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C++17

C++20

Templates are one of the many powerful features of Modern C++ programming. And with each new C++ standard, they become more important. 

Templates provide an efficient way to make your code more flexible and reusable, this way you can avoid repeating code that would otherwise be identical except for different types. Templates also give you the ability to provide abstraction without a performance penalty.

However, templates can be difficult to apply, can be counterintuitive, and have tricky error messages.

This course gives you the necessary information to overcome these hurdles and dive into the advanced topics. You’ll visit the basics such as function and class templates, and then explore the details to templates such as instantiation and fold expressions. Our journey also includes techniques based on templates, the design, and future directions of templates such as concepts. Based on this exhaustive tour of templates, a basic understanding of C++ is sufficient to master this course.

Let’s get started!

Generic Programming Templates in C++

This course is designed for users who want to explore more exciting and advanced features of C++ and learn how things can be done using the Generic Programming approach. We'll learn about the basics of templates in the first chapter including function templates, class templates, and parameters passed to templates along with specialization.

We'll learn about the techniques and details of the templates which include extensive knowledge of friends, fold expressions, and variadic templates. These techniques include automatic return type deduction, template metaprogramming, type traits, and `constexpr`.

Moving on to the different design approaches, we'll learn static vs dynamic polymorphism, CRTP, expression templates, and idioms and patterns for templates.

In the end, we'll peek into the bright future of C++: *C++20*. Concepts in C++20 will add significant improvements to templates.

Let's have a look at the course roadmap: 

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Let's start with function templates. 

In this lesson, we'll look at the learning outcomes for this course.

Introduction

Basics

Details

Techniques

Design

Future

Conclusion

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