Modern C++ Software Design (Intermediate)

The course will give insight into the different aspects of C++ (object-oriented programming, functional programming, generic programming) and will teach guidelines to develop mature, robust, maintainable, and efficient C++ code.

Learning outcomes

After this course, participants will: 

• have gained knowledge about fundamental C++ programming concepts and idioms
• have a good overview of the tools the STL provides
• have a solid understanding of templates
• be able to properly design classes (including the special member functions)
• be able to utilize inheritance hierarchies and virtual functions
• understand the virtue of clean code

Agenda

1st day course schedule (9:00 - 17:30)

• The Standard Template Library (STL)
  • Overview of the STL
  • STL Iterators
  • STL Algorithms
• C++ Templates
  • Introduction to generic programming
  • Function Templates
  • Class Templates
  • Variadic Templates

2nd day schedule (9:00 - 17:30)

• Class Design (I)
  • Object Lifetimes
  • RAII
  • The Special Member Functions
    • The Default Constructor (and how initialization works in classes)
    • The Copy Operations

3rd day schedule (9:00 - 17:30)

• Class Design (II)
  • The Special Member Functions
    • The Move Operations
  • Proper Handling of Member Data
  • Designing Classes

4th day schedule (9:00 - 16:30)

• Dynamic Polymorphism
  • Virtual Dispatch
  • Inheritance: The Good Parts
  • Inheritance: The Bad Parts
  • The Strategy Design Pattern
  • The Visitor Design Pattern

Handouts

Each participant will get a copy of all slides (PDF)