C++

C++ is a general-purpose programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension of the C programming language which implements Object-Oriented Programming.

How I learned C++

I first learned C++ during the summer on Educative.io, as well as during CS138. I nowmain this language.

Mostly mastered through:

• CS247 course at UWaterloo (best teacher Ross Evans)
• Internships: NVIDIA and Tesla
• Competitive Programming (Codeforces)
• Projects and self-learning more advanced concepts $\to$ Hard Problems

Memory Unsafe Language:

• Used for operating systems, device drivers, etc.
• Systems programming

Memory safe languages are usually better for application programming.

Not sure how much you know about C++?

• Should see this roadmap https://roadmap.sh/cpp and be able to explain everything there

Misc

• https://x.com/cloud11665/status/1800161315874644310/photo/1

Versions of C++

Default: C++98, C++11 is a major upgrade, released in 2011.

Resources

• Basics of C++
  • https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/default.asp
  • https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus
  • https://www.learncpp.com/
• Modern C++ (Advanced)
  • https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming (REALLY GOOD SET OF SLIDES)

Rules (OOP)

• Rule of Zero
• Rule of Three
• Rule of Five

Programming

Concepts

• (IMPORTANT) C++ Standard Template Library
• String
• Dynamic Array
• template
• Virtual Method
• static
• Static vs. Dynamic Type of Pointer
• Smart Pointer
  • std::unique_ptr
  • std::shared_ptr
  • std::weak_ptr

More advanced C++ (modern C++):

• move semantics
• Variadic Template
• Variadic Function Arguments

Exception handling:

• std::optional

Keywords (see C++ Keywords)

• std::enable_if
• std::any
• std::variant

Move semantics

• std::forward
• std::move
• understand rvalue vs. lvalue

Functional

• std::function
• std::bind
• std::placeholders

Concurrency (see Concurrency Mechanisms (C++))

• std::thread
• std::mutex
• std::lock
• std::condition_variable
• std::atomic
• std::promise
• std::future

Type traits (my weakness, this is new to me) Understanding your types:

• Type Traits
• Diamond Problem
• std::any
• Type Casting
  • static_cast, dynamic_cast, reinterpret_cast and const_cast
• Runtime types?