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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.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. In Part I, you'll learn about all of the essential core language features. Part II introduces you to the C++ Standard Library and Boost Libraries, where you'll learn about high-quality, fully-featured facilities immediately available to you.You'll learn all the major features of modern C++, including:- Fundamental types, reference types, and user-defined types- The object lifecycle including storage duration, memory management, exceptions, call stacks, and the RAII (resource acquisition is initialization) paradigm - Compile-time polymorphism with templates and run-time polymorphism with virtual classes- Advanced expressions, statements, and functions- Smart pointers, data structures, dates and times, numerics, and probability/statistics facilities- Containers, iterators, strings, and algorithms- Streams and files, concurrency, networking, and application development
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Joshua Lospinoso, PhD is an entrepreneur who served 15 years in the US Army. As a cyber officer, Lospinoso wrote dozens of infosec tools and built and taught the C course that United States Cyber Command uses to teach its junior developers. He has spoken at a wide range of conferences, published over twenty peer-reviewed articles, and co-founded a successfully acquired security company. He keeps a blog and is an active contributor to open-source software. Lospinoso holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Oxford and is a Rhodes Scholar.
