Episode 309: Default Construction & CppCon 2026 with Jason Turner

In this episode, Conor and Ben chat with Jason Turner about default construction in C++. Link to Episode 309 on Website Discuss this episode, leave a comment, or ask a question (on GitHub) Socials ADSP: The Podcast: Twitter Conor Hoekstra: LinkTree / Bio Ben Deane: Twitter BlueSky About the Guest: Jason is host of the YouTube channel C++ Weekly , co-host of the podcast CppCast , author of C++ Best Practices , and author of the first casual puzzle books designed to teach C++ fundamentals while having fun! Show Notes Date Recorded: 2026-10-07 Date Released: 2026-10-23 CppCast Podcast List of All Jason's Talks [resize_and_overwrite](https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/string/basic_string/resize_and_overwrite) The worst programming language of all time itCppCon20 - My Least Favorite Anti-Pattern (Conor Hoekstra) Specialized algorithms Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series: Howard Hinnant Refactoring Techniques and Strategies (a Tale in Three Acts) - Dave Steffen - CppCon 2026 Escaping 1996: Meta-Modern C++ Techniques for Embedded Systems Expression-based Programming for Better Code? - Jason Turner - NDC Toronto 2026 Intro Song Info Miss You by Sarah Jansen https://soundcloud.com/sa…