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Modern C++ : Going Beyond "C with Classes"

• Preface
• std::vector
• RAII
• Containers
• Iterators
• Algorithms
• Functors
• Binders
• Storing Functors
• References
• Glossary
• Appendices

Good to see another person taking an interest in Modern C++. If you're not sure where to start or aren't sure what this is all about, try starting at the Preface.

If you're looking for an overview of what's covered, here's a detailed table of contents.

Preface

Gives motivation for the tutorial as well as details my assumptions.

std::vector

Describes std::vector, perhaps the most immediately useful single class in the Standard C++ Library.

RAII

A fast, safe, general, and elegant solution to resource management.

Containers

Introduces the Containers, since there are more ways to store groups of elements than just in std::vectors.

Iterators

Iterators are the elegant abstraction that allows all containers to be accessed similarly.

You may have heard of the pattern from GoF, but operator overloading makes the C++ implementation wonderfully elegant.

Algorithms

Algorithms are basically functions that operate on iterator ranges, allowing them to be used on any sequence of data, such as the contents of a file or a container.

Functors

Functors allow further generalisation of algorithms, permitting C++ to come remarkably close to a functional language.

Binders

Binders allow you to compose Functors, letting you generate Functors on the fly.

Can you say "first-class functions"?

Storing Functors

Details std::tr1::function, which stores any kind of functor, be it a member function, plain C-style function, or bound functor.

Let's see you do that with a function pointer.

References

Various recommended references, essays, books, pages, ...

Glossary

A few descriptions of domain-specific terms.

Appendices

A few supplementary chapters covering prerequisites.