Modern C++ Features – Attributes
With the increasing standardization of attributes, we get the opportunity to make our code clearer not only to other humans but also to the compiler and other tools.
2016
Return early and clearly
There are different guidelines out there about where and how many return statements to use in a function, e.g. return only once at the end of the function or return […]
BDD for C++ Projects – With Python and Behave
For my current project Fix, I use Python and Behave for Behavior Driven Design (BDD). Today I’ll describe my process and the tools I use.
Weakly Typed Data
When you accept weakly typed data as input or have them as output, still convert them to strongly typed objects inside your application.
Trailing return types everywhere
Trailing return types are an oddity in C++ – we should use them only when necessary. Decide carefully whether to adopt them as a general style, and try to stay […]
Prototypes: to test or not to test, that’s the question
If you have followed my blog, you know that I am a proponent of automated testing. I like TDD and have a very strong opinion about code that has not […]
More About Variadic Templates
I gave an introduction to variadic templates last week. Today I will talk about some more features that have or will be added in that area in C++11, 14 and […]
Modern C++ Features – Variadic Templates
Generic programming and metaprogramming with templates always have been one of the features that set C++ apart from most other languages. With C++11, variadic templates added even more possibilities in […]
Use Stronger Types!
Is everything we use a string for really just a bunch of characters? Is everything we use an int for really just a number? Probably not. We can have stronger […]
Modern C++ Features – User-Defined Literals
User-defined literals are a convenient feature added in C++11.