Pacific++ 2017: Sarah Smith "Postcards from the Cross-platform Frontier"

Website: https://pacificplusplus.com/ Resources: https://github.com/pacificplusplus/conference Twitter: https://twitter.com/pacificplusplus Abstract: It used to seem like a talented coder with a good knowledge of C++ could address any platform, especially constrained ones like mobile. But now our morning internet scroll is full of stories about scripting based technologies like React, Cordova, and Unity3D. What happened with C++ since the launch of the iPhone and Android? Are the intrepid 'app-preneurs' still out there using C++? It turns out that modern C++, with its solid support for lambdas from C++11 and died in the wool ties with toolchains like clang, msvc and gcc has carved out a valuable niche in a number of unexpected places in the landscape. With a collection of technical anecdotes and observations of C++ on mobile spanning 10 years since the release of the iPhone & Android, let's look at how well the C++ developer has weathered the app revolution. About the speaker: Sarah Smith is a veteran mobile developer with 15 years in software starting in Trolltech in 2004, through time with Google in California, and a 4 year stint with Nokia working on 3D frameworks for Linux powered smartphones. Since 2012 she has run her own consulting & app development gig from Brisbane, Australia. Sarah has spoken at numerous conferences and delivered C++ training and consulting. She is the solo developer of Plistinator, a cross-platform desktop app for working with PLIST data files. Currently she wears two hats heading up Smithsoft Games, which released award nominated iOS game 'Pandora's Books' in August 2016, and is CTO of ArtLife, which won the 2017 Creative Startup Weekend in Brisbane Australia.