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Learning C++ Functional Programming

By : Wisnu Anggoro
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Book Image

Learning C++ Functional Programming

5 (1)
By: Wisnu Anggoro

Overview of this book

Functional programming allows developers to divide programs into smaller, reusable components that ease the creation, testing, and maintenance of software as a whole. Combined with the power of C++, you can develop robust and scalable applications that fulfill modern day software requirements. This book will help you discover all the C++ 17 features that can be applied to build software in a functional way. The book is divided into three modules—the first introduces the fundamentals of functional programming and how it is supported by modern C++. The second module explains how to efficiently implement C++ features such as pure functions and immutable states to build robust applications. The last module describes how to achieve concurrency and apply design patterns to enhance your application’s performance. Here, you will also learn to optimize code using metaprogramming in a functional way. By the end of the book, you will be familiar with the functional approach of programming and will be able to use these techniques on a daily basis.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Chapter 1. Diving into Modern C++

The C++ programming language has been changed dramatically since its invention in 1979. Some people in this era might be a little bit scared to code using C++ language since it is not user-friendly. The memory management we have to deal with sometimes makes people unwilling to use this language. Fortunately, since C++11--also known as modern C++, along with C++14 and C++17--has been released, numerous features have been introduced to simplify our code in the C++ language. Moreover, the best part of it is that the C++ programming language is a great language for any project, from low-level programming to web programming, as well as functional programming.

This chapter is the best place to start our journey in this book, as it is addressed to the C++ programmers to refresh their knowledge and will discuss the following topics:

  • Understanding several new features in modern C++
  • Implementing the C++ Standard Libraries in modern C++
  • The use of the Lambda expression and all features included in C++ Lambda
  • Using smart pointer to avoid manual memory management
  • Dealing with many return values using tuples