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C++ Fundamentals

You're reading from C++ Fundamentals Hit the ground running with C++, the language that supports tech giants globally

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2019

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789801491

Length 350 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Concepts

Programming Language

Authors (2):

Mallia

Zoffoli

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Table of Contents (8) Chapters

About the Book

1. Getting Started FREE CHAPTER

2. Functions

3. Classes

4. Generic Programming and Templates

5. Standard Library Containers and Algorithms

6. Object-Oriented Programming

1. Appendix

Functions

Lesson Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

Explain what functions are and how to declare them
Utilize local and global variables
Pass arguments to functions and return values from functions
Create overloaded functions and call them appropriately
Apply the concept of namespaces in organizing functions

In this chapter, we are going to look at functions in C++, how to use them, and why we would want to use them.

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Authors (2)

Mallia

Mallia

Antonio Mallia is a C++ enthusiast with half a decade of experience in the industry as a Software Engineer and is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at NYU Tandon School of Engineering in New York City. His research interest is mainly related to Information Retrieval, with a strong focus on improving efficiency of large scale systems. For this reason, C++ plays an important role for most of his projects and contributes to their success.

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Zoffoli

Zoffoli

Francesco Zoffoli is a professional Software Engineer currently working for Bloomberg LP in London.Passionate about programming languages and maintainable software, he learned C++ when joining the industry. He is passionate about C++ and its expressivity, especially its metaprogramming capabilities.He uses C++ for his personal projects as well as his day to day job.

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