Episode 309: Default Construction & CppCon 2026 with Jason Turner

In this episode, Conor and Ben chat with Jason Turner about default construction in C++. - Link to Episode 309 on Website - Discuss this episode, leave a comment, or ask a question (on GitHub) **Socials** - ADSP: The Podcast: Twitter - Conor Hoekstra: LinkTree / Bio - Ben Deane: Twitter BlueSky **About the Guest:** Jason is host of the YouTube channel C++ Weekly, co-host of the podcast CppCast, author of C++ Best Practices, and author of the first casual puzzle books designed to teach C++ fundamentals while having fun! **Show Notes** **Date Recorded:** 2026-10-07 **Date Released:** 2026-10-23 - CppCast Podcast - List of All Jason's Talks - \resize\and\overwrite - The worst programming language of all time - itCppCon20 - My Least Favorite Anti-Pattern (Conor Hoekstra) - Specialized algorithms - Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Howard Hinnant - Refactoring Techniques and Strategies (a Tale in Three Acts) - Dave Steffen - CppCon 2026 - Escaping 1996: Meta-Modern C++ Techniques for Embedded Systems - Expression-based Programming for Better Code? - Jason Turner - NDC Toronto 2026 **Intro Song Info** Miss You by Sarah Jansen https://soundcloud.com/sarahjansenmusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-miss-you Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/iYYxnasvfx8