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C++ For C# Developers: Part 53 – Conclusion
Today we conclude the series by reflecting on how C++ and C#, as well as their standard libraries, compare. We’ll also think a little about how their differences change the way we write code.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 52 – Idioms and Best Practices
As a very large language used for a very wide range of purposes over many decades, C++ can be written in a lot of different ways. Today we’ll look at some of the norms for “modern” C++ to get a sense of how code is normally written.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 51 – Missing Library Features
Despite the C++ Standard Library having 13 articles worth of content, there’s still quite a bit that it doesn’t contain compared to what’s available in C#’s .NET libraries. Today we’ll look at some of those gaps and see how to fill them.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 50 – I/O Library
We’ve seen a bit of I/O in the C Standard Library already, but this isn’t C++’s main way to perform I/O. Today we’ll look at the “streams” API that’s designed around C++’s support for strong types and overloaded operators rather than facilities like “format strings.” We’ll also see how to write the canonical “Hello, world!” program in C++ and how to finally implement DebugLog!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 49 – Ranges and Parallel Algorithms
Generic algorithms have been available in C++ for decades, but the last two versions of the language have really ramped up the functionality. C++17 added support for parallel execution of generic algorithms to easily take advantage of multi-core CPUs. Then C++20 added support for ranges, a composable version of generic algorithms that’s even closer to LINQ in C#. Today we’ll explore both of these!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 48 – Algorithms Library
The C++ Standard Library’s algorithms are culmination of a lot of C++ language and library features. They’re like a much more featureful, much faster version of LINQ in C#. This powerful combination makes most “raw” loops unnecessary as they can be replaced by named function calls that are well-tested and often compile to the same machine code as a “raw” loop. Read on to learn about them!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 47 – Containers Library Wrapup
We’ve covered all the individual container types, so let’s take a step back and look at the containers library as a whole. A lot of features, like support for range-based for loops and allocator customization, are supported in all container types. Today we’ll take a look at the commonalities between the containers and see what ties them together into a cohesive library.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 46 – Other Containers Library
Array-like containers aren’t the only containers we need. Today we’ll look at the non-array containers the C++ Standard Library provides, including its equivalents of Dictionary, HashSet, and LinkedList.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 45 – Array Containers Library
We use certain container types, like maps and dynamic arrays, constantly. Others, like linked lists and queues, more sparingly. Still, they are fundamental structures in virtually every program and the poster children for generic programming. Like C#, the Standard Library in C++ provides a bunch of container types. Today we’ll start going through them, starting with containers for various kinds of arrays!