ISO C++ Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria 2025

The ISO C++ committee will meet in Sofia, Bulgaria, during the week of June 16, 2025, to finalize the C++26 specification. The meeting marks a pivotal point in the evolution of the C++ programming language, as experts from around the world come together to review and approve the new standard.

Jonathan Müller, think-cell’s Software Engineer and chair of SG 9, the study group focused on improving std::ranges, will be attending the meeting. Jonathan shares his perspective:

"The C++ committee will meet in Sofia to finalize the C++26 specification. We have already finalized the set of features we would like to see in the new standard back in February in Hagenberg. Now, it's time for the wording review groups to finalize the specification and approve the final design tweaks before sending the C++26 standard out for review. Meanwhile, work for C++29 is already under way."

"This will also be my first meeting as chair for SG 9, the study group tasked with improving std::ranges. My plan for C++29 is to continue adding more useful views, while fixing some of the issues with the existing std::ranges facility. For example, I plan on standardizing internal iteration and providing a replacement for output iterators. We are also working on Unicode range algorithms and asynchronous parallel algorithms."

At think-cell, we are proud to support these significant efforts in shaping the future of C++ and look forward to contributing to the discussions and decisions made in Sofia.