Zero Overhead Interface Between the D Language and the C++ Standard Library

Alexandru Razvan Caciulescu
May 6 @ 16:30

Duration: 25 minutes
Talk type: Presentation
Level: Intermediate
Slides: ODP
Video

Abstract: 

As with all new programming languages, one of the main obstacles the D language faces lies with its adoption by programmers coming from other languages. Despite it being arguably advantageous in several aspects over classic programming languages such as C or C++, many programmers prefer to stick with what they already know. To narrow this gap and bring together the best of both worlds, old and new, the D language has already the capability of calling any functions from the C standard library. The main contribution of this project is to extend that and provide full compatibility with the C++ standard library as well.

This talk will present the obstacles and challenges faced when interfacing the D language with the C++ STL and provide a glimpse into a future where D has the full support of the STL behind it.

Speaker Bio:

Alex is a Linux and security enthusiast who spends most of his time in Sublime and vim when he isn’t slaying ‘features’ in GDB. Currently a Masters student at University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania, Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science, studying computer and network security. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering. Previous experience includes low-level programming, compilers, basic kernel and operating systems development. He first started contributing to the Open Source community back in 2012 and has been an active member ever since. Alex is currently working on the D compiler and runtime environment, tackling the challenge of interfacing D with C++.