Archive for month: January, 2023

ClassIdioms

Regular Types

January 29, 2023

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The concept of a regular type goes back to the creator of the Standard Template Library (STL) Alexander…

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The Lack of Training Culture: An Employer must support their Employees

January 22, 2023

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Our software industry has a significant Lack of Training Culture. In my last article, I wrote that "Learning…

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The Rule of Zero, or Six

January 22, 2023

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The rule of zero, or six, is one of the advanced rules in modern C++. I wrote in my current book "C++…

GeneralIdioms

Argument-Dependent Lookup and the Hidden Friend Idiom

January 16, 2023

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Argument-Dependent Lookup (ADL), also known as Koenig Lookup, is a set of "magical" rules for the lookup…

GeneralIdioms

Partial Function Application

January 8, 2023

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Partial Function Application is a technique in which a function binds a few of its arguments and returns…

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The Lack of Training Culture: Four Signs

January 2, 2023

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Our software industry has a significant Lack of Training Culture. What makes this Lack of Training Culture…

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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 […]