Seminar: C++: discovering and teaching modern C++17 programming - IN0014, IN2107

Administrative Info

Course: PD Dr. Tobias Lasser
Tutors: Josue Page, Salvatore Virga, Jakob Weiss

Contact: Email

Seminar (Bachelor and Master) IN0014, IN2107: 2 SWS, 5 ECTS

The course will be conducted in English.

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Overview

C++ is a modern programming language, with a focus on high performance. It is widely being used in very different contexts and has excellent support in both tools and libraries. Even though the language is quite old with its roots going back to the 1980s, the language received a huge overhaul in 2011 with C++11, lifting it into the 21st century. Since then the language has been refined and advanced in a regular three-year cadence, with C++14 and the recently standardized C++17.

The aim of this seminar is to get up-to-date on modern C++ programming techniques, up to and including C++17. Excursions into the current status of C++20 are also welcome.

Each student will focus on a particular topic (such as lambda expressions, move semantics, concurrency, template meta-programming) and prepare a teaching unit of 45 minutes, consisting of a presentation introducing the topic, as well as live exercises, in which all the other participants will take part to practice actual applications of the topic. Finally, a written report on the topic will serve as future reference for the participants of the course.

The seminar will take place in weekly sessions during the winter term 2018/19, every Tuesday from 16-18 in room MI 03.13.010. Attendance in most of the sessions is mandatory.

Participation

This seminar is open to all students of Informatics, Mathematics, and Physics. The number of participants is limited to 24.

Prerequisites:

• Programming experience in C++ (alternatively in a similar language, such as C# or Java).
• Motivation to learn and help others learn.

Registration:  

• The course is now fully booked, there are no more available spots.
• You can be added to the waiting list by sending your name, matriculation number and previous C++ experience by email.

Schedule

Date	Time	Room	Topic	Material
Tue, Oct. 23, 2018	16:00	MI 03.13.010	First session

For more details, see our wiki page.

Literature

• Nicolai Josuttis: C++17 - The Complete Guide. leanpub, 2017.
• Scott Meyers: Effective Modern C++. O'Reilly Media, 2014.
• Bjarne Stroustrup: The C++ Programming Language (4th edition). Addison Wesley, 2013.