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Clean C++

Sustainable Software Development Patterns and Best Practices with C++ 17

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Authors:
  1. Stephan Roth

    1. Bad Schwartau, Germany

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  • Master the principles of efficient modern C++ coding

  • Learn to apply C++ design patterns and idioms

  • Utilize Test Driven Development to create maintainable, extensible software

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 1-7

  3. Build a Safety Net

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 9-25

  4. Be Principled

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 27-40

  5. Basics of Clean C++

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 41-83

  6. Advanced Concepts of Modern C++

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 85-132

  7. Object Orientation

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 133-166

  8. Functional Programming

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 167-190

  9. Test-Driven Development

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 191-215

  10. Design Patterns and Idioms

    • Stephan Roth
    Pages 217-271

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 273-291
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About this book

Write maintainable, extensible, and durable software with modern C++. This book is a must for every developer, software architect, or team leader who is interested in good C++ code, and thus also wants to save development costs. If you want to teach yourself about writing clean C++, Clean C++ is exactly what you need. It is written to help C++ developers of all skill levels and shows by example how to write understandable, flexible, maintainable, and efficient C++ code. Even if you are a seasoned C++ developer, there are nuggets and data points in this book that you will find useful in your work.


If you don't take care with your code, you can produce a large, messy, and unmaintainable beast in any programming language. However, C++ projects in particular are prone to be messy and tend to slip into bad habits. Lots of C++ code that is written today looks as if it was written in the 1980s.

It seems that C++ developers have been forg

otten by those who preach Software Craftsmanship and Clean Code principles. The Web is full of bad, but apparently very fast and highly optimized C++ code examples, with cruel syntax that completely ignores elementary principles of good design and well-written code. This book will explain how to avoid this scenario and how to get the most out of your C++ code. You'll find your coding becomes more efficient and, importantly, more fun.

What You'll Learn

  • Gain sound principles and rules for clean coding in C++
  • Carry out test driven development (TDD)
  • Discover C++ design patterns and idioms
  • Apply these design patterns



Who This Book Is For


Any C++ developer and software engineer with an interest in producing better code. 



Reviews

“The book actually is a really neat and easy to read. … The book has 9 chapters, with lots of pictures and well-written code … . In general, I am pretty happy with the book and I would recommend it. Taking a peek into the C++ world was really a new thing for me and I liked it!” (Vitosh Academy, vitoshacademy.com, November, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bad Schwartau, Germany

    Stephan Roth

About the author

Stephan Roth is a coach, consultant and trainer for systems and software engineering with German consultancy company oose Innovative Informatik eG located in Hamburg. Before he joined oose, he worked for many years as a software developer, software architect and systems engineer in the field of radio reconnaissance and communication intelligence systems. He has developed sophisticated applications, especially in a high performance system environment, and graphical user interfaces using C++ and other programming languages. Stephan is an active supporter of the Software Craftsmanship movement and is concerned with principles and practices of Clean Code Development (CCD).


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