C++20 STL Cookbook

Gain insights into C++20 and STL, explore lambda expressions, algorithms, concurrency, and file systems to write modern, efficient code, and become a proficient C++ programmer.

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127 Lessons

35h

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Gain insights into C++20 and STL, explore lambda expressions, algorithms, concurrency, and file systems to write modern, efficient code, and become a proficient C++ programmer.

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This course includes

104 Playgrounds

9 Challenges

11 Quizzes

This course includes

104 Playgrounds

9 Challenges

11 Quizzes

Course Overview

In this course, you’ll master the art of leveraging the latest features of C++20 and harness the full potential of the Standard Template Library (STL). You’ll begin by learning about general STL features and containers for exploring lambda expressions, algorithms, and string streams. You will comprehensively learn and understand the STL’s power. Then, you’ll get hands-on coding experience with utility classes, concurrency and parallelism, and manipulating file systems. By the end of the course, you’ll b...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of C++20 features and lambda expressions

A working knowledge of STL containers and algorithms

An understanding of advanced string streams and formatting

A working knowledge of concurrency and parallelism techniques

What You'll Learn

An understanding of C++20 features and lambda expressions

Course Content

Introduction

Get familiar with C++20 STL, advanced features, and efficient programming techniques.

About This Course

New C++20 Features

Walk through significant new C++20 STL features like concepts, ranges, and the format library.

Chapter Overview Format Text with the New Format Library Use Compile-Time Vectors and Strings with Constexpr Safely Compare Integers of Different Types Use the Spaceship Operator <=> for Three-Way Comparisons Easily Find Feature Test Macros with the <version> Header Create Safer Templates with Concepts and Constraints Avoid Re-Compiling Template Libraries with Modules Create Views into Containers with Ranges Quiz: C++20 Features

General STL Features

Examine new C++20 STL features improving code simplicity, readability, and safety.

Chapter Overview Use the New Span Class to Make Our C-Arrays Safer Use Structured Binding to Return Multiple Values Initialize Variables within if and switch Statements Use Template Argument Deduction for Simplicity and Clarity Use If constexpr to Simplify Compile-Time Decisions Quiz: General STL Features Challenge: Make Our Code Safer and Easier to Read

STL Containers

Grasp the fundamentals of STL containers, including optimization, access, sorting, and specialized use cases.

Chapter Overview Use Uniform Erasure Functions to Delete Items from a Container Delete Items from an Unsorted Vector in Constant Time Access Vector Elements Directly and Safely Keep Vector Elements Sorted Efficiently Insert Elements into a Map Efficiently Modify the Keys of Map Items Use unordered_map with Custom Keys Use Set to Sort and Filter User Input A Simple RPN Calculator with Deque A Word Frequency Counter with Map Find Long Sentences with a Vector of Vectors A ToDo List Using Multimap Quiz: STL Containers Challenge: Let's Play with Containers

Compatible Iterators

Solve problems in creating and utilizing C++ iterators with STL compatibility and custom functionality.

Chapter Overview Iterators Are Fundamental Create an Iterable Range Make Our Iterators Compatible with STL Iterator Traits Use Iterator Adapters to Fill STL Containers Create a Generator as Iterators Use Reverse Iterator Adapters to Iterate Backward Iterate Objects of Unknown Length with a Sentinel Build a Zip Iterator Adapter Create a Random-Access Iterator Quiz: Compatible Iterators Challenge: Reverse Everything in a String

Lambda Expressions

11 Lessons

Tackle lambda expressions in C++20 to enhance functional programming, efficiency, and code versatility.

STL Algorithms

12 Lessons

Build on STL algorithms to enhance code readability, efficiency, and data manipulation.

Strings, Streams, and Formatting

13 Lessons

Break down C++20 string management, formatting, and text handling, enhancing efficiency and flexibility.

Utility Classes

14 Lessons

Explore key utility classes in C++ for optional values, type safety, time, and memory management.

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Concurrency and Parallelism

11 Lessons

Work your way through concurrency and parallelism with C++20, threads, async, mutex, and condition variables.

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Using the File System

9 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of using the C++20 STL filesystem library for cross-platform file operations.

12.

A Few More Ideas

10 Lessons

Dig deeper into advanced C++20 STL applications, including tries, producer-consumer management, custom algorithms, and data manipulation techniques.

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Conclusion

1 Lesson

Focus on mastering C++20 STL features, efficient programming, and continuous learning.

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