Advanced C++ Programming Course

Course Description

A deeper look at the C++ language, without reliance on any particular compiler. Advanced topics include special member functions, templates and memory management. Object oriented techniques and the difficulties experienced with OOP.

Prerequisites

Experienced C++ programmers. A minimum would be the Standard C++ Programming course and some practical experience.

Intended Audience

C++ programmers who require more advanced knowledge of C++ programming techniques.

Contents

Fundamentals

Overview of C++ and ANSI C++ Standard. •  C and C++ differences, portability issues and using C legacy code in C++. •  Structures and classes. •  Function overloading. •  Operators as functions. •  Default parameters. •  Variable number of parameters. •  Constants and macros. •  Inline functions. •  Namespaces syntax and usage. •  The standard library namespace. •  Practical issues and tips for using namespaces. •  Understanding and using references. •  Run time type information (RTTI). •  Name mangling.

Exception Handling

Syntax, structure and usage. •  Exception handling options. •  Advanced error handling. •  Memory allocation error handling. •  Classes for exception handling.

Pointers and Memory Management

Performance issues. •  Understanding new, delete and other memory allocation options in various environments. •  Overloading new and delete. •  Dangling pointers. •  Smart pointer classes. •  Reference counting. •  Shallow vs deep copying.

Classes, Inheritance and Polymorphism

Inheritance concepts. •  Multiple inheritance. •  Virtual functions and the vtable. •  Abstract classes. •  Pure virtual functions. •  Access specifiers and usage. •  Private or protected constructors and/or destructors. •  Canonical classes. •  Iterator and envelope classes. •  Class factories.

Templates

Overview. •  Template definition syntax. •  Function templates. •  Template parameters. •  Class templates. •  Deriving from templates. •  Smart pointers with templates.

Standard Template Libraries

Principles and design issues. •  Practical use of the STL containers, algorithms, data models, adaptors and allocators. •  Tradeoffs.

Object-Oriented Design Principles

Overview. •  Unified Modelling Language. •  Class relationships and associations. •  Containment, composiition and aggregation. •  HAS, USES and IS relationships. •  Interfaces and abstract classes.

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