StockholmCpp

0x40: Linux Libraries, and C++ Memory safety

Thu, Sep 24 · 5:30 PM CEST

Prevas AB, Löfströms Alle 5, Sundbyberg, SE

Welcome to our 64th Meetup!

This time, we will once again visit our longest-standing SwedenCpp Pro Partner, Prevas, in Sundbyberg. Thank you, Prevas, for hosting this event!

And we have a great program!
Long-time SwedenCpp member and conference speaker Arno from Stockholm will talk about shared libraries on Linux, while Jean Frantz, visiting us from Gothenburg, will talk about C++ memory safety and a new book he has been working on about the topic.

The program:

Door open: 17:30

• 18:00 - 18:10: Welcome, intro
• 18:15 - 19:00: Arno: Linux shared libraries
• 19:00 - 20:00: Casual mingling and networking with refreshments 🍕🥤🤝
• 20:00 - 21:00: Jean Frantz René: C++ Memory safety for safety-critical and non-safety critical applications.

The program in detail

Arno Lepisk: Linux shared libraries
Most systems use some kind of shared libraries, but how do they actually work?
This talk will address the topic of shared libraries under linux.
How to use them, to create them and what actually happens behind the scenes.

Jean Frantz René: C++ Memory safety for safety-critical and non-safety critical applications.
Memory safety is a problem every team using C++ has to account for, not just the ones writing certified software. The defects are the same everywhere. What changes is the cost of failure once the code is in production. In one world a use-after-free could result in downtime, a security incident, or financial loss. In the other it can mean severe injury or loss of life. That difference shapes everything downstream: how much the language is constrained up front, how much evidence a team has to produce, and who has to be convinced.
This talk will give an overview of some of the major and types of memory safety errors in C++, how they arise in practice, and the prevention strategies available today. It will also provide a platform for reflection and open discussion.

Väl mött! 🎉