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Learn C++ With Back to Basics: Algebraic Data Types by Arthur O’Dwyer (CPPCon 2020) Video

In this session, the video will clarify the math behind the name and discuss the meaning and use of all algebraic data types in C++17: pair, tuple, optional, and variant. The video will also demonstrate how to use std::optional for delayed initialization and how to substitute dynamic polymorphism with visitation over std::variant. Audience will leave the session with a newfound respect for the algebraic data types of C++.

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