lang@cpp

C++

Building, packaging, CI

• Conan -> bincrafters
• vspkg
• CMake
• Jenkins

VS

• C++ with VS 2019 and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/c-with-visual-studio-2019-and-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/

Language

• const usage

  • http://duramecho.com/ComputerInformation/WhyHowCppConst.html
  • const T* foo = T const * foo != * T* const foo
  • const T& foo = T const & foo != * T& const foo

• move Semantics

  • http://thbecker.net/articles/rvalue_references/section_01.html
  • http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n2027.html#Move_Semantics

Compilation

• Exporting symbols ins shared libraries
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2164827/explicitly-exporting-shared-library-functions-in-linux
  • https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Visibility
  • http://gernotklingler.com/blog/creating-using-shared-libraries-different-compilers-different-operating-systems/

Portability

• Minimal "portable" cmake project that builds and links a shared library. Builds on various operating systems with various compilers
  • https://github.com/gklingler/sharedLibsDemo
  • http://gernotklingler.com/blog/creating-using-shared-libraries-different-compilers-different-operating-systems/
• Binary Compatible C++ interfaces
  • https://chadaustin.me/cppinterface.html

Formatting & coding rules

• clang-format and QtCreator: https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator/blob/master/dist/clangformat/README.md

Misc

• Matrix:
  • https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/186317/short-square-matrix-class-in-c-using-an-array
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34828429/matrix-multiplication-algorithm
• Constructor initializer list:
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4057948/initializing-a-member-array-in-constructor-initializer
  • http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/initializer_list/initializer_list/
  • https://akrzemi1.wordpress.com/2016/07/07/the-cost-of-stdinitializer_list/
  • https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/initializer_list
• Operators overloading:
  • https://arne-mertz.de/2015/01/operator-overloading-the-basics/
  • https://arne-mertz.de/2015/01/operator-overloading-common-practice/
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2425906/operator-overloading-outside-class
• try/throw/catch, exceptions:
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/6dekhbbc.aspx
  • http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/error/out_of_range
• to_string: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5590381/easiest-way-to-convert-int-to-string-in-chttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/5590381/easiest-way-to-convert-int-to-string-in-c
• Template Restrictions + Type aliases:
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16976720/how-do-i-restrict-a-template-class-to-certain-built-in-types
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43013243/can-using-be-used-to-type-alias-an-array
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6622452/alias-template-specialisation