Archive for month: January, 2024

My ALS Journey: 5/n

January 31, 2024

As always, I'm pretty busy. I have given C++ classes, created a new mentoring program, and finished…

The Formatting Library in C++20: The Format String

January 29, 2024

I introduced "The Formatting Library in C++20" in my last post. Today, I will dive deeper into the format…

Printed Version of “Concurrency with Modern C++” on Amazon

January 27, 2024

I have some great news. First, you finally have "Concurrency with Modern C++" on Amazon; second, my…

The Formatting Library in C++20

January 22, 2024

Today, I will start a series about the formatting library in C++20. The series is based on my C++20…

My ALS Journey: 4/n

January 18, 2024

In the last three weeks, a lot happened. I was in the ALS-Ambulanz in Ulm and started a money-raising…

std::span in C++20: More Details

January 15, 2024

A std::span represents an object that refers to a contiguous sequence of objects. Today, I want to write…

Our Money-Raising Campaign for ALS Research

January 13, 2024

Get my 3-book bundle Modern C++ Collection for half the price ($70 -> $35). I will donate the money…

The autogenerated Equality Operator

January 8, 2024

You can define the three-way comparison operator or request it from the compiler with =default. But…

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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 […]