mainstream languages. Latest promoted languages: Java ...

Fun with Lambdas: C++14 Style

I am presenting at the SF Bay Area Association of C/C++ Users (ACCU)  meetup  on Wed, Mar 12th. Topic: Fun with Lambdas: C++14 Style. Slides...

Creating Recursive Lambdas ... and returning them too!

Ever since C++ adopted lambda expressions, many have stumbled upon the question whether they can be recursive. IMO, if an anonymous function...

Moving elements from STL containers and std::initializer_list

Lot has been said about effectively using move-semantics, such as return-by-value and pass sink arguments by-value to constructors (and mov...