Modernes C++

Dynamic and Static Polymorphism

21 February 2022

Polymorphism is the property that different types support the same interface. In C++, we distinguish between dynamic polymorphism and static polymorphism.

constexpr if

14 February 2022

In today's post, I want to introduce a very interesting C++17 feature: constexpr if. constexpr if enables it to conditionally compile source code and can also be used for nice tricks at compile time.

More Information about my Mentoring Program "Fundamentals for C++ Professionals"

9 February 2022

One month ago, I presented "My Mentoring Program "Fundamentals for C++ Professionals". I'm overwhelmed by how my people want to participate in this first iteration of my mentoring program. What should I say? Today, I want to give you more details.

constexpr and consteval Functions in C++20

4 February 2022

With C++20, constexpr became way more powerful. Additionally, we have consteval functions in C++20 that are quite similar to constexpr functions.

constexpr Functions

26 January 2022

Today, I continue my story about programming at compile time. After template metaprogramming, the type-traits library, today's topic is constexpr functions in particular.

Dining Philosophers Problem III

24 January 2022

This post ends the mini-series about the dining philosophers problem by Andre Adrian. Today, he applies powerful locks and semaphores.

An Update of my Book "Concurrency with Modern C++"

20 January 2022

I am happy to announce. I updated my "Concurrency with Modern C++". This update includes a rework of the C++20 topics, a new case study, and a new chapter about lock-free data structures. Now, you get about 700 pages and more than 200 runnable programs to study the theory in practice.
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Dining Philosophers Problem II

16 January 2022

In the last post "Dining Philosophers Problem I", Andre Adrian started his analysis of the classical dining philosophers' problem. Today, he uses atomics, mutexes, and locks.

The New pdf Bundle is Ready: C++20 Concurreny - The Hidden Pearls

12 January 2022

I have prepared the pdf bundle. To get it is quite simple.

Dining Philosophers Problem I

10 January 2022

At Christmas time, I had a few nice discussions with Andre Adrian. He solved the classical dining philosopher's problem in various ways using modern C++. I'm convinced him to write an article about this classic synchronization issue, and I'm happy to publish it in three consecutive posts.