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Jan 7, 2026 · Industry Insights

CPP2025 Insights: C++ Evolution, Engineering Mastery, and AI Code Risks

This article summarizes key ideas from the CPP2025 conference, including Bjarne Stroustrup's principles for C++ evolution, Pete Muldoon's pyramid of software engineering mastery, David Sankel's strategies for mitigating AI-generated code risks, and Michael Wong's vision for standardizing the C++ stack for AI agents.