“Recreational C++”

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A series of small C++ experiments implements and tests type traits, tuples/pair reworkings, and coding-style probes, with concrete techniques and outcomes: primary implementations use a boolean variable-template (is_function_v) and a compile-time overload-priority/tag-dispatch sequence to cover weird function types; an is_integral via operator sniffing uses overloaded unary plus/multiplication to detect fundamental integers. A handwritten test battery of ~10,000 static assertions (including up to 18‑dim arrays) exposes compiler bugs, name‑mangling collisions, and shows some optimizations erase hoped compile‑time wins, while some designs enter Bloomberg code.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Recreational C++
2. 12:21Implementing is_function trait
3. 25:32Exploring integral and arithmetic types
4. 35:46Evolution of std::pair in C++
5. 49:04Coding conventions and syntax experiments
6. 1:00:40Function declaration styles and auto usage
7. 1:02:31Q&A and closing remarks