We Are On GitHub!
The POCO C++ Libraries source code is now on GitHub. The old Subversion repository on SourceForge will no longer be maintained.
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Herb Sutter on the Future of C++
The Future of C++ Friday, November 2, 2012 12:45pm (U.S. Pacific Time) This talk will give an update on recent progress and near-future directions for C++, both at Microsoft and across the industry, with some announcements of interest in both areas. The speaker is the lead language architect of Visual C++ and chair of the […]
Standard C++ Foundation
It’s official! C++ now has it’s own “Marketing Department” and a reliable place to go learn about the language, where is it going and what’s happening around it. According to isoccp.org About page, goals are: 1) To promote dissemination of correct and up-to-date information about modern C++. 2) To promote greater availability of high-quality C++ […]
Release 1.5.0 Available!
Development Release 1.5.0 is available. Major new features include a significantly improved Data framework, the new JSON library, and lots of other improvements. Please note that this is a development release and not considered stable. Interfaces may change, backwards compatibility may be broken, not all platforms may work and there may be some rough edges. […]
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“Dynamic C++” Presentation Slides
The Code Camp 2012 “Dynamic C++” presentation went really well. There was 40+ attendees and lots of participation, discussion, interesting questions and suggestions. Slides are here. Thanks a lot to everyone who attended and helped with this event. EDIT: Code from the presentation is also available now.
“Dynamic C++” presentation at Silicon Valley Code Camp
I will speak at the Silicon Valley Code Camp (Oct 6-7 @ Foothill College in Los Altos, CA). The title of the speech is “Dynamic C++”; here is the description: The C++ static type system is beneficial in many ways; it can, however, also be a straitjacket. Is there a rationale for dynamic type layer on top […]
Release 1.4.4 Available
Release 1.4.4 of the POCO C++ Libraries is now available. This is mostly a bugfix release, but we also managed to squeeze in a few new classes like Poco::DirectoryWatcher, Poco::ObjectPool and Poco::Crypto::DigestEngine, as well as various improvements. As always, the CHANGELOG has all the details. Upgrading is recommended for all users of previous releases.
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Intro to POCO Talk at ACCU USA, Wed Aug 8
I will give a talk titled “An Introduction to The POCO C++ Libraries” on Wednesday, August 8, at the monthly ACCU USA meeting. It will be at the Symantec VCAFE Building, 350 Ellis Street in Mountain View, CA. Doors will be open at 6:30pm, the talk will start at 7:00pm. Attendance is open to all […]
Join us at PocoDevCon Silicon Valley, August 31 in Sunnyvale!
There will be an informal meeting of POCO users and contributors in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, August 31, 2:00-6:00pm. We will meet at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA (440 N. Wolfe Rd). There will be a few presentations by Alex and me, as well as plenty of time for […]
T-Shirts Available!
We now have pocoproject.org T-Shirts available. Show your excellent taste in C++ class libraries and support the POCO developers by getting a T-shirt from our online shop.
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