Professional C++

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1. hazycSep 2022
   If you want a thorough reference of C++20 and enjoy 1000 page textbooks (I do), then I can recommend 'Professional C++' by Marc Gregoire.
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2. ivarsJun 2022
   1. Modern C++ is obviously a huge topic but if I had to describe it in one sentence I'd go for "use smart pointers and containers instead of raw pointers and raw arrays" or "c++ is more than c with classes". If you are completely new to C++ I would recommend "Professional C++" 4th or 5th edition by Marc Gregoire. After that read everything by Scott Meyers and Bjarne Stroustrup you can get (released after 2011).

   2. You could use Bazel. Also look into CMake, it's an industry standard, so to speak, and will let you generate build files for almost any kind of build system including Makefiles.

   3. I don't use any but some people have success with vcpkg.

   4. Clangd is a good choice.

   5. A quick one that works is VSCode + clangd and CMake extensions. Clangd will let you format, lint and do some basic static code analysis. Installing clangd extension will install clangd automatically. Or, if you are on Windows, "Visual Studio: Community edition" is even easier to start with right away.

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3. cashsterlingMar 2018
   I am not an experienced C+++ programmer. That being said, I found Marc Gregoire's book to be pretty good. https://www.amazon.com/Professional-C-Marc-Gregoire/dp/11188...

   The 3rd edition covers c++14. New version coming out in April covers C++17.

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4. girvoMay 2013
   Cheers for the link!

   It's `Professional C++ (2nd Ed.)' by Marc Gregoire, et al. It covers C++11 :)

   I'm only a little way through it (it's quite a tome!), but it's written well, and covers a lot of questions that I had/have. Well worth checking out IMO.

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5. colmvpJul 2019
   I've been learning C++ for the first time starting in 2019.

   I used Marc Gregoire's Professional C++ which has a version that was published last year and includes C++17, alongside Scott Meyer's line of books, and watching a variety of YouTube videos (e.g. Jason Turner, CPP talks...)

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6. satysinJul 2019
   C++ isn't my favourite language but it does have a special place in my heart. It wasn't the first programming language I learnt (that was Visual Basic) but it was the first language I did something serious with that was used by other people.

   It has been a few years since I did any C++. I looked into it when C++11 came out and it was very much like a new language with foundations of the old language I both loved and hated. Since then I haven't had a need to use it. However I have a few little side projects I want to work on and C++ would be a fine choice for most of them so perhaps I will sit down sometime and get myself acquainted with the newer standards.

   Side note: I was gifted a copy of Professional C++ by Gregoire a few months ago so if anyone reading this has read the 4th edition it would be nice to know if this is a good book to get myself up to speed again or if I should look elsewhere :)

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