Modern C++ Development

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Course Description

Thought you knew C++? Think again! The C++11 standard saw a huge leap forward in the language and STL. Largely inspired by Boost, the C++11 standard introduced support for lambdas, multithreading, vastly improved object construction mechanisms, and much more beside. This Modern C++ Development training course takes a deep and detailed look at all the new features on offer in C++11, along with the incremental additional changes in C++14, C++17, and C++20.

What you'll learn

•     Working with C++11 smart pointers
•     Functional programming in C++11
•     Defining and using lambda expressions
•     Using C++11 container classes
•     Implementing code applications in C++11
•     Using miscellaneous C++ language features
•     What's new in C++ 14, C++17, and C++20

Course Outline

General Language Enhancements in C++11

•     Auto variables
•     Using auto in template definitions
•     Using decltype
•     New return syntax
•     Range-based for loops
•     Making your own classes iterable
•     Generalised constant expressions
•     Strongly-typed enums
•     Null pointers
•     Explicit overrides
•     Static asserts

Additional Language Features in C++11

•     Lvalues, rvalues, and rrvalues
•     Movability
•     Reference binding rules
•     Support for movability in the STL
•     Improved initialization syntax
•     Inheriting and delegating constructors
•     Regular expressions
•     Date and time
•     Chrono
•     Explicit conversions
•     Variadic templates

Miscellaneous New Language Features in C++14

•     Function return type deduction
•     Alternate type deduction in declarations
•     Relaxed constexpr restrictions
•     Variable templates
•     Aggregate member initialization
•     Standard user-defined literals

Smart Pointers

•     Recap of smart pointer concepts
•     Shared pointers
•     Weak pointers
•     Unique pointers
•     Techniques and patterns

Introduction to Functional Programming

•     Overview of functional programming
•     Using std bind to bind parameters
•     Using placeholders with for_each()
•     Passing by reference
•     Using std function to represent free functions and member functions

Lambda Expressions

•     Overview of lambda expressions
•     Lambda syntax in C++11
•     Defining lambdas with arguments and a return value
•     Variable capture
•     Using lambdas with the STL
•     Performance considerations
•     Generic lambdas and lambda capture expressions in C++14

C++11 and C++14 Containers

•     Overview of new STL features
•     Using std array and forward_list
•     Using unordered containers
•     Understanding hashing
•     Defining a custom hash function
•     Understanding buckets
•     In-place construction
•     Heterogeneous lookup in associative containers in C++ 14

C++11 and C++14 Multithreading

•     Creating simple threads using std thread
•     Using lambda expressions with threading
•     Accessing the current thread
•     Using mutexes
•     Lock management and lock strategies
•     Atomic variables
•     Condition variables
•     Calling functions asynchronously
•     Working with future values
•     Shared mutexes and locking in C++14

What's New in C++17

•     Nested namespaces
•     Attributes
•     Fold expressions in variadic templates
•     Aggregate initialization with inheritance
•     Lambda enhancements
•     Template class type deduction
•     Inline variables
•     Library enhancements
•     Parallel algorithms
•     Miscellaneous enhancements and additions

What's New in C++20

•     Concepts
•     Ranges
•     Lambda improvements
•     The spaceship operator
•     Atomic smart pointers
•     Concurrency and synchronization improvements
•     Co-routines
•     Modules
•     The consteval and constinit keywords
•     Miscellaneous enhancements and additions

Learning Path

• Please contact us for suggestions.

• C++11 and C++14 Development
• Advanced C++ Programming
• C++ for Non C Programmers
• C and C++ Security Master Course
• C++ Programming for OO Developers

Ways to Attend

• Attend a public course, if there is one available. Please check our schedule, or register your interest in joining a course in your area.
• Private onsite Team training also available, please contact us to discuss. We can customise this course to suit your business requirements.