Towards Safety & Security in C++26 • Daniela Engert • GOTO 2025

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph https://gotocph.com Daniela Engert - Hardware Hacker and Software Engineer @DanielaEyt RESOURCES https://hachyderm.io/@DanielaKEngert https://bsky.app/profile/danielae.bsky.social https://x.com/DanielaKEngert https://github.com/DanielaE https://codeberg.org/DanielaE Links https://godbolt.org/z/Tc13f7YbT https://godbolt.org/z/Trzo7rcPG https://youtu.be/t7EJTO0-reg https://www.cisa.gov/case-memory-safe-roadmaps https://isocpp.org/files/papers/P2900R6.pdf https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2025/p3081r1.pdf https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2025/p3589r2.pdf ABSTRACT There is a perceived push towards memory-safe languages in the developer community. Various administrative bodies want to see a reduction in avoidable vulnerabilities in commonly used software. These vulnerabilities may cause harm of people, equipment, and property. Long-term efforts in the standardization of C++ look like to become available in C++26. There is a wide range of proposals to improve the language, and merging them into the international standard is of utmost priority to the C++ committee. We will look at those proposals, their current status in the upcoming C++26 standard, and the potential impact on the ecosystem and the development landscape. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 02:50 Agenda 03:52 Security & safety 09:18 Safety in our code, or the lack thereof 17:52 Constant evaluation 24:26 New features in C++26 33:56 Options for the future 34:31 Summary 35:35 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3728 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Patrice Roy • C++ Memory Management • https://amzn.to/3K4gnet Sy Brand • Building a Debugger • https://amzn.to/4cWWr84 Andreas Zeller • The Debugging Book • https://www.debuggingbook.org Bjarne Stroustrup • Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ • https://amzn.to/3I5Q335 Marius Bancila • Modern C++ Programming Cookbook • https://amzn.to/41ES4Kd https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Cpp #Cpp26 #Cplusplus #MemoryManagement #TemplateComputing #CplusplusProgramming #ModernCpp #ProgrammingLanguages #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #TodayInTech #DanielaEngert #GOTO CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1