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C++
The language of choice when microseconds matter. Essential for trading systems, real-time data processing, and infrastructure software.
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The language of choice when microseconds matter. Essential for trading systems, real-time data processing, and infrastructure software.
Trusted by leading organisations
C++ provides direct hardware access, deterministic memory management, and zero-cost abstractions that no garbage-collected language can match.
C++20 introduced concepts for constrained generics, coroutines for async I/O, and modules for faster compilation. C++23 adds std::expected for error handling. The language is complex, but for latency-critical workloads, there is no substitute.
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Trading engines and market data handlers with single-digit microsecond response times using lock-free structures and kernel bypass.
Smart pointers, RAII, std::span, and static analysers to catch undefined behaviour at compile time.
C++20 coroutines for async I/O, std::jthread for cooperative cancellation, and execution policies for parallel algorithms.
Trading infrastructure, risk engines, and market data systems where latency directly impacts revenue.
Concepts, ranges, coroutines, and smart pointers enforced by clang-tidy rules and static analysis.
perf, VTune, Valgrind, and hardware performance counters to identify cache misses and branch mispredictions.
CMake, Conan, and vcpkg-based pipelines with sanitiser runs integrated into CI.
C++ codebases targeting Linux, Windows, and macOS with platform abstraction and cross-compiled CI.
Honest evaluation of Rust interop costs, team ramp-up, and where Rust adds safety beyond modern C++.
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