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Expert C++

By : Vardan Grigoryan, Shunguang Wu
5 (1)
Book Image

Expert C++

5 (1)
By: Vardan Grigoryan, Shunguang 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

Details of Object-Oriented Programming

The difficulty of designing, implementing, and maintaining a software project arises with respect to the complexity of the project. A simple calculator could be written using the procedural approach (that is, the procedural programming paradigm), while a bank account management system would be too complex to implement using the same approach.

C++ supports Object-Oriented programming (OOP), a paradigm that is built upon dissecting entities into objects that exist in a web of close intercommunication. Imagine a simple scenario in the real world when you take the remote to change the TV channel. At least three different objects take part in this action: the remote, the TV, and, most importantly, you. To express the real-world objects and their relationship using a programming language, we aren't forced to use classes, class inheritance...