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# Modern C++ Programming

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## C++11  /  C++14  /  C++17  / C++20 / (C++23)

This *open-access* course is directed at those who are already familiar with C and object-oriented programming towards a proficiency level of C++ programming. The course covers the basics of C++ programming and moves on to advanced C++ semantics and concepts.

**Key features**:

- *Free and frequently updated*
- Include the *last language standard* concepts and features
- *Practical teaching*: small structured descriptions associated to code
- *Minimal code examples* for showing just a specific feature or issue without digressing
- *Complementary language aspects*: tools, coding conventions, project organization, and code optimization
- *Experience-based*: many aspects, examples, and problems come from real-world cases faced during my work as software engineer

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## CHAPTERS

|        | TITLE                                                                                                                                                                                | MAIN FOCUS                                                                                |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **1**  | **[Introduction](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/01.Introduction.pdf)**                                                                        | History of C/C++, Areas of Applications, Course introduction                              |
| **2**  | **[Basic Concepts I - Fundamental Types](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/02.Basic_Concepts_I.pdf)**                                            | Integral data types, floating-point, operators, and conversion                            |
| **3**  | **[Basic Concepts II - Entities and Control Flow](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/03.Basic_Concepts_II.pdf)**                                  | Enumerators, structures, control flow statements                                          |
| **4**  | **[Basic Concepts III - Memory Management](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/04.Basic_Concepts_III.pdf)**                                        | Heap, Stack, pointers, references, const properties, conversion operators                 |
| **5**  | **[Basic Concepts IV - Functions and Preprocessing](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/05.Basic_Concepts_IV.pdf)**                                | Functions, lambda expressions, preprocessing directives                                   |
| **6**  | **[C++ Object Oriented Programming I - Class Concepts](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/06.Object_Oriented_I.pdf)**                             | Class hierarchy, constructor, destructor, class keywords                                  |
| **7**  | **[C++ Object Oriented Programming II - Polymorphism and Operator Overloading](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/07.Object_Oriented_II.pdf)**    | Polymorphism, operators overloading                                                       |
| **8**  | **[C++ Templates and Meta-programming I - Function Templates and Compile-Time Utilities](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/08.Templates_I.pdf)** | Function template, type traits                                                            |
| **9**  | **[C++ Templates and Meta-programming II - Class Templates and SFINAE](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/09.Templates_II.pdf)**                  | Class template, SFINAE                                                                    |
| **10** | **[Translation Units](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/10.Translation_Units.pdf)**                                                              | Dealing with multiple translation units and files, namespace, `#include`, module          |
| **11** | **[Code Conventions](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/11.Code_Convention.pdf)**                                                                 | Project organization and main code conventions                                            |
| **12** | **[Ecosystem](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/12.Ecosystem.pdf)**                                                                              | Debugging, testing, building, documenting tools                                           |
| **13** | **[Utilities](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/13.Utilities.pdf)**                                                                              | Main `std` libraries                                                                      |
| **14** | **[Containers, Iterators, and Algorithms](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/14.Iterators_Containers_Alg.pdf)**                                   | Containers, iterators, algorithms, ranges                                                 |
| **15** | **[Advanced Topics](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/15.Advanced_Topics.pdf)**                                                                  | Move semantics, error handling, C++ idioms, exceptions                                    |
| **16** | **[Optimization I - Basic Concepts](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/16.Optimization_I.pdf)**                                                   | Ahmdal Law, performance bounds, architecture concepts (ILP, SIMD, etc.), memory hierarchy |
| **17** | **[Optimization II - Code Optimization](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/17.Optimization_II.pdf)**                                              | Arithmetic optimizations, memory optimizations, etc.                                      |
| **18** | **[Optimization III - Non-Coding Optimizations and Benchmarking](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/18.Optimization_III.pdf)**                    | Compiler optimizations, profiling and benchmarking tools                                  |

## TOPICS

**[1. Introduction](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/01.Introduction.pdf)**

* **A Little History of C/C++ Programming Languages**
* **Areas of Application and Popularity**
* **C++ Philosophy**
* **C++ Weakness**
* **Books and References**
* **The Course**

**[2. Basic Concepts I - Fundamental Types](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/02.Basic_Concepts_I.pdf)**

