How to call C libraries from C++
summary
Shows a concrete method and a tiny support library for converting POSIX APIs into idiomatic C++: a short set of design rules (type-for-type, function-for-function, ownership via unique_…), automation that generates wrappers (Plus+ / p7 invoke and Caesar/wrapper hooks), and examples that turn raw sockets into unique_socket with enum wrappers and explicit close semantics. Demonstrates how many repetitive conversions are automated, what must be provided by hand, and that the wrapped server example fits on one slide.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 9:12Design rules for names
- 12:02Design rules for types
- 14:25Design rules for conversions
- 15:36Design rules for parameters
- 17:38Design rules for results
- 24:15Mostly, a computer can do that.
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