Introduction to Modern C++
Overview of C++11 and C++14:
Key motivations for
introducing the new standards.
High-level overview of
features and improvements.
Core Language Enhancements:
Auto keyword and type
inference.
Range-based for loops.
Uniform initialization and
initializer lists.
Memory Management:
Move semantics and std::move.
Rvalue references and their
use cases.
Smart pointers:
std::unique_ptr, std::shared_ptr, and std::weak_ptr.
Hands-on Exercises
Advanced Features and Functional Programming
Lambda Expressions:
Introduction to lambdas and their
syntax.
Capturing variables and
closures.
Using lambdas with STL
algorithms.
New Standard Library Features:
Additions to STL containers
and algorithms.
Enhancements in std::string,
std::tuple, and std::array.
Regular expressions with
std::regex.
Concurrency and Multithreading:
std::thread and thread
management.
Synchronization primitives:
std::mutex, std::lock_guard, and std::unique_lock.
Atomic operations and
std::atomic.
Hands-on Exercises
Best Practices and Real-World Applications
Refinements in C++14:
Generic lambdas.
Binary literals and digit
separators.
Return type deduction for
functions.
Performance Optimization:
Using constexpr for
compile-time evaluation.
Avoiding common pitfalls in
move semantics.
Efficient usage of memory and resources.
Case Studies and Code Reviews:
Analyzing and refactoring
real-world C++ projects.
Applying modern C++ best
practices.
Hands-on Exercises