How to become a member?
We don’t yet have an official Users Group member registration process.
For the time being, if you would like to become a member of the Belgian C++ Users Group, just send an email to BeCPP@BeCPP.org .
Changes to the C++ AMP Specification
Starting with Visual C++ 11 Beta, there will be a few small changes to the C++ AMP specification compared to the C++ AMP in the Visual C++ 11 Developer Preview. Tamer Afify from the C++ AMP team explains it as follows in his blog post:
“In the Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview, C++ AMP had a grid class that was basically an extent, plus an index object representing an origin. In the Beta we have removed grid from the programming model and instead you simply use an extent. Also the tiled_grid class was removed and a tiled_extent class is introduced with the same functionality that tiled_grid provided.”
Every API that returned or accepted a grid or tiled_grid now returns or accepts an extent or tiled_extent. Most C++ AMP code can be modified with a simple find and replace operation. The find and replace operation is a bit more complicated if you have set the origin parameter of your grid to something other than the default zero index object. Check Tamer Afify blog post for more details.
GoingNative 2012 Content Available
GoingNative 2012 was a 48 hour, globally live-streamed technical event for those who push the boundaries of general purpose computing by exploiting the true capabilities of the underlying machine: C++ developers. Distinguished speakers included the creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup, C++ Standards Committee Chair, Herb Sutter, C++ template and big compute master, Andrei Alexandrescu, STL master Stephan T. Lavavej, LLVM/Clang developer Chandler Carruth, distributed and parallel computing expert Hans Boehm, and C++ library design expert and ISO committee member Andrew Sutton.
“C++11 feels like a new language” says C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup, who presented the keynote at the event.
You can watch the entire GoingNative 2012 streaming video from here.
Below is a list of all individual sessions. Downloads of each individual session will come online in the coming days. These sessions are a must-see for C++ developers.
Day 1 – C++11 Today (Feb 2, 2012)
- 17:30 – 19:00 UTC: [Keynote] Bjarne Stroustrup: C++11 Style
- 19:15 – 20:15 UTC: Hans Boehm: Threads and Shared Variables in C++11
- 21:15 – 22:15 UTC: Stephan T. Lavavej: STL11 – Magic && Secrets
- 22:30 – 23:30 UTC: Andrei Alexandrescu: Variadic Templates are Funadic
- 00:00 – 01:15 UTC: Panel: The Importance of Being Native (Bjarne, Andrei, Herb, Hans)
Day 2 – C++11 Today and Tomorrow (Feb 3, 2012)
- 17:30 – 19:00 UTC: [Keynote] Herb Sutter: C++11, VC++11 and Beyond
- 19:15 – 20:15 UTC: Chandler Carruth: Clang – Defending C++ from Murphy’s Million Monkeys
- 21:15 – 22:15 UTC: Andrei Alexandrescu: Static If I Had a Hammer
- 22:30 – 23:30 UTC: Bjarne Stroustrup and Andrew Sutton: A Concept Design for C++
- 00:00 – 01:15 UTC: Panel: Ask Us Anything! (all speakers)
C++ AMP Open Specification Published
As promised, Microsoft has released an open specification of C++ AMP: Accelerated Massive Parallelism 🙂
This allows other compiler vendors to implement support for C++ AMP on any platform.
Microsoft TechDays 2012
The Microsoft TechDays 2012 event will be held on 14, 15 and 16 february 2012.
It’s the 10th anniversary edition and will happen in a new location (Kinepolis Imagibraine – Braine l’Alleud).
During breaks between sessions, there will be a representative for the Belgian C++ Users Group in the community lounge.
Start of Belgian C++ UG Blog
Welcome to the website of the Belgian C++ Users Group.
Who We Are?
The Belgian C++ Users Group (BeCpp UG) is a group of professional developers and hobbyists from Belgium focussed on the C++ language.
The aim is to have quarterly meetings to discuss trends, techniques, and technology regarding the C++ language. These meetings are free, and anyone and everyone is welcome to attend. Most of the time they will be in the Brussels area.
What This Blog Is For?
This blog will be used to announce meetings and events, and to publish C++ related articles.
Suggestions
If you have any suggestions for this blog, or for the Belgian C++ Users Group in general, don’t hesitate to let us know. You can contact the group by following the “Contact Us” link at the top of each page.
Disclaimer: The Belgian C++ Users Group is not associated with Microsoft, but they do sponsor us by providing meeting locations and occasional speakers.
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