Added Evil C++ abstract

events.xml

@@ -962,8 +962,30 @@ lent to you for the duration of this class.</p>
   <eventitem date="2002-11-05" time="4:30 PM" room="MC 2065"
   title="The Evil Side of C++">
     <short>Abusing template metaprogramming in C++ for fun and profit</short>
-    <abstract>No abstract available yet.</abstract>
-  </eventitem>
+    <abstract>
+      <p>Templates are a useful feature in C++ when it comes to writing
+    type-independent data structures and algorithms. Relatively soon
+    after their appearance it was realised that they could be used to
+    do much more than this. Essentially it is possible to write
+    certain programs in C++ that execute <i>completely at compile
+    time</i> rather than run time. Combined with constant-expression
+    optimisation this is an interesting twist on regular C++
+    programming.</p>
+    <p>This talk will give a short overview of the features of
+    templates and then go on to describe how to &quot;abuse&quot;
+    templates to perform complex computations at compile time. The
+    speaker will present three programs of increasing complexity which
+    execute at compile time. First a factorial listing program, then a
+    prime listing program will be presented. Finally the talk will
+    conclude with the presentation of a <b>Mandelbrot generator running
+    at compile time</b>.</p>
+
+    <p>If you are interested in programming for the fun of it, the C++
+    language or silly tricks to do with languages, this talk is for
+    you. No C++ knowledge should be necessary to enjoy this talk, but
+    programming experience will make it more worthwile for you.</p>
+
+    </abstract> </eventitem>
 
   <eventitem date="2002-11-02" time="11:00AM-3:00PM"
     room="MC3002 (Math Coffee and Donut Store)"