C++ is a powerful high-level language with a wealth of recently added features that enhance its capabilities, such as auto type declarations, move semantics, lambda expressions, and concurrency support. In this Learning Path, you'll learn how to use those features effectively, resulting in software that is correct, efficient, maintainable, and portable. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in writing, compiling, and debugging C++ …
C++ is a powerful high-level language with a wealth of recently added features that enhance its capabilities, such as auto type declarations, move semantics, lambda expressions, and concurrency support. In this Learning Path, you'll learn how to use those features effectively, resulting in software that is correct, efficient, maintainable, and portable. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in writing, compiling, and debugging C++ applications, and will be ready to move on to more advanced C++ challenges
Introduction
Introduction And Course Overview
A First Look At The Tools Required
About The Author
Your First C++ Program
Creating Your First C++ Program
Installing A C++ Compiler
Compiling And Running Your Program
Introduction To The Main Function Of A C++ Program
Dealing With Program Arguments
Hands On - Enhancing Our Hello World C++ Program
C++ Language Elements
Overview
Primitive Language Data Types
Using Variables
Introduction To Operators And Operator Precedence
Introduction To Control Flow, Part 1
Introduction To Control Flow, Part 2
Statements And Expressions
Using Include Files With Multiple Files
Hands On – Programming A Basic Calculator
Testing C++ Programs
Testing In C++
Introduction To Testing
Introduction To libunittest Testing
Introduction To UnitTest++ Testing
Introduction To Google Test
Hands On - Programming with Tests
Functions
Chapter Overview
A Function Primer
Function Scopes
Unit Testing Functions
Function Best Practices
Hands On – Programming With Functions
Pointers, Arrays, And References
C++ And Memory
C++ Pointers
Allocating And Deallocating Memory
Pointers, References, And Value Types
Pointers In C++11
Hands On – Pointers And Heap Allocation In C++11
Classes, Structs And Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter Overview
Structs And Classes
Using Structs And Classes
Object-Oriented Programming
Namespaces - The C++ Module System
Hands On – Designing With Class - Part 1
Hands On – Designing With Class - Part 2
Templates And Generic Programming
A Motivating Example
Template Functions
Template Classes
Generic Programming Case Study
Hands On – Generic Programming - Part 1
Hands On – Generic Programming - Part 2
The Standard Template Library
Chapter Overview
STL Overview
STL Containers - Part 1
STL Containers - Part 2
STL Iterators
STL Algorithms - Part 1
STL Algorithms - Part 2
Lambdas And Function Objects - Part 1
Lambdas And Function Objects - Part 2
Error Handling In C++
Basic Error Handling
Introduction To Exceptions
Introduction To STL Exceptions
Programming With Exceptions
Hands On – Programming With Exceptions
Makefiles
Anatomy of a Makefile
Conclusion
Wrap Up
Introduction
Introduction
About The Author
Overview Of C++ Best Practices Online Book
Use The Correct Types And Const As Much As Possible
Use The Tools Available
A Note About Optimization
What Are The C++ Core Guidelines
Expressions And Statements
Don’t Define A (C-Style) Variadic Function
Prefer A Range-Based For Loop When Possible
Know The Standard Library
Don’t Depend On Order Of Evaluation Of Function Arguments
Avoid Casting
Exercise 1 - Chapter 2: Simplify
Exercise 2 - Chapter 2: Use Standard Algorithms
Expressions And Statements - 2
Variable Scopes And Initialization
Properly Initialize Member Variables
Use Lambdas For Complex Initialization, Especially Of Const Variables
Exercise 1 - Chapter 3: Clean Up Object Initialization
Exercise 2 - Chapter 3: Expressions And Statements - Putting It All Together
Resource Management
In Interfaces, Use Raw Pointers To Denote Single Objects Only
Manage Resources Automatically Using Resources Handles And RAII
Avoid Defining Any Default Operations, Or Define Them All
Prefer Stack Objects
Exercise 1 - Chapter 4: Fix Pointer Interface
Exercise 2 - Chapter 4: Implement Scoped Cleanup Object
Exercise 3 - Chapter 4: Consider The Rule Of 0
Resource Management - 2
Don’t Use Malloc And Free
Avoid New And Delete
Use unique_ptr Or shared_ptr Correctly
Use std::weak_ptr To Break Cycles
Exercise 1 - Chapter 5: Fix The Memory Error 1
Exercise 2 - Chapter 5: Fix The Memory Error 2
Resource Management - 3
Don’t Pass Smart Pointers Unless You Need To Convey Ownership
Avoid Copying Of shared_ptr
Do Not Pass A Pointer Or A Reference Obtained From An Aliased Smart Pointer
Use Standard Containers When Interacting With C APIs
Exercise 1 - Chapter 6: Fix shared_ptr Usage
Conclusion
Expressions And Statements Refresher
Resource Management Refresher
Exercise 1 - Chapter 7: Refactor
Exercise 1 - Chapter 7: Refactor - Solution
Next Steps - Guideline Support Library
Next Steps - Contributing Back
Wrap Up And Thank You