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Expert C++

By : Grigoryan, Wu
5 (1)
Book Image

Expert C++

5 (1)
By: Grigoryan, Wu

Overview of this book

C++ has evolved over the years and the latest release – C++20 – is now available. Since C++11, C++ has been constantly enhancing the language feature set. With the new version, you’ll explore an array of features such as concepts, modules, ranges, and coroutines. This book will be your guide to learning the intricacies of the language, techniques, C++ tools, and the new features introduced in C++20, while also helping you apply these when building modern and resilient software. You’ll start by exploring the latest features of C++, and then move on to advanced techniques such as multithreading, concurrency, debugging, monitoring, and high-performance programming. The book will delve into object-oriented programming principles and the C++ Standard Template Library, and even show you how to create custom templates. After this, you’ll learn about different approaches such as test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), and domain-driven design (DDD), before taking a look at the coding best practices and design patterns essential for building professional-grade applications. Toward the end of the book, you will gain useful insights into the recent C++ advancements in AI and machine learning. By the end of this C++ programming book, you’ll have gained expertise in real-world application development, including the process of designing complex software.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Under the Hood of C++ Programming
7
Section 2: Designing Robust and Efficient Applications
17
Section 3: C++ in the AI World

Designing a network application

The approach of designing an application with a small subsystem that requires a network connection is different compared to a fully network-related application. An example of the latter might be a client-server application for file storage and synchronization (such as Dropbox). It consists of a server and clients, where the client is installed as a desktop or mobile application that can also be used as a file explorer. Each update to the files in the system controlled by Dropbox will be instantly synchronized with the server. This way, you will always have your files in the cloud and can access them anywhere with an internet connection.

We will be designing a similar simplified server application for file storage and manipulation. The following are the main tasks of the server:

  • Receive files from client applications
  • Store files at specified locations...