Expert C++ : Become a Proficient Programmer by Learning Coding Best Practices with C++17 and C++20's Latest Features.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hahn, Marcelo Guerra.

Contributor:

Tigranyan, Araks.

Asatryan, J. A. (Jon A.)

Grigoryan, Vardan.

Wu, Shunguang.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

C++ (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (605 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited, 2023.

Biography/History:

Hahn Marcelo Guerra: Marcelo Guerra Hahn, With over 18 years of experience in software development and data analysis, Marcelo Guerra Hahn is a seasoned expert in C++, C#, and Azure. As an Engineering Manager at Microsoft C++ Team and former leader of SoundCommerce's engineering team, Marcelo's passion for data and informed decision-making shines through. He shares his knowledge as a lecturer at esteemed institutions like Lake Washington Institute of Technology and University of Washington. Through this book, Marcelo aims to empower readers with advanced C++ techniques, honed by real-world experience, to become proficient programmers and skilled data analysts. Tigranyan Araks: Araks Tigranyan is a passionate software engineer at Critical Techworks, with an unwavering love for the world of programming, particularly in C++. Her dedication to crafting efficient and innovative solutions reflects her genuine passion for coding. Committed to excellence and driven by curiosity, Araks continuously explores new technologies, going above and beyond to deliver exceptional work. Beyond programming, Araks finds solace in sports, with football holding a special place in her heart. As an author, Araks aspires to share her profound expertise in C++ and inspire readers to embark on their programming journeys. Asatryan John: John Asatryan, the Head of Code Republic Lab at Picsart Academy, seamlessly blends his academic background in International Economic Relations from the Armenian State University of Economics with his ventures in technology and education. Driven by a genuine passion for coding, John's commitment to empowering aspiring developers is evident in his expertise in the field. His unwavering dedication to bridging the gap between education and technology inspires others to pursue their coding dreams. Grigoryan Vardan: Vardan Grigoryan is a senior backend engineer and C++ developer with more than 9 years of experience. Vardan started his career as a C++ developer and then moved to the world of server-side backend development. While being involved in designing scalable backend architectures, he always tries to incorporate the use of C++ in critical sections that require the fastest execution time. Vardan loves tackling computer systems and program structures on a deeper level. He believes that true excellence in programming can be achieved by means of a detailed analysis of existing solutions and by designing complex systems. Wu Shunguang: Shunguang Wu is a senior professional staff at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and received his PhDs in theoretical physics and electrical engineering from Northwestern University (China) and Wright State University (USA), respectively. He published about 50 reviewed journal papers in the area of nonlinear dynamics, statistical signal processing and computer vision in his early career. His professional C++ experience started with teaching undergraduate courses in the late 1990s. Since then he has been designing and developing lots of R&D and end-user application software using C++ in world-class academic and industrial laboratories. These projects span both the Windows and Linux platforms.

Summary:

Are you an experienced C++ developer eager to take your skills to the next level? This updated edition of Expert C++ is tailored to propel you toward your goals. This book takes you on a journey of building C++ applications while exploring advanced techniques beyond object-oriented programming. Along the way, you'll get to grips with designing templates, including template metaprogramming, and delve into memory management and smart pointers. Once you have a solid grasp of these foundational concepts, you'll advance to more advanced topics such as data structures with STL containers and explore advanced data structures with C++. Additionally, the book covers essential aspects like functional programming, concurrency, and multithreading, and designing concurrent data structures. It also offers insights into designing world-ready applications, incorporating design patterns, and addressing networking and security concerns. Finally, it adds to your knowledge of debugging and testing and large-scale application design. With Expert C++ as your guide, you'll be empowered to push the boundaries of your C++ expertise and unlock new possibilities in software development.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Contributors

About the reviewers

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Under the Hood of C++ Programming

Chapter 1: Building C++ Applications

Technical requirements

Building C++ applications

Preprocessing

Compiling

Linking

Low-level programming with C++

Functions

Data and memory

Control flow

Details of OOP

Class relationships

Summary

Chapter 2: Beyond Object-Oriented Programming

An introduction to OOP and the C++ object model

Understanding objects

Low-level details of objects

High-level details of objects

C++ object model

State

Identity

Behavior

Mimicking a class

Working with classes

Classes from a compiler perspective

Initialization and destruction

Copying objects

Moving objects

An lvalue reference

Rvalue references

Notes on operator overloading

Encapsulation and the public interface

Aggregation and composition

Under the hood of inheritance and polymorphism

Inheritance

Polymorphism

Virtual functions under the hood

Classical design patterns

The composite pattern

The decorator pattern

Design principles

The single responsibility principle

The open-closed principle

The Liskov substitution principle

The interface segregation principle

The dependency inversion principle

More UML in project design

The sequence diagram

Questions

Further reading

Chapter 3: Understanding and Designing Templates

Motivation for using templates

Function templates

Syntax

Instantiation

Deduction

Specialization and overloading

Class templates

Specialization

Understanding variadic templates

Examples.

