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Explore the power of C++ templates, from function and class basics to advanced features like instantiation and concepts, enhancing code flexibility, reusability, and abstraction without performance loss.

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Templates are one of the many powerful features of Modern C++ programming. And with each new C++ standard, they become more important. Templates provide an efficient way to make your code more flexible and reusable, this way you can avoid repeating code that would otherwise be identical except for different types. Templates also give you the ability to provide abstraction without a performance penalty. However, templates can be difficult to apply, can be counterintuitive, and have tricky error messages. This course gives you the necessary information to overcome these hurdles and dive into the advanced topics. You’ll visit the basics such as function and class templates, and then explore the details to templates such as instantiation and fold expressions. Our journey also includes techniques based on templates, the design, and future directions of templates such as concepts. Based on this exhaustive tour of templates, a basic understanding of C++ is sufficient to master this course. Let’s get started!

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Content

91 Lessons

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with C++ templates, covering fundamentals and advanced programming concepts for better abstraction.

About Templates

Who Should Take this Course?

Basics

20 Lessons

Unpack the core of function, class, and template parameter concepts in C++ templates.

Details

18 Lessons

Examine C++ template instantiation, variadic templates, fold expressions, class template friendship, and dependent names usage.

Template Instantiation

Techniques

18 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of automatic return type, template metaprogramming, type-traits, and constexpr in C++.

Automatic Return Type

- Example

- Exercise

- Solution

Template Metaprogramming

Type-Traits (Correctness and Optimization)

Design

24 Lessons

Dig into static and dynamic polymorphism, CRTP, expression templates, idioms, and patterns in C++.

Static Versus Dynamic Polymorphism

Idioms and Patterns: Policy and Traits

- Examples

- Exercises

- Solutions

Idioms and Patterns: Tag Dispatching

- Example

- Exercise

- Solution

Idioms and Patterns: Type Erasure

- Examples

- Exercise

- Solution

Future

7 Lessons

See how it works to enhance C++ generic programming with concepts, constraints, and type safety.

Overview

History

Functions and Classes

Placeholder Syntax

Predefined Concepts

Define your Concepts: Equal and Ord

Define your Concept: Regular and SemiRegular

Conclusion

2 Lessons

Master the significance and future enhancements of templates in C++, and learn about the author.

Conclusion

About the Author

Certificate of Completion

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Course Author:

Rainer Grimm

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