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Advanced C++ Programming Cookbook

By : Dr. Rian Quinn
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Advanced C++ Programming Cookbook

By: Dr. Rian Quinn

Overview of this book

If you think you've mastered C++ and know everything it takes to write robust applications, you'll be in for a surprise. With this book, you'll gain comprehensive insights into C++, covering exclusive tips and interesting techniques to enhance your app development process. You'll kick off with the basic principles of library design and development, which will help you understand how to write reusable and maintainable code. You'll then discover the importance of exception safety, and how you can avoid unexpected errors or bugs in your code. The book will take you through the modern elements of C++, such as move semantics, type deductions, and coroutines. As you advance, you'll delve into template programming - the standard tool for most library developers looking to achieve high code reusability. You'll explore the STL and learn how to avoid common pitfalls while implementing templates. Later, you'll learn about the problems of multithreaded programming such as data races, deadlocks, and thread starvation. You'll also learn high-performance programming by using benchmarking tools and libraries. Finally, you'll discover advanced techniques for debugging and testing to ensure code reliability. By the end of this book, you'll have become an expert at C++ programming and will have gained the skills to solve complex development problems with ease.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Move-only types

In this recipe, we will learn how to make a class move-only. A great example of the difference between a copy and a move is the difference between std::unique_ptr and std::shared_ptr.

The point of std::unique_ptr is to enforce a single owner for dynamically allocated types while std::shared_ptr allows for multiple owners of dynamically allocated types. Both allow the user to move the contents of a pointer type from one instantiation to another, but only std::shared_ptr allows the user to make a copy of the pointer (as copying the pointer would create more than one owner).

In this recipe, we will use these two classes to show how to make a move-only class and to show why this type of class is used so heavily in C++ (as most of the time we wish to move and not copy).

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