/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — Card Magic and True Randomness – Ed Brims – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — How random is random, really? In this lightning talk from ACCU 2025, Ed Brims explores the unpredictable world of randomness—by combining live card magic with computer science insights. Randomness, true randomness, and pseudo random number … Card Magic and True Randomness – Ed Brims – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — What, What? – When We Think We Understand – Nara Morrison – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — Communication in tech can be surprisingly tricky. In this lightning talk from ACCU 2025, Nara Morrison explores how misunderstandings in programming often stem from shared words with different meanings. Whether it’s “containers,” … What, What? – When We Think We Understand – Nara Morrison – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — Printf Debugging at 1ns: High-Performance C++ Logging Without Locks – Greg Law – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — C++ debugging often starts with printf statements—but what if you could make printf run in just 1ns? In this lightning talk from ACCU 2025, Greg Law (founder of Undo and long-time … Printf Debugging at 1ns: High-Performance C++ Logging Without Locks – Greg Law – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — Do Not Compare Integers and Floats in C++: Sorting Pitfalls, UB & Type Conversion Explained – Egor Suvorov – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — C++ developers often rely on simple comparisons like `a ＜ b`, but when mixing integers and floats—especially `long long` and `double`—such comparisons can lead to … Do Not Compare Integers and Floats in C++: Sorting Pitfalls, UB & Type Conversion Explained – Egor Suvorov – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — Got Any Games? A Funny Talk on Gaming Nostalgia, History and Dev Life – Jack Simms – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — “Got Any Games?” is a lightning talk by Jack Simms from ACCU 2025—an honest, humorous journey through a life spent gaming, with a nostalgic lens on the … Got Any Games? A Funny Talk on Gaming Nostalgia, History and Dev Life – Jack Simms – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — (Re-)Learn C++ by Example – Frances Buontempo – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — (Re-)Learn C++ by Example is a lightning talk by Frances Buontempo at ACCU 2025, encouraging educators and students alike to rediscover the joy of learning C++ through engaging, hands-on examples. Whether you’re teaching C++, learning C++ … (Re-)Learn C++ by Example – Frances Buontempo – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — Unpopular Opinion? – Python Typing Is Not Worth It – Diego Rodriguez-Losada – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — Is Python typing truly worth the hype? In this lightning talk, Diego Rodriguez-Losada challenges the growing pressure to adopt static typing in Python. With a decade of experience maintaining a critical, … Unpopular Opinion? – Python Typing Is Not Worth It – Diego Rodriguez-Losada – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — The U-Word: Why Software Developers Should Talk About Unions – Mathieu Ropert – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — In this ACCU 2025 lightning talk, Mathieu Ropert dives into a topic rarely discussed in software engineering: unions. Titled The U-Word, this fast-paced and thought-provoking session explores why software developers should … The U-Word: Why Software Developers Should Talk About Unions – Mathieu Ropert – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — The Sad State of Printed Tech Books – Andreas Weis – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — Why has the printing quality of technical books declined so drastically? In this eye-opening lightning talk, Andreas Weis dives deep into the sad state of printed tech books. From print on demand issues … The Sad State of Printed Tech Books – Andreas Weis – ACCU 2025 Short Talks
/ ACCU Membership: https://tinyurl.com/ydnfkcyn — The Half-Life of Facts – Why Scientific Truths Keep Changing – Francis Glassborow – ACCU 2025 Short Talks — Can you trust what you know today to still be true tomorrow? In this lightning talk from ACCU 2025, Francis Glassborow explores the half-life of facts – how scientific facts … The Half-Life of Facts – Why Scientific Truths Keep Changing – Francis Glassborow – ACCU 2025 Short Talks