Name: What can C++26 reflection do for you?: A practical experiment in using reflection with an emphasis on binary protocol support
Start: 2026-09-18T10:30:00-0600
End: 2026-09-18T11:30:00-0600

What can C++26 reflection do for you?: A practical experiment in using reflection with an emphasis on binary protocol support

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 MDT

Colorado A

How far can C++26 reflection take us? What are some techniques, gotchas, limitations and workarounds? How would reflection help write code that interacts with bespoke binary data formats? Come along as we explore a practical example together.

This talk will review advice gleaned from applying C++26 reflection to binary (structs on a wire) protocol handling. This type of protocol exists all around the world from financial market data formats to custom hardware interaction. Is the proposed reflection support enough to take a protocol definition written in the native terms of C++ and create flexible components to interact with that protocol?

Presenters

Andy Webber

Technologist, Susquehanna

My name is Andy Webber and I work at Susquhanna which is a financial trading company near Philadelphia, PA. I started learning C++ in high school and I’ve been hooked ever since. I especially enjoy attempting to understand the full stack from the hardware up through high-level... Read More →

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 MDT
Colorado A

General

Subject Future C++, Generic/Metaprogramming, Software Design
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CppCon 2026

Andy Webber

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