C++ Best Practices at Puppet Labs

Table of Contents

• Getting Started Resources
  • The C++ Language
    • Study Guide
    • Language References
    • Community
    • Practitioner Knowledge
    • Tooling
  • Starting a Project
    • Libraries
    • cpp-project-template
    • Vanagon
    • Cross-platform development
    • Internationalization (i18n)
• Style Guide
  • Header Files
  • Namespaces
  • Exceptions vs Error-Handling
  • TODO: Still under development.
• FAQ
  • Q: Writing loops
  • Q: Variable modifiers
  • Q: Arguments and return types in class methods
  • Q: How do I use polymorphic objects?
  • Q: How do I share ownership of an object between multiple classes/data structures?
  • Q: When does it make sense to use new/delete?
• Rants
  • Potential Tools
    • Dynamic Analysis
    • STL debug support in GDB
    • cling
  • Libraries
    • Selection Criteria
    • Using libraries in a project
    • Interesting Candidates

Maintenance

Maintainers: Michael Smith michael.smith@puppet.com

Tickets: Can be opened in Github Issues.