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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

Digging into Data Structures and Algorithms in STL

Mastering data structures is essential for programmers. The way you store your data most of the time defines the overall efficiency of the application. Consider an email client, for example. You can design an email client that shows the 10 latest emails and it could have the best UI out there; displaying 10 recent emails will work smoothly on almost any device. The user of your email application will receive hundreds of thousands of emails, say, in two years of using your application. When the user needs to search for an email, that's where your data structure knowledge will play a significant role. The way you store the hundreds of thousands of emails and the methods (algorithms) you use to sort and search them will be what differentiates your program from all the others out there.

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