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+# Additional Information
+## CppCon 2023 Slides
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+The code in `functional_programming_tests` was presented at CppCon 2023 and ROSCon 2023. The abstract of the presentation is:
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+```
+In the field of robotics, Robot Operating System (ROS) is the de facto middleware of choice across academia and industry.
+As most code examples in ROS utilize an object-oriented approach, challenges can arise when writing tests for production code due to the algorithmic code being inextricably tied to the code that interacts with the middleware, often leading to unexpected bugs or flaky tests.
+This talk explores ways to mitigate those issues by using a functional programming approach.
+By adopting this approach, we can minimize the impact that ROS or other middleware has on your code, preventing it from becoming tightly coupled and brittle.
+Attendees can expect an overview of ROS 2 and the conventional programming approach typically associated with it.
+We'll delve into how tests are usually constructed and pinpoint potential sources of bugs and flakiness.
+Following this, we will introduce a functional approach to writing test code.
+By the end of this talk, attendees will learn an alternative method of architecting their ROS 2 code and also understand how this approach can lead to more robust, maintainable, and testable code.
+```
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+The slides are located in `doc`.
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