* **Preparation**: What compiler should I use?, What editor/IDE compiler should I use?, How to compile?
* **Hello World**: I/O Stream
* **C++ Fundamental Types Overview**: Arithmetic types, Non-standard arithmetic types, `void` type, Pointer type and `nullptr`
* **Conversion Rules**
* **`auto` declaration**
* **C++ Operators**: Operators precedence, Prefix/Postfix increment/decrement, Assignment, Compound , and comma operators, Spaceship operator `<=>` , Safe Comparison Operators
* **Integral Data Types**: Fixed width integers and `size_t`, When use signed/unsigned integer? Promotion, Truncation, Undefined behavior
* **Floating-point Types and Arithmetic**: Normal/Denormal values, Infinity, Not a Number (`NaN`), Summary, Properties
* **Floating-point Issues**: Catastrophic cancellation, Floating-point comparison

**[3. Basic Concepts II - Entities and Control Flow](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/03.Basic_Concepts_II.pdf)**

* **Enumerators**
* **`struct`, Bitfield, `union`**
* **Control Flow**: `if` Statement, `for` Loop, Range-base `for` loop, `switch`, `goto`

**[4. Basic Concepts III - Memory Management](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/04.Basic_Concepts_III.pdf)**

* **Heap and Stack**: Stack Memory, `new`, `delete`, Non-allocating placement allocation, Non-throwing allocation, Memory leak
* **Initialization**: Variable initialization, Uniform initialization, Fixed-size array initialization, Structure initialization, Dynamic array initialization
* **Pointers and References**: Pointer Operations, Address-of operator `&`, Reference
* **Constant and Literals, `const`, `constexpr`, `consteval`, `constinit`**
* **Explicit Type Conversion**: `static_cast`, `const_cast`, `reinterpret_cast`, Type punning
* `sizeof` Operator

**[5. Basic Concepts IV - Functions and Preprocessing](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/05.Basic_Concepts_IV.pdf)**

* **Declaration and Definition**
* **Functions**: Pass by-value, Pass by-pointer, Pass by-reference, Function signature and Overloading, Default parameters, Attributes
* **Function Objects and Lambda Expressions**: Function pointer, Function object (or Functor), Capture list, Other features, Capture list and classes
* **Preprocessing**: Preprocessors, Common errors, Useful macro, Stringizing operator (`#`), `#pragma` and `#error`, Token-Pasting Operator (`##`), Variadic Macro

**[6. C++ Object-Oriented Programming I - Class Concepts](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/06.Object_Oriented_I.pdf)**

* **C++ Classes**: RAII Idiom
* **Class Hierarchy**:  Access specifiers, Inheritance access specifiers
* **Class Constructor**: Default constructor, Class initialization, Uniform initialization, Delegate constructor, `explicit` keyword
* **Copy Constructor**
* **Class Destructor**
* **Defaulted Members** (`= default`)
* **Class Keywords**: `this`, `static`, `const`, `mutable`, `using`, `friend`, `delete`

**[7. C++ Object-Oriented Programming II - Polymorphism and Operator Overloading](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/07.Object_Oriented_II.pdf)**

* **Polymorphism**: `virtual` methods, Virtual table, `override` keyword, `final` keyword, Common errors, Pure virtual method, Abstract class and interface
* **Inheritance Casting and Run-time Type Identification**
* **Operator Overloading**: Overview, Subscript operator `[]`, Comparison operator `<`, Spaceship operator `<=>`, Function call operator `()`, Conversion operator `T()`, Return type overloading resolution, Increment and decrement operators `++`/`--`, Assignment operator `=`, Stream operator `<<`, Operator Notes
* **C++ Special Objects**: Aggregate, Trivial class, Standard-layout class, Plain old data (POD), Hierarchy

**[8. C++ Templates and Meta-programming I - Function Templates and Compile-Time Utilities](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/08.Templates_I.pdf)**

* **Function Template**: Overview, Template parameters, Template parameter - default value, Specialization, Overloading
* **Template Variable**
* **Template Parameter Types**: Template Parameter Types, Generic Type Notes, 
  `auto` Placeholder, Class template parameter type, Array and pointer types, Function type 
* **Compile-Time Utilities**: `static_assert`, `decltype` Keyword, `using` Keyword
* **Type Traits**: Overview, Type traits library, Type manipulation

**[9. C++ Templates and Meta-programming II -  - Class Templates and SFINAE](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/09.Templates_II.pdf)**

