Practical C++ Programming Live Virtual Classroom Course

Certification and Related Examinations

The course is designed to provide practical concepts and skills for C++ and as such this will help build skills for certification programs without covering the breadth of any particular certification.

Audience

The audience for this C++ programming virtual course includes anyone who is IT literate who has a requirement to quickly gain key skills in C++. This includes anyone developing or maintaining application and middle-tier code and for a whole host of related development subjects including Web Services and Business Components. Games developers using solutions such as Unity or Unreal will benefit from having C++ skills.

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At Course Completion

This course concisely covers the essentials of the C++ programming language within Microsoft's Visual Studio development environment with a focus on the following:

• Understand the Key Concepts and Syntax of C++
• Understand the Basic Principles of Object Orientated Programming in C++
• Create and Maintain Object Orientated Code including Classes and Inheritance
• Make Use of Container Classes and Templates
• Make Use of Algorithms
• Develop Robust, Efficient Code that meets Best Practice

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Prerequisites

This C++ programming virtual course requires the attendee to have a high level of IT literacy along with Business English but otherwise introduces C++ from the ground-up. Ideally, some background in programming will be helpful though this is not essential. We recommend speaking with our trainer first to discuss your requirements.

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Course Materials

Materials include courseware, hands-on learning environment and related subject matter.

C++ Programming Virtual Course: Key Learning Objectives

• Introduction to C++
  • Basic Syntax
  • Anatomy of a C++ Program - including Directives, Header and Source Files
  • Statements and Expressions
  • Identifiers
  • Defining Variables
  • Pointers and References
  • Best Practice: Naming Conventions
  • Scope and Namespaces
• Flow Control
  • Conditionals
  • Switch Statement
  • Loops (while, for, do-while)
• Data Types
  • Overview of Data Types
  • Integer Types
  • Floating Point Types
  • Using auto
  • Qualifiers including constant and static
  • Type Aliases: using keyword
  • Arrays: Primitive (C-array)
  • C-strings
• Operators
  • Common Operators and Compound Assignment Operators
  • Operator Precedence
• Functions
  • Overview of Functions
  • Main Function
  • Passing Arguments by Value and by Reference
  • Returning Values from a Function
• Structures
  • Overview of Structures
  • Application of Structures
• Object Orientated Programming (OOP) Overview
  • OOP Concepts and Terminology including Polymorphism, Inheritance, Composition and Aggregation
• Classes and Objects
  • Data Members
  • Function Members
  • Constructors and Destructors
  • Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII)
  • Operator Overloads
  • Non-member Operators and Overloading
• Exception Handling
  • Practical Exception Handling using try, catch and throw
• Templates
  • Generic Programming Overview
  • Template Functions
  • Template Classes
• Standard Template Library (STL)
  • Overview of the STL
  • Transformations including Transforms, Lambda and Binary
  • STL Functions including Arithmetic, Relational and Logical Functors
  • STL Algorithm including Testing, Searching, Replacing and Sorting
• Intermediate and Advanced Topics
  • Operator Overloading including Nonmember Operators
  • Move Semantics including lvalues and rvalues
  • The Copy and Swap Idiom
• Lambda Expressions
  • Lambda Overview (Stored Anonymous Functions)
  • Lambda Syntax
  • Closures
  • Algorithm Predicates
• Optionals and Variants
  • Introduction to the Optional, Any and Variant Classes
• Concurrency Overview
  • Introduction to Sleeping, Threads, Asynchronous Functions
• Productivity and Efficiency
  • Initialisation (Type-Safe)
  • Structured Bindings
  • Chrono Library
  • Filesystem Library
• Key C++ 20 Features (Optional Content)
  • Format Library
  • Comparison Operator
  • Integer Comparisons (Type-Safe)
  • The Span Class
• Discussion Examples (Optional Content)
  • Utilising a JSON Webservice
  • Basic SQL Database Access
  • Create a Simple Windows Application