C++ Meetup Amsterdam, Netherlands 2026

On September 4, thinkcell is joining the Dutch C++ Group for an evening of modern C++, technical talks, networking, and pizza in Amsterdam. RSVP here:

https://www.meetup.com/the-dutch-cpp-group/events/316001878/

The upcoming Amsterdam C++ Meetup, hosted at the JetBrains Amsterdam office, brings together C++ developers for two technical talks from thinkcell and JetBrains.

Talks:

• Using Type Erasure to Extend APIs You Don't Own: A Case Study From Audio Plugin Development, by Jan Wilczek, C++ Developer at thinkcell.

The talk explores how Type Erasure can be used to extend third party APIs without modifying them, including a practical case study from audio plugin development.

• Debugging constexpr evaluation, by Artemy Pestretsov, Head of C and C++ Ecosystems at JetBrains.

The talk explores how to debug compile time execution using CLion’s constexpr debugger, including stepping through constexpr evaluation and inspecting values and branches.

When: Friday, September 4, 2026 • 18:00 to 22:00
Where: JetBrains Amsterdam, Terrace Tower, 3rd floor Event Space, Gelrestraat 16, 1079 MZ Amsterdam

Agenda:

18:00 • Doors open, networking, pizza
18:50 • Introduction
19:00 • First talk + Q&A
20:00 • Second talk + Q&A
21:10 • Networking and pizza
22:00 • Event ends

If you're interested in modern C++, we'd be glad to see you there.