Mini kursy C++ – nasza nowa inicjatywa

Training in a form of Coding Dojo. Participants start with a code review of a small application. They note down their comments. After that, the trainer presents bad and good programming practices. Participants discuss what can be applied in a reviewed code and start fixing it in a form of Coding Dojo.

The training starts with a code review of a small application (pre-work). Participants note their thought and discuss their findings in groups. Then popular C++ idioms are presented (the concept and some code) – about 15-20 minutes each. After that participants need to use some of the idioms in a reviewed application code.

This training is about writing more robust C++ code and algorithms with the help of CPU caches and a compiler. Benchmarking tools are used to show performance gains.

Covers a lot of ground about C++ related tools: build systems, compilers, debuggers, static and dynamic binary analyzers. It is focused more on discovering useful tools, that can solve many software engineering problems.

Basic usage of C++ templates may not be enough to utilize opportunities, which were introduced in the latest C++ standards. From C++11 we can use templates with any number of parameters and use a simplified mechanism for SFINAE, which is claimed to be a real C++ wizardry.

Templates are pointed out to be the most difficult part of the C++ language. Difficult, but very useful. They allow writing very generic and universal code. Thanks to them, we can avoid code duplication, but also, make it incomprehensible for beginners. This session allows for gaining the necessary knowledge and good practices on using templates.

This training focuses on the effective use of C++ documentation to implement applications with the use of STL algorithms. First part is mainly theoretical, but there are many short exercises (in a paper form) to apply knowledge instantly and force participants to think and search for solutions in the documentation. The other part is a group activity – implementation of the cryptographic application with proper STL algorithms instead of raw loops.