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Five Vouchers to win for the book “Modern C++ for Absolute Beginners”

August 28, 2020

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Is it possible to introduce C++ in 300 pages? Yes, it is. The book "Modern C++ for Absolute Beginners"…

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volatile and Other Small Improvements in C++20

August 17, 2020

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Today, I complete my tour through the C++20 core language features with a few small improvements. One…

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New Attributes with C++20

August 13, 2020

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With C++20, we got new and improved attributes such as [[nodiscard("reason")]], [[likely]], [[unlikely]],…

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Compiler Explorer, PVS-Studio, and Terrible Simple Bugs

August 12, 2020

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Do you know that PVS-Studio is integrated into the Compiler Explorer? If not, you should definitely read…

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More Lambda Features with C++20

August 7, 2020

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Lambdas in C++20 can be default-constructed and support copy-assignment when they have no state. Lambdas…

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The C++ Standard Library: The Third Edition includes C++20

August 6, 2020

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

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Cooperative Interruption of a Thread in C++20: CallbacksJuly 15, 2024 - 8:43 am
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 […]
Cooperative Interruption of a Thread in C++20July 1, 2024 - 10:12 am
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 […]