Episode 309: Default Construction & CppCon 2026 with Jason Turner
Show notes
In this episode, Conor and Ben chat with Jason Turner about default construction in C++.
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About the Guest:
Jason is host of the YouTube channel C++ Weekly, co-host of the podcast CppCast, author of C++ Best Practices, and author of the first casual puzzle books designed to teach C++ fundamentals while having fun!
Show Notes
Date Recorded: 2026-10-07
Date Released: 2026-10-23
- CppCast Podcast
- List of All Jason's Talks
- [resize_and_overwrite](https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/string/basic_string/resize_and_overwrite)
- The worst programming language of all time
- itCppCon20 - My Least Favorite Anti-Pattern (Conor Hoekstra)
- Specialized algorithms
- Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Howard Hinnant
- Refactoring Techniques and Strategies (a Tale in Three Acts) - Dave Steffen - CppCon 2026
- Escaping 1996: Meta-Modern C++ Techniques for Embedded Systems
- Expression-based Programming for Better Code? - Jason Turner - NDC Toronto 2026
Intro Song Info
Miss You by Sarah Jansen https://soundcloud.com/sarahjansenmusic
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