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C++ Core Guidelines: Rules for Enumerations

November 24, 2017

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The section to enumerations has eight rules. Since C++11, we have scoped enumerations which overcome…

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Which pdf bundle should I provide? Make your choice!

November 22, 2017

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Now, it's time to choose the next pdf bundle? You will get all posts, all source files, and a cmake file…

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C++ Core Guidelines: Rules for Unions

November 17, 2017

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A union is a particular data type where all members start at the same address. A union can hold only…

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C++ Core Guidelines: More Rules for Overloading

November 10, 2017

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I started the last post on my journey through the rules for overloading functions and operators. Let…

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C++ Core Guidelines: Rules for Overloading and Overload Operators

November 4, 2017

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There are ten rules for overloading and overload operators in the C++ core guidelines. Many of them are…

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The C++ Standard Library: The Second Edition includes C++17

November 3, 2017

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Just updated: The C++ Standard Library: What every professional C++ programmer should know about the…

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I introduced in my last post “Cooperative Interruption of a Thread in C++20” callbacks. Today, I dive deeper. First , here’s a short reminder. Reminder In my last post “Cooperative Interruption of a Thread in C++20“, I presented the following program. // invokeCallback.cpp #include <chrono> #include <iostream> #include <thread> #include <vector> using namespace::std::literals; auto func […]
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A typical question in my C++ seminars is: Can a thread be killed? Before C++20, my answer is no. With C++20, you can ask a thread politely for its interruption.
Chrono: InputJune 24, 2024 - 9:36 am
You can also apply the format specifier for formatted input. This post is the eleventh in my detailed journey through the chrono extension in C++20. The chrono library supports formatted input in two ways. You can use the function std::chrono::from_stream or std::chrono::parse. Both functions require an input stream and parse the input into a time […]
Chrono I/O: Unformatted and FormattedJune 17, 2024 - 10:33 am
Chrono I/O consists of reading and writing chrono types. The various chrono types support unformatted writing and formatted one with the new formatting library. This post is the tenth in my detailed journey through the chrono extension in C++20: Output Most chrono types, such as time duration, time points, and calendar dates, support direct writing […]
Chrono I/OMay 20, 2024 - 10:09 am
Chrono I/O consists of reading and writing chrono types. The various chrono types support unformatted writing and formatted one with the new formatting library. This post is the ninth in my detailed journey through the chrono extension in C++20: Output Most chrono types, such as time duration, time points, and calendar dates, support direct writing […]
Time Zones: Online ClassesMay 13, 2024 - 9:39 am
Today, I will continue to present the functionality of the time zones of the C++20 chrono extension. This post is the eight in my detailed journey through the chrono extension in C++20: Various Time Zones for Online Classes The program onlineClass.cpp answers the following question: How late is it in given time zones when I […]