CppCon 2016: Nicholas Ormrod “The strange details of std::string at Facebook"

Why it was recommended

it's still definitely worth a watch

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What it covers

Nicholas Ormrod's CppCon 2016 talk on how Facebook optimizes std::string with its open-source replacement fbstring. It covers storage layout tradeoffs, small string. It is for someone who wants the derivation, proof, or implementation detail.

Video details

Channel

CppCon

Length

31 min 19 sec

Year

2016

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