C++ will never seem intimidating again, once you're done with these examples.
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Like a gruff uncle, C++ seems intimidating, …
C++ will never seem intimidating again, once you're done with these examples.
About This Video
In Detail
Like a gruff uncle, C++ seems intimidating, when it’s just being helpful. These 75 examples will help you understand that. Let's parse that. C++ seems intimidating because all too often, what you see is not what you get. Usually, that's because C++ is trying to help you, but you don't realize that. This section is moving to C++ from C: If you are a C programmer, will run through what you need to know in order to move seamlessly to C++. Objects, Classes and Object-Oriented Programming: Access modifiers, classes, objects, the this pointer, new/delete and dynamic memory allocation gotchas. Operator overloading is a particularly complicated topic - C++ is virtually alone in the ubiquity of overloaded operators. Make sure this doesn't trip you up. Also go deep into the workings of const, static and friend. Inheritance in C++ is considerably more complicated than in Java, mostly because of multiple inheritances, and because of the co-existence of both virtual and non-virtual methods. Templates are a classic generic programming technique that was revolutionary when first added to C++. Understand template functions and classes, as well as template specializations. STL - the Standard Template Library - is incredibly powerful. Get a good sense of collections, iterators and algorithms - the major components of the STL. C++ casts are quite different than C-casts. Understand const_cast, static_cast and dynamic_cast, as well as Real Time Type Identification (RTTI), and the manner in which explicit conversions can be performed using static_cast. Exceptions and exception handling in C++.
Audience
Java and C# programmers - who understand Object Oriented Programming, but are new to C++. Folks with prior programming experience in C. No prior object-oriented programming experience is needed.
Chapter 1 : Introducing C++
Introducing C++
Chapter 2 : Moving from C to C++
C and C++ - similar in some ways but actually very different
C vs C++: Comments are different - and oh C++ has namespaces!
Namespaces? Then we need a scope resolution operator
Not just function overloading, C++ allows operator overloading as well!
Default Values
References, Const and Bool
Chapter 3 : Objects and Classes
Classes mean different things to different people!
Classes - A logical grouping of data and functions
Example 1 and 2: Define a really simple C++ class and instantiate it
Example 3: Invoke the member functions of an object
Example 4 and 5: Setup and clean up using constructors and destructors
Example 6: Access Modifiers
Chapter 4 : Multi-file Programs
Example 7: Separating code into .cpp and .h files
Example 7: Setting up dependencies with multiple files
Chapter 5 : Dynamic Memory Allocation: new and delete
Dynamic Memory Allocation
C++ memory allocation explained
Stop using malloc and free
Do not mix new/delete for single variables with array equivalents new[]/delete[]
Example 8 and 9: Stop using malloc and free, use new and delete instead!
Example 10 and 11: Use new[] and delete [] for arrays - never mix new and new[]
Example 12: The Placement new operator and the “this” pointer
Chapter 6 : The C++ string Class
The C++ string class
Example 14: Strings
Example 15: Inputing multiline strings
Example 16: More common string operations
Example 17: Comparing strings
Example 18: Converting C++ to C strings (and vice versa)
Chapter 7 : References
The basic idea of references
Example 19, 20 and 21: A simple reference, a const reference, and C++ swap
Example 22, 23, 24, 25: Reference initialization, reassignment, aliasing, null
Example 26, 27, 28, 29: References to pointers, references as return types
Chapter 8 : The const Keyword
Example 30 and 31: The C++ const keyword
Example 32: const char* or char* const?
Example 33, 34, 35, 36: Const methods, mutable, overloading on const, const_cast
Passing function parameters const references
Example 37: Passing function parameters const references
Chapter 9 : The static Keyword
The basic idea of static in C++
Example 38: Static member variables
Example 39 and 40: Static member functions
Example 41: const static member variables
Chapter 10 : The friend Keyword
The basic idea of friends in C++
Example 42: Friend functions
Example 43: Friend classes
Chapter 11 : Operator Overloading
Understanding operator overloading - internal and external operators
Choosing between internal and external implementations
Example 44: Overloading the += operator
Example 45: Overloading the + operator
Example 46: Overloading the ++ (and –) operators
Example 47: Overloading the assignment operator
Operator Overloading - Streams Flashback
Example 48: Overloading the and » operators
Chapter 12 : Inheritance
Understanding inheritance - Flashback to objects and classes
Example 49 Understanding Inheritance
Inheritance Explained – I
Inheritance Explained – II
Example 49: Access levels and inheritance types
Example 49: Bringing all inheritance concepts together in code
Examples 50, 51, 52: Types of inheritance
Example 53: virtual functions
Example 53 (continued)
Example 54: pure virtual functions and abstract classes
Example 55: Multiple Inheritances, and a Diamond Hierarchy
Example 56: Virtual inheritance in a Diamond Hierarchy
Example 57: Object Slicing
Example 58: No virtual function calls in constructors or destructors!
Example 59: Virtual destructors rock!
Example 60: Why virtual functions should never have default parameters
Example 61: The strange phenomenon of name hiding
Example 62: Never redefine non-virtual base class methods
Chapter 13 : Templates
Templates as a form of generic programming
Example 63: A simple template function
Example 64: Overriding a default template instantiation
Example 65: A templated smart pointer class
Example 66: Template Specialization (partial or total)
Chapter 14 : STL - The Standard Template Library
Introducing the Standard Template Library
Example 67: The STL vector
Example 68: Iterators
Example 69: map, an associative container
Example 70: STL algorithms
Chapter 15 : C++ Casts
C++ casts are way cooler than C casts
Example 71: const_cast
Example 72: dynamic_cast, and RTTI
Example 73: static_cast, and the explicit keyword
Chapter 16 : Exceptions
Exception handling and burglar alarm
Example 74: Throwing exceptions
Example 75: Handling exceptions with try/catch