Episode 309: Default Construction & CppCon 2026 with Jason Turner

In this episode, Conor and Ben chat with Jason Turner about default construction in C++.

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About the Guest:

Jason is host of the YouTube channel C++ Weekly, co-host of the podcast CppCast, author of C++ Best Practices, and author of the first casual puzzle books designed to teach C++ fundamentals while having fun!

Show Notes

Date Recorded: 2026-10-07
Date Released: 2026-10-23

• CppCast Podcast
• List of All Jason's Talks
• [resize_and_overwrite](https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/string/basic_string/resize_and_overwrite)
• The worst programming language of all time
• itCppCon20 - My Least Favorite Anti-Pattern (Conor Hoekstra)
• Specialized algorithms
• Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Howard Hinnant
• Refactoring Techniques and Strategies (a Tale in Three Acts) - Dave Steffen - CppCon 2026
• Escaping 1996: Meta-Modern C++ Techniques for Embedded Systems
• Expression-based Programming for Better Code? - Jason Turner - NDC Toronto 2026

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