{"id":36759,"date":"2026-07-21T15:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=36759"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:52:36","slug":"pure-virtual-cpp-2026-is-now-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/pure-virtual-cpp-2026-is-now-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure Virtual C++ 2026 Is Now Live!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pure Virtual C++ 2026, our free, one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community, is live right now!<\/strong> Join hosts Mads Kristensen<\/strong> and Sinem Akinci<\/strong> for three hours of featured sessions, and real-time Q&A in the chat.<\/p>\n

Watch live now \u2192<\/a><\/strong> streaming on YouTube (Microsoft Visual Studio channel).<\/p>\n

Bring your curiosity and your questions! Our hosts and speakers are in the live chat, so this is a chance to interact with the speakers directly.<\/p>\n

Today’s live schedule<\/h2>\n

The broadcast starts now<\/strong><\/span>. Here’s the schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time (PT)<\/th>\nSession<\/th>\nSpeaker<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
9:00 AM<\/td>\nWelcome & opening<\/td>\nMads Kristensen, Sinem Akinci<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00 AM<\/td>\nC++ semantic awareness in the CLI: From Project Load to Code Change<\/td>\nSinem Akinci<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:20 AM<\/td>\nMind The Gap: C++\/Rust Interop<\/td>\nVictor Ciura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:45 AM<\/td>\nFrom Completions to Agents: AI-Driven C++ in Visual Studio<\/td>\nAugustin Popa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:25 AM<\/td>\nCut Your Build Times Without Becoming a Build Expert<\/td>\nDavid Li<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:40 AM<\/td>\nC++\/WinRT: Build faster and smaller with C++20 modules<\/td>\nRyan Shepherd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00 AM<\/td>\nClosing wrap<\/td>\nMads Kristensen, Sinem Akinci<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Times are approximate; join any time and catch the sessions you care about most.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/i>Clarification: The event will be broadcast live only on YouTube<\/strong><\/p>\u00a0The event will be broadcast live exclusively on YouTube, not on YouTube and Twitch as previously announced. I apologize for any inconvenience.\u00a0<\/div><\/p>\n

More to watch on-demand<\/h2>\n

Beyond today’s live broadcast, a full set of on-demand sessions<\/strong> is already available: talks on vcpkg + Copilot CLI, VS Code CMake Tools, MSVC upgrades, C++23\/26 status, SPGO, and more. They’re all in the same place as the live stream:<\/p>\n

On-demand playlist \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can’t stay for the whole show? Every featured session will be posted on-demand right after the event, so you won’t miss a thing.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the conference \u2014 see you in the chat!<\/em><\/p>\n

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