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My Conclusion: Summation of a Vector in three Variants

September 11, 2016

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After I've calculated in three different ways the sum of a std::vector I want to draw my conclusions. The…

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Multithreaded: Summation with Minimal Synchronization

September 7, 2016

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Until now, I've used two strategies to summate a std::vector. First, I did the whole math in one thread…

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Multithreaded: Summation of a Vector

September 5, 2016

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My goal is to sum up all elements of a vector. I used in the last post a single thread. In this post,…

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Single Threaded: Summation of a Vector

September 3, 2016

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What is the fastest way to add the elements of a std::vector? This a question that I will pursue in the…

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Thread-Safe Initialization of a Singleton

August 23, 2016

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There are a lot of issues with the singleton pattern. I'm aware of that. But the singleton pattern is…

sukzessiveOptimierungRelaxedSemantikEng

Ongoing Optimization: Relaxed Semantics with CppMem

August 20, 2016

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With the relaxed semantics, we have no synchronizations and ordering constraints on atomic operations. Relaxed…

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Ongoing Optimization: A Data Race with CppMem

August 18, 2016

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But we can improve and further improve the acquire-release semantics of the last post. Why should x be…

sukzessiveOptimierungSequenzielleKonsistenzEng

Ongoing Optimization: Acquire-Release Semantics with CppMem

August 16, 2016

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With the acquire-release semantics, we break the sequential consistency. In the acquire-release semantics,…

sukzessiveOptimierungSequenzielleKonsistenzEng

Ongoing Optimization: Sequential Consistency with CppMem

August 13, 2016

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With atomic data types, you can tailor your program to your needs and optimize it. But now we are in…

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Ongoing Optimization: Locks and Volatile with CppMem

August 9, 2016

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The easiest way to solve the undefined behaviour in the post Ongoing Optimization: Unsynchronized access…

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std::executionNovember 18, 2024 - 9:03 am
std::execution, previously known as executors or Senders/Receivers, provides “a Standard C++ framework for managing asynchronous execution on generic execution resources“. (P2300R10) Side Note Change of plans. My original plan was to present the C++26 library after the core language. However, the implementation status of the library is not good enough. Therefore, I decided to continue […]
C++26 Core Language: Small ImprovementsNovember 4, 2024 - 8:34 am
There are more small improvements in the C++26 language, which you should know. static_assert extension First, here’s the syntax of static_assert in C++11: static_assert(compile time predicate, unevaluated string) With C++26, the string can be a user-defined type having the following properties: static_assert can now be used with a format string. Here’s a nice example from […]
Placeholders and Extended Character SetOctober 28, 2024 - 10:19 am
Placeholders are a nice way to highlight variables that are no longer needed. Additionally, the character set of C++26 will be extended. Placeholders Structured bindings are a C++17 feature that allows you to bind multiple variables to the elements of a structured object. The following program demonstrates using tuples and structured bindings to return and […]
Contracts in C++26October 21, 2024 - 9:54 am
Contracts allow you to specify preconditions, postconditions, and invariants for functions. Contracts should already be part of C++20 but were removed in the standard meeting in Cologne. Here is what Herb Sutter said about contracts on Sutter’s Mill: “contracts is the most impactful feature of C++20 so far, and arguably the most impactful feature we […]
Reflection in C++26: Determine the LayoutOctober 14, 2024 - 9:42 am
Thanks to reflection, you can determine the layout of types. My examples are based on the reflection proposal P2996R5. Class Layout The following program determines the class layout of a few members. // classLayout.cpp #include <experimental/meta> #include <iostream> #include <utility> #include <vector> #include <array> struct member_descriptor { std::size_t offset; std::size_t size; bool operator==(member_descriptor const&) const […]
Reflection in C++26: Metafunctions for Enums and ClassesOctober 7, 2024 - 1:53 pm
Today, I continue my journey through reflection in C++26 and play with enums and classes. The names of the metafunctions to access an Enum or a Class member are often identical. Access the Members of an Enum The following program is based on one by Daveed Vandevoorde. Daveed is one of the fathers of reflection, […]