Archive · September 2026
76 resourcesA snapshot of everything discovered in September 2026
Articles
The case of the progress callback that never got called when progress happened
This article discusses a debugging issue related to a progress handler in a C# async method that fails to get called. It provides insights into troubleshooting the problem from both C# and C++ perspectives.
C++26: std::hive
This article discusses the proposed std::hive feature for C++26, detailing its purpose and potential impact on the language. It provides insights into the design and implementation considerations for this new feature.
The perils of binding to value types in XAML
This article discusses issues encountered when binding to value types in XAML, particularly with the FlipView control. It explains how using structs instead of runtime classes can simplify the data model and avoid boilerplate code.
Microspeak: Funded / unfunded
This article explains the specific jargon used at Microsoft regarding project funding, which refers to the availability of personnel rather than financial resources. It discusses terms like 'funded', 'unfunded', and 'partially funded' in the context of software development.
AWE does not require PAE, though PAE makes it much more useful
This article discusses the Address Windowing Extensions (AWE) feature in Windows and its relationship with Physical Address Extension (PAE). It explains how AWE can be useful even without PAE, but highlights the limitations of using AWE on a 32-bit system with only 4GB of RAM.
Videos
cpp.chat
cpp.chat features discussions with guests from the C++ community about their work and interests. The show is currently on indefinite hiatus.
Refactoring Legacy C++ OOP Application Code with Functional Programming and Type Erasure Concepts
This video discusses techniques for refactoring legacy C++ object-oriented application code using functional programming and type erasure concepts.
BeCPP Symposium 2026 - Andre Kostur - There’s a Hole in the C++ Type System
In this talk, Andre Kostur discusses the limitations of the C++ type system and explores potential improvements. The presentation is part of the BeCPP Symposium 2026.
Libraries
daw_json_link
v3.38.1Fast, convenient JSON serialization and parsing in C++
ultrajson
6.0.0Ultra fast JSON decoder and encoder written in C with Python bindings
doltlite
v0.50.4DoltLite - Version Controlled SQLite
lammps
stable_22Jul2025_update6Public development project of the LAMMPS MD software package
mongo-c-driver
2.5.2The Official MongoDB driver for C language
mongo-cxx-driver
r4.5.2C++ Driver for MongoDB
restinio
v0.7.10Cross-platform, efficient, customizable, and robust asynchronous HTTP(S)/WebSocket server C++ library with the right balance between performance and ease of use
s2n
v1.7.9An implementation of the TLS/SSL protocols
seams-core
v2.9.2The d-SEAMS C++ core engine
simdjson
v4.6.10Parsing gigabytes of JSON per second : used by Facebook/Meta Velox, the Node.js runtime, ClickHouse, WatermelonDB, Apache Doris, Milvus, StarRocks
unordered_dense
v4.11.0A fast & densely stored hashmap and hashset based on robin-hood backward shift deletion
uWebSockets
v20.80.0Simple, secure & standards compliant web server for the most demanding of applications
vscode
1.136.1Visual Studio Code
zxc
v0.14.0Lossless compression C library built for ultra-fast decode. Faster than LZ4 (40–75% on ARM64), at a better ratio. Official Rust, Python, Node.js, Go and WASM bindings. Write-once/read-many, with optional seekable archives for O(1) random access.
doltlite
v0.50.1DoltLite - Version Controlled SQLite
oiio
v3.1.17.0Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.
CRCpp
release-1.2.3.0Easy to use and fast C++ CRC library.
folly
v2026.08.31.00An open-source C++ library developed and used at Facebook.
ladybug
v0.20.1LadybugDB a graph database
libigl
v2.6.3Simple MPL-2.0-licensed C++ geometry processing library.
nanodbc
v3.0.2C++ ODBC wrapper
pcre2
pcre2-10.48PCRE2 development is based here.
protobuf
v36.1Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
proxygen
v2026.08.31.00A collection of C++ HTTP libraries including an easy to use HTTP server.
SaneCppLibraries
release/2026/08Platform Abstraction C++ Libraries
Trilinos
trilinos-release-17-2-1Primary repository for the Trilinos Project
usearch
v2.26.2Fast Open-Source Search & Clustering engine × for Vectors & Arbitrary Objects × in C++, C, Python, JavaScript, Rust, Java, Objective-C, Swift, C#, GoLang, and Wolfram 🔍
wangle
v2026.08.31.00Wangle is a framework providing a set of common client/server abstractions for building services in a consistent, modular, and composable way.
C++ Standard