The keynotes at CppCon 2025 in Aurora, Colorado, have continued to inspire, and today we’re thrilled to share Wednesday’s keynote of the conference from C++ expert and President of the Standard C++ Foundation, Herb Sutter!

Herb’s talk, titled Reflection: C++’s Decade-Defining Rocket Engine, explored the transformative potential of compile-time reflection in C++26. He demonstrated how reflection could reshape how we write abstractions and simplify the language’s evolution. You can read more about his talk on the original keynote announcement page.

This video is in “prerelease” and cannot be found directly on our YouTube channel. Instead, we are providing a direct link here only! Feel free to share this with colleagues and friends and impress them with your insider access. 😉

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