* **Class Template**: Class specialization
* **Class Template - Advanced Concepts**: Class + Function - Specialization, Dependent Names - `typename` and `template` Keywords, `friend` Keyword, Template Template Arguments
* **Template Meta-Programming**
* **SFINAE: Substitution Failure Is Not An Error**: Function SFINAE, Class SFINAE, Class + Function SFINAE
* **Variadic Template**: Folding Expression, Variadic class template
* **C++20 Concepts**: Overview, `concept` Keyword, `requires` Clause, `requires` Expression, `requires` Expression + Clause, `requires` Clause + Expression, `requires` and `constexpr`, Nested `requires`

**[10. Translation Units](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/10.Translation_Units.pdf)**

* **Basic Concepts**: Translation unit, Local and global scope, Linkage
* **Storage Class and Duration**: Storage duration, Storage class, `static` and `extern` keywords, Internal/External linkage examples
* **Linkage of `const` and `constexpr`**: Static Initialization Order Fiasco
* **Linkage Summary**
* **Dealing with Multiple Translation Units**: Class in multiple translation units
* **One Definition Rule (ODR)**: Global variable issues, ODR - Point 3, `inline` functions/variables, `constexpr` and `inline`
* **ODR - Function Template**: Cases, `extern` keyword
* **ODR - Class Template**: Cases, `extern` keyword
* **ODR Undefined Behavior and Summary**
* **`#include` Issues**: Forward declaration, Include guard, Circular dependencies, Common linking errors
* **C++20 Modules**: Overview, Terminology, Visibility and Reachability, Module unit types, Keywords, Global module fragment, Private module gragment, Header module unit, Module partitions
* **Namespace**: Namespace functions vs. `static` methods, Namespace alias, Anonymous namespace, `inline` namespace, Attributes and namespace
* **Compiling Multiple Translation Units**: Fundamental compiler flags, Compile Methods, Deal with libraries, Build static/dynamic libraries, Find dynamic library dependencies, Analyze object/executable symbols

**[11. Code Conventions](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/11.Code_Convention.pdf)**

* **C++ Project Organization**: Project directories, Project files, `src/include` directories
* **Coding Styles and Conventions**
* **`#include`**
* **Macro and Preprocessing**
* **Namespace**
* **Variables**
* **Functions**
* **Structs and Classes**
* **Control Flow**
* **Modern C++ Features**
* **Maintainability**
* **Naming and Formatting**
* **Code Documentation**

**[12. Ecosystem](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/12.Ecosystem.pdf)**

* **Debugging**
* **Assertion**
* **Execution debugging**
* **Memory Debugging**: `valgrind`, Stack protection
* **Sanitizers**: Address sanitizer, Leak sanitizer, Memory sanitizers, Undefined behavior sanitizer
* **Debugging Summary**
* **Code Checking and Analysis**: Compiler warnings, Static analyzers
* **Code Testing**: Unit test, Code coverage, Fuzz testing
* **Code Quality**: `clang-tidy`
* **CMake**: `cmake` and `ctest`
* **Code Documentation**: `doxygen`
* **Code Statistics**: Count lines of code, Cyclomatic complexity analyzer
* **Other Tools**: Code formatting - `clang-format`, `Compiler Explorer`, Code transformation - `CppInsights`, Code autocompletion - `GitHub Co-Pilot/TabNine/Kite`, Local code search - `ripgrep`, Code search engine - `searchcode/grep.app`, Code benchmarking - `Quick-Bench`, Font for Coding

**[13. Utilities](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/13.Utilities.pdf)**

* **I/O Stream**: Manipulator, `ofstream/ifstream`
* **Math Libraries**
* **Strings**: `std::string`, Conversion from/to numeric balues, `std::string_view`, `std::format`
* **Random Number**: Basic Concepts, C++ `<random>`, Seed, PRNG period and quality, Distribution, Quasi-random
* **Time Measuring**: Wall-Clock time, User time, System time
* **Std Template Classes**: `std::byte` `std::pair`, `std::tuple`, `std::variant`, `std::optional`, `std::any`
* **Filesystem Library**: Query methods, Modify methods

**[14. Containers, Iterators, and Algorithms](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/14.Iterators_Containers_Alg.pdf)**

