C++17 In Detail

C++17 is a major update to the language and brings many exciting additions and improvements that will change your code for the better. This book shows you all of the significant changes in the new Standard.

I spent hundreds of hours investigating how the new features work to ensure this book is helpful and practical. It will not only save you time but will guide you through lots of nuances of the language and the Standard Library.

If you have experience with C++11/14 and you want to advance to the latest C++ Standard, then pick up the book and start reading.

“If you’ve ever asked ‘what’s in C++17 and what does it mean for me and my pre?’ — and I hope you have — then this book is for you.”

Herb Sutter.

Table of Contents

Part 1 – The Language Features

Quick Start

Fixes and Deprecation

Language Clarification

General Language Features

Templates

Standard Attributes

Part 2 – The Standard Library Changes

std::optional

std::variant

std::any

std::string_view

String Conversions

Searchers & String Matching

Filesystem

Parallel STL Algorithms

Other Changes In The Library

Part 3 – More Examples and Use Cases

Refactoring with std::optional and std::variant

Enforcing Code Contracts With [[nodiscard))

Replacing enable_if with if constexpr – Factory with Variable Arguments

How to Parallelise CSV Reader

Appendix A – Compiler Support

Appendix B – Resources and References

About the Author

Bartłomiej (Bartek) Filipek is a C++ software developer from the beautiful city of Cracow in Southern Poland. He started his professional career in 2007 and in 2010 he graduated from Jagiellonian University with a Masters Degree in Computer Science. He’s part of the Polish ISO Body for C++ and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2018. Bartek currently works at Xara, where he develops features for advanced document desktop and online editors. Since 2011, Bartek has been regularly blogging at bfilipek.com (converted to cppstories.com) where he focuses on C++. He is also a co-organizer of the C++ User Group in Cracow.