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August's Overload Journal has been published.
10 August 2026The August 2026 ACCU Overload journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. Overload 194 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed via the Journals menu.
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A Special General Meeting has been scheduled
20 July 2026The ACCU Committee has scheduled an online Special General Meeting for 19th September, 2026 at 19:00 BST. More information can be found on the AGM page (members only - must be logged in).
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July's C Vu Journal has been published.
14 July 2026The July 2026 ACCU C Vu journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. C Vu 38-3 and previous issues of C Vu can be accessed via the Journals menu (ACCU members only).
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June's Overload Journal has been published.
5 June 2026The June 2026 ACCU Overload journal has been published and should arrive at members' addresses in the next few days. Overload 193 and previous issues of Overload can be accessed via the Journals menu.
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Changes to ACCU's Terms and Conditions
4 June 2026ACCU's committee is announcing that the organisation's Terms and Conditions for both paid and trial memberships have changed. Specifically, ACCU is no longer offering early access to conference videos.
Visit the following links for the updated Terms and Conditions:
Older News
Overload 194 · August 2026 (PDF)
Contents
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FOMO: Fear of Missing Out.
Sometimes hearing updates about things we’ve missed makes us regret our choice. Frances Buontempo reminds us we can’t do everything. -
On Contracts and Safety.
Composing safe functions may not be safe. Lucian Radu Teodorescu explores how C++26 contracts help uncover problems. -
C++ Reflection: Verifying Compiler-generated Functions.
The compiler generates special member functions as shown in Hinnant’s Table. Lieven de Cock shows how reflection can be used to verify them. -
Trip Report: ACCU on Sea 2026.
This year the ACCU conference and C++ on Sea combined. Sándor Dargó shares his ACCU on Sea trip report with us. -
Implementing std::visit.
Learning how to implement standard library features is illuminating. Quasar Chunawala explores implementing your own version of std::visit. -
Gor Nishanov (1971–2026).
Guy Davidson pays tribute to a highly respected member of the C++ Standards Committee. -
Afterwood.
We were told to ‘show your workings’ when we were at school. Chris Oldwood explains why that’s also a good idea in the workplace.
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