CppCon 2025 in Aurora, USA 2025

CppCon is the leading annual conference for the C++ community, bringing together engineers, standardization experts, library authors, and tool builders from around the world.

think-cell is proud to return as a Silver Sponsor. This year, we're hosting a special European Networking Dinner — and all CppCon attendees are warmly invited to join. To participate, sign up here. Seats are limited.

The event will be interesting to all CppCon attendees who are based in Europe or interested in the European C++ ecosystem. It’s a relaxed space to meet fellow engineers, share perspectives, and connect with the think-cell team over good food and conversation.

You’ll be joined by our CTO Christian Klöckner, speakers Sebastian Theophil and Jonathan Müller, and other community members working on serious C++ projects across the region.

Besides the dinner, the conference program includes 2 talks by think-cell engineers:

• "Cache-Friendly C++" by Jonathan Müller, Software Engineer (Tuesday, September 16, 16:45). In it, Jonathan explains what it really means for a data structure like std::vector<T> to be cache-friendly — and why that matters for performance. Starting from CPU cache fundamentals, it explores data-oriented design and how to structure your programs to avoid costly slowdowns caused by cache misses.
• "To Err is Human: Robust Error Handling in C++26" by Sebastian Theophil, Senior Software Engineer (Wednesday, September 17, 15:15). The talk presents a practical strategy for handling errors in modern C++. He will explore when and how to handle errors effectively, highlighting new and upcoming language features such as std::stacktrace, std::expected, contracts, and library hardening to help developers write more robust and maintainable software.

• Both sessions dive into practical insights from our daily work with modern C++, covering performance, correctness, and the kind of engineering we care deeply about.
• We look forward to seeing you in Aurora!

Who is think-cell?

think-cell was founded in 2002 by two computer scientists. For over two decades, we've been helping professionals create charts and presentations in PowerPoint with higher quality, precision and speed. Our software performs most of the painstaking work of creating slides for our demanding users.

Find out more about think-cell and our working environment on our careers page. If you are looking for more information on what development problems we are facing every day, go to our C++ developer job posting.