* **Containers and Iterators**
* **Sequence Containers**: `std::array`, `std::vector`, `std::list`, `std::deque`, `std::forward_list`
* **Associative Containers**: `std::set`, `std::map`, `std::multiset`
* **Container Adaptors**: `std::stack`, `std::queue`, `std::priority_queue`
* **View**: `std::span`
* **Implement a Custom Iterator**: Semantic, Implement a simple Iterator
* **Iterator Utility Methods**: `std::advance`, `std::next`, `std::prev`, `std::distance`, Container access methods, Iterator traits
* **Algorithms Library**: `std::find_if`, `std::sort`, `std::accumulate`, `std::generate`, `std::remove_if`
* **C++20 Ranges**: Key concepts, Range view,  Range adaptor, Range factory, Range algorithms, Range actions

**[15. Advanced Topics](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/15.Advanced_Topics.pdf)**

* **Move Semantic**: `lvalues` and `rvalues` references, Move semantic, Compiler implicitly declared, `std::move`
* **Universal Reference and Perfect Forwarding**: Universal reference, Reference collapsing rules, Perfect forwarding
* **Value Categories**
* **`&`, `&&` Overloading - Ref-qualifiers**
* **Copy Elision and RVO**
* **Type Deduction**: Pass by-reference, Pass by-pointer, Pass by-value, `auto` deduction
* **`const` Correctness**
* **Undefined Behavior**
* **Error Handling**: C++ Exceptions, Defining custom exceptions, `noexcept` keyword, Memory allocation issues, Alternative error handling approaches
* **C++ Idioms**: Rule of zero/three/five, Singleton, PIMPL, CRTP, Template Virtual Functions
* **Smart pointers**: `std::unique_ptr`, `std::shared_ptr`, `std::weak_ptr`
* **Concurrency**: Thread Methods, Mutex, Atomic, Task-based parallelism

**[16. Optimization I - Basic Concepts](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/16.Optimization_I.pdf)**

* **Overview**
* **Basic Concepts**: Asymptotic complexity, Time-Memory Trade-off, Developing Cycle, Ahmdal's law, Throughput, Bandwidth, Latency, Performance bounds, Arithmetic intensity
* **Basic Architecture Concepts**: Instruction-level parallelism, Little’s law, Data-level parallelism, Thread-level parallelism, RISC, CISC Instruction sets
* **Memory Hierarchy**: Memory hierarchy concepts, Memory locality

**[17. Optimization II - Code Optmization](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/17.Optimization_II.pdf)**

* **I/O Operations**: `printf`, Memory mapped I/O, Speed up raw data loading
* **Memory Optimizations**: Heap memory, Stack memory, Cache utilization, data alignment
* **Arithmetic**: Data types, Operations, Conversion, Floating-point, Compiler intrinsic functions, Value in a range, Lookup table
* **Control Flow**: Loop hoisting, Loop unrolling, Branch hints, Compiler hints, Recursion
* **Functions**: Function call cost, Argument passing, Function optimizations, Function inlining, Pointers aliasing
* **C++ Objects**: Object RAII optimizations

**[18. Optimization III - Non-Coding Optimizations and Benchmarking](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/18.Optimization_III.pdf)**

* **Compiler Optimizations**: About the compiler, Architecture flags, Optimization flags, Help the Compiler to produce better code, Profile guided optimization (PGO), Post-Processing Binary Optimizer
* **Compiler Transformation Techniques**
* **Libraries and Data Structures**: External libraries, Std library
* **Performance Benchmarking**: What to test?, Workload/Dataset quality, Cache behavior, Stable CPU performance, Program memory layout, Measurement overhead and compiler Optimizations, Metric evaluation
* **Profiling**: `gprof`, `uftrace`, `callgrind`, `cachegrind`, `perf` Linux profiler
* **Parallel Computing**: Concurrency vs. Parallelism, Performance scaling, Gustafson’s Law, Parallel programming languages

### Roadmap

1. Software Design Chapter
2. Build Aspects Chapter (e.g. reducing build time)

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Online compiler and execution: [CompilerExplorer](https://godbolt.org/)

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## Author

`Federico Busato`

- Nvidia Corporation [fbusato@nvidia.com](mailto:fbusato@nvidia.com)
- Dept. of Computer Science, University of Verona, Italy [federico.busato@univr.it](mailto:federico.busato@univr.it)
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