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C++ Fundamentals for Professionals
Gain insights into professional C++ with essential C++17 standards. Learn about memory management, inheritance, templates, threads, and more to optimize performance and ensure high safety.
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321 Lessons
23h
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Learning Roadmap
2.
Literals
Literals
Look at literals in C++, including user-defined types, practical examples, and exercises.
3.
Types
Types
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Examine scoped enumerations, pointers, null pointer, and references in C++.
4.
Automatic Type Deduction
Automatic Type Deduction
10 Lessons
10 Lessons
Enhance your skills in automatic type deduction, `auto` and `decltype`, and return type inference.
5.
Casts
Casts
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Dig into explicit casting operators, dynamic casting, static casting, const and reinterpret casting in C++.
6.
Unified Initialization
Unified Initialization
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
Tackle unified initialization in C++ with {}, examples, and exercises on standard containers.
7.
const, constexpr, and volatile
const, constexpr, and volatile
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Build on using `const`, `constexpr`, and `volatile` for efficient, safe, and adaptable C++ code.
8.
Move Semantic and Perfect Forwarding
Move Semantic and Perfect Forwarding
11 Lessons
11 Lessons
Sharpen your skills in C++ move semantics, copy vs. move, and perfect forwarding.
9.
Memory Management
Memory Management
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Look at explicit memory management, RAII principles, and overloading new/delete in C++.
10.
Functions
Functions
7 Lessons
7 Lessons
Master the steps to function declarations, overloading, and lambda functions in C++.
11.
Classes and Objects
Classes and Objects
27 Lessons
27 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of creating and managing classes and objects in C++.
12.
Inheritance
Inheritance
20 Lessons
20 Lessons
Explore inheritance, abstract base classes, access rights, constructor inheritance, virtual methods, and multiple inheritance in C++.
13.
Templates
Templates
32 Lessons
32 Lessons
Focus on C++ templates for functions, classes, parameters, specialization, and CRTP, enhancing flexibility and code reuse.
14.
Utilities
Utilities
13 Lessons
13 Lessons
Build on C++ utilities covering std::bind, lambda, pairs, tuples, reference wrappers, and type traits.
15.
Smart Pointers
Smart Pointers
13 Lessons
13 Lessons
Learn how to use smart pointers in C++ for efficient memory management and resource handling.
16.
1. Containers in General
1. Containers in General
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Look at container operations: creation, size determination, element access, assignment, and comparison in C++.
17.
1.1 Sequential Containers
1.1 Sequential Containers
11 Lessons
11 Lessons
Examine C++ sequential containers, their functionalities, advantages, and efficient memory usage.
18.
1.2 Associative Containers in General
1.2 Associative Containers in General
2 Lessons
2 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of C++ associative containers, including insertion and deletion mechanisms.
19.
1.2.1 Ordered Associative Containers
1.2.1 Ordered Associative Containers
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Take a closer look at C++ ordered associative containers, their keys, comparison criteria, and special search functions.
20.
1.2.2 Unordered Associative Containers
1.2.2 Unordered Associative Containers
7 Lessons
7 Lessons
See how unordered associative containers enhance performance using hash functions in C++.
21.
1. Algorithms
1. Algorithms
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Approach using STL algorithms and conventions to efficiently manipulate container elements.
22.
1.1 Non-Modifying Algorithms
1.1 Non-Modifying Algorithms
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
Step through non-modifying algorithms for searching, counting, testing, and comparing ranges in C++.
23.
1.2 Modifying Algorithms
1.2 Modifying Algorithms
11 Lessons
11 Lessons
Unpack the core of modifying algorithms to copy, replace, remove, fill, generate, move, swap, transform, reverse, rotate, shuffle, and remove duplicates.
24.
1.3 More Algorithms
1.3 More Algorithms
10 Lessons
10 Lessons
Break apart advanced algorithms for sorting, searching, merging, and numeric operations in C++.
25.
Callables
Callables
3 Lessons
3 Lessons
Grasp the fundamentals of callables in C++, including functions, function objects, and lambda functions.
26.
Iterators
Iterators
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Solve problems in C++ using iterators for efficient container navigation and modification.
27.
Strings
Strings
12 Lessons
12 Lessons
See how it works with creating, manipulating, and efficiently managing C++ string operations.
28.
Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions
13 Lessons
13 Lessons
Master regular expressions in C++ for text processing, pattern matching, replacing, and formatting.
29.
Input and Output
Input and Output
14 Lessons
14 Lessons
Learn how to use C++ streams for efficient I/O, file handling, and data formatting.
30.
Threads
Threads
11 Lessons
11 Lessons
Discover the logic behind C++ threading, from creation to managing thread lifetimes and synchronization.
31.
Shared Data
Shared Data
16 Lessons
16 Lessons
Master the steps to handle shared data, mutexes, locks, and thread-safe initialization in C++.
32.
Tasks
Tasks
15 Lessons
15 Lessons
Enhance your skills in asynchronous tasks, std::async, std::packaged_task, promises, and futures.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
C++ is a common first choice for software developers when optimal performance and high safety are necessary. Learning the rich core language and the many libraries, however, can be a neverending story. This course has one goal: ending that story.
This course is a combination of new material and material pulled from my other C++ courses, giving you all the most crucial information in one place. You will learn the necessary information you need to be a professional C++ programmer, including the current C++17 standard. You’ll explore memory management, inheritance, templates, vectors, threads, tasks, and much more. Once you're done, you’ll have all the necessary skills to take advantage of the potential of C++ in your day-to-day work.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rainer Grimm
I’ve worked as a software architect, team lead, and instructor since 1999. I like to write articles on the topics C++, Python, and Haskell in my spare time. I often speak at conferences.
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