C/C++

6 subjects · 15 chapters · 60 topics

1. 01

   C Fundamentals

   1.1 Getting started

   • Compilation, linking and the toolchain
   • main, headers and the preprocessor
   • Variables, types and constants
   • Input and output with printf/scanf

   1.2 Control flow

   • if, switch and the ternary operator
   • for, while and do-while
   • break, continue and goto
   • Operators and precedence

   1.3 Functions and scope

   • Declaration versus definition
   • Parameters by value
   • Recursion
   • Storage classes and linkage
2. 02

   Memory in C

   2.1 Pointers

   • Addresses and dereferencing
   • Pointer arithmetic
   • Pointers to pointers
   • Common pointer mistakes

   2.2 Arrays and strings

   • Arrays and their decay to pointers
   • Multidimensional arrays
   • C strings and string.h
   • Buffer overflows and how to avoid them

   2.3 Dynamic memory

   • malloc, calloc, realloc, free
   • Memory leaks and dangling pointers
   • Stack versus heap
   • Debugging with valgrind
3. 03

   Structuring a C Program

   3.1 User-defined types

   • struct and typedef
   • union and enum
   • Bit fields
   • Padding and alignment

   3.2 Files and modules

   • File I/O
   • Splitting a program across files
   • Header guards
   • Makefiles
4. 04

   Moving to C++

   4.1 C++ basics

   • References versus pointers
   • Function overloading and default arguments
   • namespaces
   • new and delete

   4.2 Classes and objects

   • Members, access specifiers and this
   • Constructors and destructors
   • Copy constructor and assignment
   • const correctness

   4.3 Object-oriented design

   • Inheritance and composition
   • Virtual functions and polymorphism
   • Abstract classes and interfaces
   • The rule of three, five and zero
5. 05

   Modern C++

   5.1 Templates and the STL

   • Function and class templates
   • Vectors, maps, sets and strings
   • Iterators and algorithms
   • Lambdas

   5.2 Modern features

   • auto, range-for and nullptr
   • Smart pointers: unique_ptr, shared_ptr
   • Move semantics
   • Exceptions and RAII
6. 06

   Practice

   6.1 Problem solving

   • Complexity of your own code
   • Common algorithm patterns
   • Reading and fixing someone else's code
   • Debugging with gdb

   6.2 Project

   • Designing a small system in C++
   • Writing it module by module
   • Testing and profiling
   • Presenting the result