Exploring template parameters and arguments

Template parameters

Non-type template parameter

Type template parameter

Template template parameter

Template arguments

Traits

Type trait implementation

Optimizing algorithms using traits

TMP and its applications

Chapter 4: Template Meta Programming

Back to basics (compile-time programming with templates)

Compile-time evaluation using constexpr

Constant expression-specified constructors (constexpr)

SFINAE AND enable_if&lt

&gt

Argument substitution failure

Disabling templates with enable_if&lt

Type traits

isFundamental

isArithmetic

isScalar

isConst

isVolatile

isPolymorphic

isAbstract

is_signed

Chapter 5: Memory Management and Smart Pointers

Understanding computer memory

Designing a memory storage device

Understanding computer memory from a higher-level perspective

An example of memory management

Using smart pointers

Leveraging the RAII idiom

std::unique_ptr

std::shared_ptr and std::weak_ptr

Garbage collection

Using allocators

Types of allocators

Part 2: Designing Robust and Efficient Applications

Chapter 6: Digging into Data Structures and Algorithms in STL

Sequential data structures

STL containers

Iterating containers

Concepts and iterators

Understanding concepts

Using iterators in C++20

Node-based data structures

Graphs and trees

Trees

Graphs

Hash tables

Algorithms

Search algorithms

Sorting

Chapter 7: Advanced Data Structures

B-trees

Searching

Insertion

Deletion.

Implementation details of std::unordered_map

How std::unordered_map organizes element storing and how elements are inserted into or searched in std::unordered_map

Hash functions and strategies that are used to implement them

Digit selection

Folding

Using modulo

Collisions and how they are handled

Heaps and their applications

Advanced lists

Skip lists

XOR lists

Chapter 8: Functional Programming

Functional programming revealed

Using ranges

First-class and higher-order functions

Why use functional programming?

Principles of functional programming

Pure functions

Delving more deeply into recursion

Head recursion

Tail recursion

Metaprogramming in functional C++

Chapter 9: Concurrency and Multithreading

Understanding concurrency and multithreading

Processes

Threads

Working with threads

Waiting for threads

Using std::jthread

Passing arguments to the thread function

Managing threads and sharing data

Sharing data

Protecting shared data using a mutex

Avoiding deadlocks

Designing concurrent code

Introducing coroutines

Chapter 10: Designing Concurrent Data Structures

Thread safety

Lock-based concurrent data structures

A thread-safe singleton pattern

Synchronized counters

Concurrent stacks

Lock-free concurrent data structures

Using atomic types

Operations on atomic types

Lock-free stacks

A lock-free queue

A lock-free hashtable

A lock-free set

More operations on atomics

Chapter 11: Designing World-Ready Applications

Design patterns.

Singleton

Factory

Adapter

Composite

Observer

Command

Applying design patterns

The problem

Trade-offs

Systemwide impact

Users

Using domain-driven design

An example of a real-world project

Chapter 12: Incorporating Design Patterns in C++ Applications

Design patterns in game development

The singleton pattern

The factory pattern

The flyway pattern

Design patterns in data-intensive applications

The proxy pattern

The iterator pattern

Design patterns in enterprise applications

SOA

Chapter 13: Networking and Security

Introduction to networks, the OSI model, and network programming using sockets

The OSI model

Network applications under the hood

Programming network applications using sockets

Understanding network protocols

Designing an echo server

Securing applications

Securing network applications

Chapter 14: Debugging and Testing

Understanding the root cause of an issue

RCA overview

Prevention is better than cure - good coding behavior

The uninitialized variable problem

Side effects in compound expressions

Mixed signed and unsigned problems

Order of evaluation problem

Compile-time checking versus runtime checking

Avoiding memory leaks

Debugging programs

Tools for debugging a C/C++ program

GDB overview

Examples of GDB

Setting breakpoints and inspection variable values

Practical debugging strategies

Static and dynamic analysis

Static analysis

Dynamic analysis

Testing, TDD, and BDD

Unit testing

TDD

BDD

Further reading.

Chapter 15: Large-Scale Application Design

The introduction of large-scale, cross-platform project organizing

Large-scale, cross-platform project organization in C++

A large-scale, cross-platform project in C++

Best practices and strategies for managing a large-scale, cross-platform project in C++

Horizontal and vertical scaling

Horizontal scaling

Vertical scaling

Scaling C++ applications

Horizontal scaling in C++

Vertical scaling in C++

Designing data-intensive applications

Data structure

Data processing

The main function

Part 3: C++ in the AI World

Chapter 16: Understanding and Using C++ in Machine Learning Tasks

Introduction to AI

Computer vision

NLP

Knowledge reasoning

ML

Understanding ML

Designing an algorithm that learns

Categories of ML

Applications of ML

Neural networks

Clustering

Regression analysis

C++ and ML

Chapter 17: Using C++ in Data Science

Introduction to data science

C++ example

Data capturing and manipulation

Data cleansing and processing

Applying machine learning algorithms

Data visualization

Chapter 18: Designing and Implementing a Data Analysis Framework

Using and processing statistical data types

Working with tabular and rectangular data

A complete ETL pipeline design strategy

Index

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ISBN:

9781804616123

1804616125

OCLC:

1396236203