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Does anyone have any recommendations for learning to write modern, idiomatic C++? I used C++ in college for data structures and algorithms, so I have some famil

Does anyone have any recommendations for learning to write modern, idiomatic C++? I used C++ in college for data structures and algorithms, so I have some familiarity with the basics. But we were mostly restricted to using C++98, and I'm not sure what the best practices look like these days with the changes introduced in 11, 14, and 17.

Cieplak 9y ago
A Tour of C++ http://www.stroustrup.com/Tour.html http://www.stroustrup.com/Tour.html
ack79 9y ago
I found this a good (if short) primer on the latest features: https://www.amazon.com/11-14-Tips-Understand-novelties/dp/1533401780 https://www.amazon.com/11-14-Tips-Understand-novelties/dp/15...
nijaru 9y ago
Effective Modern C++ by Scott Meyers is a good book that I've been supplementing with google searches. It goes over the main new features in '11 and '14 you would want to know.
- hermitdev 9y ago
  +1 for this book. Also, if your company can afford it, having Meyers or Sutter coming on site to give a day or two lecture to a group about Modern C++ is worth it. They both have great handout material, give great lectures/presentations and are very approachable with (even idiotic) questions. (disclaimer: I am an unattributed - due to company policy - interviewee for Meyers Effective Modern C++) edit: grammar
  - binarycrusader 9y ago
    Scott retired in 2015; I don't know if Scott is still active in terms of lectures/presentations: http://www.aristeia.com/ http://www.aristeia.com/
    - hermitdev 9y ago
      Aw, damn. It's been before 2014 I last saw him in person, so I have no idea. It's a shame, because he is a great presenter with an infectious energy about him that I found really engaging.
    - pjmlp 9y ago
      Jon Kalb has told on CppCast that Scott is doing a presentation at CppNow, but totally unrelated to C++ (presentation skills workshop). http://cppcast.com/2018/03/jon-kalb/ http://cppcast.com/2018/03/jon-kalb/
- mratzloff 9y ago
  I can confirm that this book is a great starting point, having undertaken a similar project last year. Off the top of my head, the biggest change is move semantics, along with smart pointers. Once you have those concepts down the other pieces are comparatively quick to pick up. I've always liked C++, but I think it's become a much more enjoyable language to use in the last decade. Oh, while you're at it, check out the Passkey pattern[0], which is a nice way to avoid overuse of friend classes. [0] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3324248/how-to-name-this-key-oriented-access-protection-pattern https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3324248/how-to-name-this...
- branchless 9y ago
  It's a good book, but I find his use of his good writing skills to try to smooth over the many terrible parts of the language a little irksome.
wbkang 9y ago
The super FAQ at by isocpp is very good. https://isocpp.org/faq https://isocpp.org/faq
bitL 9y ago
https://www.udemy.com/learn-advanced-c-programming/ https://www.udemy.com/learn-advanced-c-programming/ https://www.edx.org/course/advanced-c https://www.edx.org/course/advanced-c
cashsterling 9y ago
I am not an experienced C+++ programmer. That being said, I found Marc Gregoire's book to be pretty good. https://www.amazon.com/Professional-C-Marc-Gregoire/dp/1118858050/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520306978&sr=8-1&keywords=marc+gregoire https://www.amazon.com/Professional-C-Marc-Gregoire/dp/11188... The 3rd edition covers c++14. New version coming out in April covers C++17.
RcouF1uZ4gsC 9y ago
I think this is a pretty good overview. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/welcome-back-to-cpp-modern-cpp https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/welcome-back-to-cpp...

Cieplak 9y ago

A Tour of C++ http://www.stroustrup.com/Tour.html http://www.stroustrup.com/Tour.html

ack79 9y ago

I found this a good (if short) primer on the latest features: https://www.amazon.com/11-14-Tips-Understand-novelties/dp/1533401780 https://www.amazon.com/11-14-Tips-Understand-novelties/dp/15...

nijaru 9y ago

Effective Modern C++ by Scott Meyers is a good book that I've been supplementing with google searches. It goes over the main new features in '11 and '14 you would want to know.

hermitdev 9y ago
+1 for this book. Also, if your company can afford it, having Meyers or Sutter coming on site to give a day or two lecture to a group about Modern C++ is worth it. They both have great handout material, give great lectures/presentations and are very approachable with (even idiotic) questions. (disclaimer: I am an unattributed - due to company policy - interviewee for Meyers Effective Modern C++) edit: grammar
- binarycrusader 9y ago
  Scott retired in 2015; I don't know if Scott is still active in terms of lectures/presentations: http://www.aristeia.com/ http://www.aristeia.com/
  - hermitdev 9y ago
    Aw, damn. It's been before 2014 I last saw him in person, so I have no idea. It's a shame, because he is a great presenter with an infectious energy about him that I found really engaging.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    Jon Kalb has told on CppCast that Scott is doing a presentation at CppNow, but totally unrelated to C++ (presentation skills workshop). http://cppcast.com/2018/03/jon-kalb/ http://cppcast.com/2018/03/jon-kalb/
mratzloff 9y ago
I can confirm that this book is a great starting point, having undertaken a similar project last year. Off the top of my head, the biggest change is move semantics, along with smart pointers. Once you have those concepts down the other pieces are comparatively quick to pick up. I've always liked C++, but I think it's become a much more enjoyable language to use in the last decade. Oh, while you're at it, check out the Passkey pattern[0], which is a nice way to avoid overuse of friend classes. [0] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3324248/how-to-name-this-key-oriented-access-protection-pattern https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3324248/how-to-name-this...
branchless 9y ago
It's a good book, but I find his use of his good writing skills to try to smooth over the many terrible parts of the language a little irksome.

wbkang 9y ago

The super FAQ at by isocpp is very good. https://isocpp.org/faq https://isocpp.org/faq

bitL 9y ago

https://www.udemy.com/learn-advanced-c-programming/ https://www.udemy.com/learn-advanced-c-programming/ https://www.edx.org/course/advanced-c https://www.edx.org/course/advanced-c

cashsterling 9y ago

I am not an experienced C+++ programmer. That being said, I found Marc Gregoire's book to be pretty good. https://www.amazon.com/Professional-C-Marc-Gregoire/dp/1118858050/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520306978&sr=8-1&keywords=marc+gregoire https://www.amazon.com/Professional-C-Marc-Gregoire/dp/11188... The 3rd edition covers c++14. New version coming out in April covers C++17.

RcouF1uZ4gsC 9y ago

I think this is a pretty good overview. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/welcome-back-to-cpp-modern-cpp https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/welcome-back-to-cpp...