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Towards Safety and Security in C++26

Daniela Engert | GOTO Copenhagen 2025

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There is a perceived push towards memory-safe languages in the developer community. Various administrative bodies want to see a reduction in avoidable vulnerabilities in commonly used software. These vulnerabilities may cause harm of people, equipment, and property. Long-term efforts in the standardization of C++ look like to become available in C++26. There is a wide range of proposals to improve the language, and merging them into the international standard is of utmost priority to the C++ committee. We will look at those proposals, their current status in the upcoming C++26 standard, and the potential impact on the ecosystem and the development landscape.

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There is a perceived push towards memory-safe languages in the developer community. Various administrative bodies want to see a reduction in avoidable vulnerabilities in commonly used software. These vulnerabilities may cause harm of people, equipment, and property.

Long-term efforts in the standardization of C++ look like to become available in C++26. There is a wide range of proposals to improve the language, and merging them into the international standard is of utmost priority to the C++ committee.

We will look at those proposals, their current status in the upcoming C++26 standard, and the potential impact on the ecosystem and the development landscape.

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Daniela Engert

Daniela Engert

Software Engineer and Hardware Hacker

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