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Expert C++ - Second Edition

By : Marcelo Guerra Hahn, Araks Tigranyan, John Asatryan, Vardan Grigoryan, Shunguang Wu
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Book Image

Expert C++ - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Marcelo Guerra Hahn, Araks Tigranyan, John Asatryan, Vardan Grigoryan, Shunguang Wu

Overview of this book

Are you an experienced C++ developer eager to take your skills to the next level? This updated edition of Expert C++ is tailored to propel you toward your goals. This book takes you on a journey of building C++ applications while exploring advanced techniques beyond object-oriented programming. Along the way, you'll get to grips with designing templates, including template metaprogramming, and delve into memory management and smart pointers. Once you have a solid grasp of these foundational concepts, you'll advance to more advanced topics such as data structures with STL containers and explore advanced data structures with C++. Additionally, the book covers essential aspects like functional programming, concurrency, and multithreading, and designing concurrent data structures. It also offers insights into designing world-ready applications, incorporating design patterns, and addressing networking and security concerns. Finally, it adds to your knowledge of debugging and testing and large-scale application design. With Expert C++ as your guide, you'll be empowered to push the boundaries of your C++ expertise and unlock new possibilities in software development.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1:Under the Hood of C++ Programming
7
Part 2: Designing Robust and Efficient Applications
18
Part 3:C++ in the AI World

Debugging programs

Debugging is the process of locating and fixing program bugs or problems. Interactive debugging, data/control flow analysis, and unit and integration testing are all examples of this. We will only cover interactive debugging in this part, which is the process of executing your source code line by line with breakpoints while displaying the values of the variables being used and corresponding memory addresses.

Tools for debugging a C/C++ program

There are several tools accessible in the C++ community, depending on your development environment. The following is a list of the most popular ones across various platforms:

  • Linux/Unix:
    • GDB: A free open source command-line interface (CLI) debugger.
    • Eclipse: A free open source integrated development environment (IDE). It supports not only debugging but also compiling, profiling, and smart editing.
    • Valgrind: Another open source dynamic analysis tool; it is good for debugging memory leaks and threading bugs.
    • Affinic...