CppCon 2024

Since our first popular Safety and Security panel at CppCon 2023, there has been a lot of development in ISO C++ in this space and in this panel we aim to give everyone a chance to ask the key authors questions on this development. There has been development in:

1. Profiles P2687r0 , P2816R0 , and P3038R0,: what is the main idea?

2. C++ Core Guidelines Concurrency and Parallelism sections: how will this improve C++ safety

3. MISRA C++ 2023 published based on C++ 17: what does it contain?

4. Contracts: how close are we? Will it be in 26?

5. SG23 Safety and Security and SG21 contracts

6. Safety/Security Blog post by Herb Sutter

Recent US government reports and media follow-ups have been numerous:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/oncd/briefing-room/2024/02/26/press-release-technical-report/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Final-ONCD-Technical-Report.pdf

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3713203/white-house-urges-developers-to-dump-c-and-c.html

Its not all bad news as the following shows:

A 2024 Discussion Whether To Convert The Linux Kernel From C To Modern C++

https://www.phoronix.com/news/CPP-Linux-Kernel-2024-Discuss

This panel, the second at CppCon, is back by popular demand where previously we had a Tuesday night session attended by 70% of attendees, continues a series of panel at every future CppCon where we will have the opportunity to discuss the progress of Safe and Secure C++ in that year, to enable the improved use of C++ in the Automotive, Embedded, Space, Medical or any domain that requires safety and security.

Since 2023, there has been new edicts by the US government, new development in C++ Profiles, Contracts, and new blog posts to respond to the government requirement for memory-safe languages and we want to hear from all the interested parties. As such I aim to have the key players each of these members had significant developments. The C++ community also wants to hear from each of them their ideas and ask them direct questions as to why they think what they are developing will help to make C++ safe and secure.