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Mastering the C++17 STL

Make full use of the standard library components in C++17

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
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|Jul 2025
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Description

This book breaks down the C++ STL, teaching you how to extract its gems and apply them to your programming.

Key Features

  • Boost your productivity as a C++ developer with the latest features of C++17
  • Develop high-quality, fast, and portable applications with the varied features of the STL
  • Migrate from older versions (C++11, C++14) to C++17

Book Description

Modern C++ has come a long way since 2011. The latest update, C++17, has just been ratified and several implementations are on the way.

This book is your guide to the C++ standard library, including the very latest C++17 features.

The book starts by exploring the C++ Standard Template Library in depth. You will learn the key differences between classical polymorphism and generic programming, the foundation of the STL. You will also learn how to use the various algorithms and containers in the STL to suit your programming needs. The next module delves into the tools of modern C++. Here you will learn about algebraic types such as std::optional, vocabulary types such as std::function, smart pointers, and synchronization primitives such as std::atomic and std::mutex. In the final module, you will learn about C++'s support for regular expressions and file I/O.

By the end of the book you will be proficient in using the C++17 standard library to implement real programs, and you'll have gained a solid understanding of the library's own internals.

What you will learn

  • - Make your own iterator types, allocators, and thread pools.
  • - Master every standard container and every standard algorithm.
  • - Improve your code by replacing new/delete with smart pointers.
  • - Understand the difference between monomorphic algorithms, polymorphic algorithms, and generic algorithms.
  • - Learn the meaning and applications of vocabulary type, product type and sum type.

Who this book is for

This book is for developers who would like to master the C++ STL and make full use of its components. Prior C++ knowledge is assumed.

Table of Contents

  1. Classical Polymorphism versus Generic Programming
  2. Iterators and Ranges
  3. The Iterator-Pair Algorithms
  4. The Container Zoo
  5. Vocabulary Types
  6. Smart Pointers
  7. Concurrency
  8. Allocators
  9. Iostreams
  10. Regular Expressions
  11. Random numbers
  12. Filesystem
https://github.com/packtpublishing/mastering-the-cpp17-stl
PDF ISBN: 978-1-78728-823-2
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
Copyright owner: © 2017 Packt Publishing Limited
Publication date: 2025
Language: English
Pages: 384
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Programming and languages
BISAC subjects:
COM051070,
COM051220,
COM051390
Thema subjects:
UMX,
UYFP,
UM

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