Catching up with Catch2: Changes recent and future

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Overview of recent and upcoming changes in Catch2, the C++ unit testing framework, focusing on runtime and compile-time improvements in the upcoming v3 major release. Covers shifting Catch2 from a header-only distribution to a proper library, added support for multiple reporters, an improved matcher framework, and other miscellaneous feature and distribution-model changes.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 3:06Sections define multiple paths through test code, and are an effective replacement of fixtures for most cases.
3. 11:37debug release
4. 18:59RECAP
5. 39:54You can use generators to run benchmarks across different inputs
6. 46:29QUESTIONS?

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