The C++ Programmer and Educator Rainer Grimm Has Passed Away
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The C++ community mourns the loss of Rainer Grimm, a renowned programmer and educator who contributed significantly to modern C++ standards through his blog and books.
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His appearances at CppCast, https://cppcast.com/guests/rainer_grimm/
I really liked his series about modern c++ and learned a lot from it. It even made me understand some of the more complex topics of it and kinda rekindled my will to keep on learning.