Course Outline

🔹 Day 1: Modern C++ Basics and Core Language Features

Session 1: Modern C++ Overview and Tooling

• History and evolution of C++ standards
• Setting up a modern C++ development environment
• Compiler options and build systems (CMake basics)

Session 2: Smart Pointers and Resource Management

• Understanding RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization)
• Unique_ptr, shared_ptr, weak_ptr — usage patterns and pitfalls
• Custom deleters and move semantics basics

Session 3: Lambda Expressions and Functional Programming

• Syntax and capture modes
• Using lambdas with STL algorithms
• Closures, std::function, and higher-order programming

Lab Activities:

• Refactor legacy pointer code using smart pointers
• Write lambda expressions for common STL algorithms
• Manage resource lifetimes safely with RAII idioms

🔹 Day 2: Advanced C++ Features and Templates

Session 1: Concurrency and Multithreading

• std::thread basics and thread management
• Synchronization primitives: mutex, lock_guard, condition_variable
• Futures, promises, and async programming

Session 2: Template Programming and Metaprogramming

• Function and class templates
• Variadic templates and template specialization
• constexpr and compile-time programming

Session 3: Modern STL and Design Patterns

• Modern STL containers and algorithms
• Using std::optional, std::variant, and std::any
• Common design patterns in modern C++

Lab Activities:

• Build a multithreaded program using std::thread and synchronization
• Write template-based utilities with variadic templates
• Implement design patterns with modern C++ constructs

🔹 Day 3: Performance, Best Practices, and Real-World Applications

Session 1: Performance Optimization and Memory Management

• Move semantics and perfect forwarding
• Cache-friendly data structures and locality of reference
• Profiling and benchmarking tools

Session 2: Best Practices and Code Quality

• Effective use of const, noexcept, and explicit
• Avoiding common pitfalls and anti-patterns
• Modern C++ coding standards and style guides

Session 3: Capstone Project and Review

• Design and implement a small performance-critical system
• Code review and refactoring session
• Discussion of future trends and ongoing standardization efforts

Lab Activities:

• Optimize an existing C++ program using move semantics
• Profile and benchmark code for bottlenecks
• Complete and present the capstone project