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By (author) Lospinoso, Joshua Alfred

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A fast-paced, thorough introduction to modern C++ written for experienced programmers.

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C++ is one of the most widely used languages for real-world software. Wherever performance matters, C++ is the de facto standard. It”s the language behind operating systems, embedded devices, games, web browsers, and virtual reality systems. As a C++ developer, you can program efficient software on virtually any platform. C++ Crash Course cuts through the weeds to get you straight to the core of C++17, the most modern revision of the ISO standard.

Table of contents:

Introduction

An Overture to C Programmers

Part I: The C++ Core Language

Chapter 1: Up and Running

Chapter 2: Types

Chapter 3: Reference Types

Chapter 4: The Object Life Cycle

Chapter 5: Run-Time Polymorphism

Chapter 6: Compile-Time Polymorphism

Chapter 7: Expressions

Chapter 8: Statements

Chapter 9: Functions

Part II: C++ Libraries and Frameworks

Chapter 10: Testing

Chapter 11: Smart Pointers

Chapter 12: Utilities

Chapter 13: Containers

Chapter 14: Iterators

Chapter 15: Strings

Chapter 16: Streams

Chapter 17: Filesystems

Chapter 18: Algorithms

Chapter 19: Concurrency and Parallelism

Chapter 20: Network Programming with Boost Asio

Chapter 21: Writing Applications

Review quote:
“This is a comprehensive book, both in size (over 700 pages, taking 5 months to review) and breadth of coverage . . . All in all, highly recommended.”

—ACCU

“I can highly recommend this book to anyone who already has programming experience (in another language) and wants to dive straight into modern C++.”

—Arjan van Eersel, @ArjanvanEersel, CTO of Plandail Limited

Biographical note:

Joshua Lospinoso, PhD is an entrepreneur who served 15 years in the US Army. As a cyber officer, Josh wrote dozens of infosec tools and taught C++ to junior developers. He has spoken at a wide range of conferences, published over twenty peer-reviewed articles, and holds a patent. In 2012, he co-founded a successfully acquired security company and is a Rhodes Scholar. He keeps a blog and is an active contributor to open-source software.

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A fast-paced, thorough introduction to modern C++ written for experienced programmers. After reading C++ Crash Course, you”ll be proficient in the core language concepts, the C++ Standard Library, and the Boost Libraries.