Archive for category: C++20

C++20: Module Support of the Big Three

October 16, 2023

I have written almost 100 posts about C++20 in the last four years, but I'm not done. This post continues…

Improved Iterators with Ranges

June 9, 2022

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There are more reasons to prefer ranges library above the classical Standard Template Library. The ranges…

Sentinels and Concepts with Ranges Algorithms

May 31, 2022

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The ranges library in C++20 supports sentinels. Sentinels stand for the end of a range and can be regarded…

Projections with Ranges

May 25, 2022

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The algorithms of the ranges library are lazy, can work directly on the container, and can easily be…

The Ranges Library in C++20: More Details

May 19, 2022

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Working with the Standard Template Library (STL) is much more comfortable and powerful thanks to the…

TimelineCpp20Concepts

Check Types with Concepts

May 12, 2022

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Concepts are a powerful and elegant tool to check at compile time if a type fulfills. Thanks to static_assert,…

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Check Types with Concepts – The Motivation

May 5, 2022

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static_assert allows you to check at compile time if a type T fulfills the Concept: static_assert(Concept<T>). Before…

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Using Requires Expression in C++20 as a Standalone Feature

April 27, 2022

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In my last post "Defining Concepts with Requires Expressions", I exemplified how you can use requires…

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Defining Concepts with Requires Expressions

April 20, 2022

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In my last post, "Define Concepts", I defined the concepts Integral, SignedIntegral, and UnsigendIntegral…

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Define Concepts

April 12, 2022

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There are two ways to define a concept: You can combine existing concepts and compile-time predicates,…

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A Lock-Free Stack: Atomic Smart PointerFebruary 17, 2025 - 11:47 am
The easiest way to solve this memory leak issue from the last post is to use a std::shared_ptr. Atomic Smart Pointer There are two ways to apply atomic operations on a std::shared_ptr: In C++11, you can use the free atomic functions on std::shared_ptr. With C++20, you can use atomic smart pointers. C++11 Using atomic operations […]
A Lock-Free Stack: A Complete ImplementationFebruary 10, 2025 - 3:01 pm
My last lock-free stack implementation was incomplete. It only supported push operations. Let’s change this. The following paragraph about sequential consistency is optional. You can easily ignore it. Sequential Consistency In my examples, I use the default memory ordering: sequential consistency. The reason is simple. Sequential consistency provides the strongest guarantees of all memory ordering […]
My Next Mentoring Program: “Generic Programming (Templates) with C++” startsFebruary 4, 2025 - 4:51 pm
My next mentoring program, “Embedded Programming with Modern C++,” starts on January 31st. Registration is open. Here are more details. Embedded Programming with Modern C++ The mentoring program consists of 16 stations. You have to invest at least 3 hours per week for each one. This means the program takes four months, and you can […]
A Lock-Free Stack: A Simplified ImplementationFebruary 3, 2025 - 10:37 am
Today, I continue my mini story about lock-free data structures. General Considerations From the outside, the caller’s responsibility (application) is to protect the data. From inside, the data structure is responsible for protecting itself. A data structure that protects itself so a data race cannot appear is called thread-safe. First, what general considerations must you […]
Deferred Reclamation in C++26: Read-Copy Update and Hazard PointersJanuary 27, 2025 - 12:23 pm
Before I dive into lock-free programming, there’s a little bit of theory necessary. A common problem in concurrency is the so-called ABA problem. That means you read a variable twice, which returns the same value each time, A. Therefore, you conclude that nothing changed in between. But you forgot the B. Let me first use […]
std::format ExtensionJanuary 20, 2025 - 11:55 am
Displaying the address of an arbitrary pointer in C++ 20 fails but succeeds with C++26. C++20 Only void, const void, and std::nullptr_t pointer types are valid. If you want to display the address of an arbitrary pointer, you must cast it to (const) void*. // formatPointer20.cpp #include <format> #include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { […]