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I see these kinds of comments very often ("Ackchyually, feature X of C++ has been discouraged for at least Y years now and if you still use it, you are doomed")

I see these kinds of comments very often ("Ackchyually, feature X of C++ has been discouraged for at least Y years now and if you still use it, you are doomed"). I used to learn C++ at the university (~5 years ago) and have read multiple books on that, however, I would have no idea how to start using the language again and how to figure out which patterns are OK and which ones are discouraged and what should I use instead. All "modern C++" books I found are 10+ years old. There seem to be so many opinions out there on forums, but I don't see a comprehensive, community-approved place (book or website) where I can learn and understand the differences between the many ways of doing the same thing.

AlexeyBrin 7y ago
> I don't see a comprehensive, community-approved place (book or website) where I can learn and understand the differences between the many ways of doing the same thing Check C++ Core Guidelines https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppC... which is a community approved collection of best practices for modern C++.
wvenable 7y ago
> however, I would have no idea how to start using the language again and how to figure out which patterns are OK and which ones are discouraged and what should I use instead. I jump into C++ every 5 years or so and I haven't found this to be that big of a problem. Reading a few websites got me up to speed really quick. Having worked mostly in modern managed languages lately, I just look for the C++ solution that is as close to that as I can and it's now very easy to find that. My C++ code looks very much like my C# code. My own state of mind when working with C++ is that it feels good then do it, if it feels bad then go out and see if there is a better way.

AlexeyBrin 7y ago

> I don't see a comprehensive, community-approved place (book or website) where I can learn and understand the differences between the many ways of doing the same thing Check C++ Core Guidelines https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppC... which is a community approved collection of best practices for modern C++.

wvenable 7y ago

> however, I would have no idea how to start using the language again and how to figure out which patterns are OK and which ones are discouraged and what should I use instead. I jump into C++ every 5 years or so and I haven't found this to be that big of a problem. Reading a few websites got me up to speed really quick. Having worked mostly in modern managed languages lately, I just look for the C++ solution that is as close to that as I can and it's now very easy to find that. My C++ code looks very much like my C# code. My own state of mind when working with C++ is that it feels good then do it, if it feels bad then go out and see if there is a better way.