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- Herausgeber: Packt Publishing
- Kategorie: Fachliteratur
- Sprache: Englisch
Think you know C++? Think again.
For decades, C++ has been clouded by myths and misunderstandings—from its early design decisions to misconceptions that still linger today. Claims like "C++ is too hard to learn" or "C++ is obsolete" are often rooted in some truth, but they are outdated and fail to capture the language’s ongoing evolution and modern capabilities.
Written by industry veterans with over 40 years of combined experience, this book uncovers the myths, exploring their origins and relevance in the context of today’s C++ landscape. It equips you with a deeper understanding of advanced features and best practices to elevate your projects. Each chapter tackles a specific misconception, shedding light on C++'s modern features, such as smart pointers, lambdas, and concurrency. You’ll learn practical strategies to navigate common challenges like code portability and compiler compatibility, as well as how to incorporate modern best practices into your C++ codebase to optimize performance and future-proof your projects.
By the end of this book, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of C++'s evolution, equipping you to make informed decisions and harness its powerful features to enhance your skills, coding practices, and projects.
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Seitenzahl: 364
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024
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To Maria, my wife and partner. Thank you for your continuous support and advice.
– Alexandru Bolboacă
To my family, my heartfelt thanks; without their unwavering support and encouragement, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
– Ferenc-Lajos Deák
Contributors
About the authors
Alexandru Bolboacă is a CTO, passionate polyglot programmer, senior trainer, and advisor at Mozaic Works. With over 20 years in software development, he has worked for various industries, and in various European countries, as well as the UK and the USA. He has been involved in large projects in industries such as banking and financial services, energy, telecommunications, pharma, and eHealth. From practical experience, he advises and teaches architecture and usable software design, evolutionary design, crafting code, clean code, secure coding, and refactoring legacy code. Alex enjoys helping teams and organizations to understand and build strategies for successful and robust products, built-in quality, and motivation.
I want to thank a few people: the editors at Packt Publishing for reaching out to me for this project; the whole production team for supporting a smooth development; my colleagues at Mozaic Works for facilitating my writing schedule; Marius Bancilă for introducing me to Ferenc; and Ferenc for a great collaboration and for inspiring the witty and playful voice of this book. Finally, thank you to my formative mentor in C++, Luc Rogge.
Ferenc-Lajos Deák is a seasoned software developer with a strong foundation in mathematics and theoretical computer science, who is currently based in Trondheim, Norway. His career spans roles in diverse domains, including autonomous vehicles, real-time traffic systems, multimedia, and telecommunications. He is an avid open source fan, having several projects live and running, and has written more than a dozen articles for multiple technical publications concerning one of his passions: programming.
Kudos to my colleagues and managers at Maritime Robotics – their continuous stimulation and positive attitude truly paved the way for this book’s completion; to Marius Bancilă for introducing me to Alex; to Alex for a great collaboration and for being the sound voice of prose throughout the book; and to the people at Packt for making sure that what I write will also turn out to be publishable.
About the reviewer
Yuri Khrustalev is a software engineer with a rich background in building things from scratch. During his career, he helped to rewrite many legacy systems through reverse engineering. He enjoys using modern languages such as Zig, cpp, and Rust with a mix of Python and thinks that humanity will continue to demand engineers rather than managers.
Shivanjan Chakravorthy is a Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA, based in Taiwan. A passionate tinkerer, Shivanjan enjoys coding as a means of innovation and exploration. He’s driven by a love for tackling challenging, unconventional projects that push creative boundaries. With expertise in AI, Python, Golang, and Kubernetes, Shivanjan actively seeks to give back to the tech community through his work.
