kgorlen@alw.nih.gov (03/06/91)
USENIX C++ ADVANCED TOPICS WORKSHOP
at the USENIX C++ Technical Conference
Washington, DC, April 26, 1991
The third USENIX C++ Advanced Topics Workshop will be held
following the USENIX C++ Technical Conference on April 26,
1991, in Wilson Hall, on the campus of the National
Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. (This is a short
subway ride from the Washington D.C. Sheraton Hotel, where
the technical conference will be held.)
The focus of this year's workshop will be on the design of
and experience with C++ class libraries. We wish to address
questions such as: How can inheritance best be used when
organizing class hierachies? How will new language features
such as templates and exceptions impact the design and use
of class libraries? Is it practical to deliver class
libraries in binary-only form? What compiler, linker, and
debugging tools are needed to support the development and
use of large class libraries? What problems arise when
several libraries must be used in the same program, and how
can these be overcome? To what extent have C++ class
libraries actually delivered on the promise of software
reuse? What new language features might improve C++ support
for class libraries?
Workshop attendance will be limited to 60 people, of which
there will be selected approximately a dozen to present
their position. Attendees will be selected on the basis of
a position statement they submit that describes their work
and how it is relevant to the design or use of C++
libraries.
Persons interested in attending this workshop should send a
1 page position paper by March 1 to:
Keith Gorlen
Building 12A, Room 2033
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
phone: (301) 496-1111
FAX: (301) 402-0007
Internet: kgorlen@alw.nih.gov
uucp: uunet!kgorlen%alw.nih.gov
Those selected to attend the workshop will receive
invitations by March 25. Attendees chosen to present their
postion papers at the workshop will also be notified at this
time.