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C++ for Embedded Developers, 26-30 June, UK

By JoCool | May 10, 2017 11:45 PM | Tags: None

Join us to gain practical experience of writing C++ for real-time and embedded systems in Swindon, UK.cropped-blog-header1.png

C++ for Embedded Developers

About the course:

This course is designed for:

  • real-time engineers embarking on a project using C++ for the first time
  • developers looking to move from C to C++ (as it will clearly demonstrate both the strengths and weaknesses of C++ vs. C)

Course overview

The course introduces the C++ language for use on real-time and embedded applications. It highlights areas of concern for real-time and embedded development. The focus is on developing core object-oriented programming skills and understanding of how to build effective, maintainable and efficient C++ programs.

Attendees perform hands-on embedded programming, on target hardware, during course practicals. Approximately 50% of the course is given over to practical work.

Course objectives

  • To provide a solid understanding of the essentials of the C++ programming language.
  • To give you practical experience of writing C++ for real-time and embedded systems.
  • To give you the confidence to apply these new concepts to your next real-time project.

Delegates will learn

  • The core C++ syntax and semantics
  • How to access hardware in the language
  • How to program interrupt handlers in C++
  • About memory and performance issues associated with C++
  • How real time operating systems (RTOS) affect the use of the language

Click here to learn more or book a place

Learning Modern C++ from Scratch -- Giovanni Dicanio

By Giovanni Dicanio | May 10, 2017 11:44 PM | Tags: None

There's a new video course published in the Pluralsight library, designed to take the learners from zero to being productive with basic elements of modern standard C++:

Learning Modern C++ from Scratch

by Giovanni Dicanio

From the blog post:

C++ is a language having a reputation of being hard to learn.

In this C++ course of mine published by Pluralsight, I did my best to prove the opposite: C++ can be learned in a simple, interesting, and fun way!

I used a variety of engaging visuals, metaphors and example demo code to try to teach modern, clear, good C++ from scratch, from the beginning, without any previous programming knowledge.

And, even if you already know C++, you may have fun watching this course as well.

 

CppCon 2016: Grill The Committee Panel

By Adrien Hamelin | May 10, 2017 08:00 AM | Tags: None

Have you registered for CppCon 2017 in September? Don’t delay – Registration is open now.

While we wait for this year’s event, we’re featuring videos of some of the 100+ talks from CppCon 2016 for you to enjoy. Here is today’s feature:

Grill The Committee Panel

(watch on YouTube) (watch on Channel 9)

Summary of the talk:

What would you like to know about the C++ standard?
Join us for a panel discussion with the leaders of the C++ standards committee where the audience asks the questions.

CppCon 2017 Call for Submissions

By Jon Kalb | May 9, 2017 03:47 AM | Tags: None

Share what you've learned about C++.CppCon

Call for Submissions

by CppCon

From the announcement:

Have you learned something interesting about C++, maybe a new technique possible in C++14/17? Or perhaps you have implemented something cool related to C++, maybe a new C++ library? If so, consider sharing it with other C++ enthusiasts by giving a regular program talk at CppCon 2017.

The submissions deadline is June 11 with decisions sent by July 12.

ACCU 2017 trip report--Anastasia Kazakova

By Adrien Hamelin | May 8, 2017 01:00 PM | Tags: experimental community

You want to know what happened?

ACCU 2017 trip report

by Anastasia Kazakova

From the article:

Hi,

We’ve just returned from ACCU 2017 in Bristol, UK. Being amazed by the event I decided to share some notes here, and hope Phil will also jump in and share his impression. There are also reports by Vittorio Romeo, Simon Brand and Samathy Barratt which you might find interesting...

Using C++ Modules in Visual Studio 2017--Andrew Pardoe

By Marco Arena | May 8, 2017 01:40 AM | Tags: visual studio

The Visual C++ Team is elated to announce that with Visual Studio 2017, it has substantially improved the quality of the C++ Modules TS implementation in Visual Studio:

Using C++ Modules in Visual Studio 2017

by Andrew Pardoe

From the article:

Standard Library Modules support is included in Visual Studio 2017 RTM or newer. This capability is currently optional and off by default...

Fun with Reflection in C++ -- Jakie Kay

By Felix Petriconi | May 6, 2017 07:50 AM | Tags: c++2x

Jakie Kay explores in her recent blog post the borders of nearly unknown C++ features:

Fun with Reflection in C++

by Jakie Kay

From the article:

In my previous post, we learned about the current and future state of reflection in C++. But I left a few questions unanswered. Indeed, you may still be wondering why I care so much about reflection and if it has any useful applications for the average programmer. In this post, I’ll try to answer that question with real code examples using the two reference implementations of C++ reflection. I’ll explore the strengths of the two implementations, as well as the major limitations. These examples make heavy use of metaprogramming and C++17 features, so if you find yourself in unfamiliar territory while reading the code, I suggest supplementing this article with other resources.

When I refer to the reflexpr implementation, I’m talking about Matúš Chochlík’s fork of Clang which implements P1094, by Chochlík, Axel Naumann, and David Sankel.

When I refer to cpp3k, I’m talking about Andrew Sutton’s fork of Clang which implements P0590R0, by Sutton and Herb Sutter.