C++ Crash Course

Joshua Lospinoso, PhD is an entrepreneur who served 15 years in the US Army. As a cyber officer, Josh wrote dozens of infosec tools and taught C++ to junior developers. He has spoken at a wide range of conferences, published over twenty peer-reviewed articles, and holds a patent. In 2012, he co-founded a successfully acquired security company and is a Rhodes Scholar. He keeps a blog and is an active contributor to open-source software.

• IntroductionAn Overture to C ProgrammersPart I: The C++ Core LanguageChapter 1: Up and RunningChapter 2: TypesChapter 3: Reference TypesChapter 4: The Object Life CycleChapter 5: Run-Time PolymorphismChapter 6: Compile-Time PolymorphismChapter 7: ExpressionsChapter 8: StatementsChapter 9: FunctionsPart II: C++ Libraries and FrameworksChapter 10: TestingChapter 11: Smart PointersChapter 12: UtilitiesChapter 13: ContainersChapter 14: IteratorsChapter 15: StringsChapter 16: StreamsChapter 17: FilesystemsChapter 18: AlgorithmsChapter 19: Concurrency and ParallelismChapter 20: Network Programming with Boost AsioChapter 21: Writing Applications

"This is a comprehensive book, both in size (over 700 pages, taking 5 months to review) and breadth of coverage . . . All in all, highly recommended." —ACCU"I can highly recommend this book to anyone who already has programming experience (in another language) and wants to dive straight into modern C++."—Arjan van Eersel, @ArjanvanEersel, CTO of Plandail Limited