Google Tech Talks. October 31, 2008. ABSTRACT. The C++ language has started the formal approval process with the recent release of its Committee Draft, i.e. This talk outlines the process, the new features, some features left out, and the procedures for formal comments. Speaker: Matt Austern. Matt Austern is a long-time contributor to the C++ standard, as well as a Google engineer. Speaker: Lawrence Crowl. Lawrence Crowl is a long-time contributor to the C++ standard, as well as a Google engineer..