Modern C++ Software Design (Advanced)

Prerequisites and Language Hints Advanced C++

Course participants should have at least two to three years of experience with the language. This includes a solid knowledge of the syntax of C++, experience with the standard library (std::vector, std::list, std::unique_ptr, …), hands-on experience with both template-based and inheritance-based designs and some experience with design patterns.

Participants can bring their own laptops, but HLRS will also provide machines with an up-to-date C++ environment. The programming tasks, including both Makefiles and CMake files, will be distributed before the course.

If you will participate remotely, you should have access to an C++20 programming environment.

For similar courses, please have a look at the 3- or 4-day advanced C++ courses at LRZ , the 4 day course at VSC in Vienna or directly on Klaus Iglberger's course page.

Content levels

• Basic: 3 hours
• Intermediate: 9:30 hours
• Advanced: 13 hours

Learn more about course curricula and content levels.

Klaus Iglberger (External trainer)

After this course, participants will:

• have a solid understanding of API design
• be able to create their own strong types to improve type safety
• understand advanced template techniques, such as type traits, SFINAE and C++20 concepts
• have a detailed understanding of the SOLID principles
• have a deeper understanding of several design patterns (both in their classic and modern forms)
• know when to apply object-oriented programming, generic programming and functional programming
• understand the virtue of clean code

All times are local times in the central European time zone (Berlin).

Local registration/drop in to zoom (8:30 - 9:00)

1st day course schedule (9:00 - 17:30)

• API Design Guidelines
  • Function Parameters and Return Types
  • Constructor Design
  • constexpr
• Strong Types for type safety

2nd day schedule (9:00 - 17:30)

• Advanced Templates
  • Type Traits
  • SFINAE
  • C++20 concepts
  • Forwarding References

3rd day schedule (9:00 - 17:30)

• The Basic Design Principles
  • Defining a Goal
  • The SOLID Principles
• C++ Software Design
  • Software Design and Design Patterns
  • The Visitor Design Pattern (classic and modern)
  • The Strategy Design Pattern (classic and modern)

4th day schedule (9:00 - 16:30)

• C++ Software Design
  • The External Polymorphism Design Pattern
  • Type Erasure
  • The Bridge Design Pattern
• Value Semantics vs. Reference Semantics

Lunch break will usually be between 12.30-13.45.

Each participant will get a copy of all slides (PDF).

This course will be hybrid, i.e. it will take place at HLRS on-site but it will also be possible to attend online. Participants, online as well as on-site, have to be aware and agree that they might appear in the live video stream taken by a camera in the back of the lecture room or by a webcam on laptops. The live stream will not be saved. We strongly recommend to attend this course on-site since on-site attendance is much more effective and efficient in our experience. Therefore we might give priority to on-site over online participants during registration.

Registration closes on November 9, 2025.

• Students without master’s degree or equivalent: 40 Euro
• PhD students or employees at a German university: 115 Euro
• PhD students or employees at a university in an EU, EU-associated or PRACE country other than Germany: 180 Euro
• PhD students or employees at a university outside of EU, EU-associated or PRACE countries: 360 Euro
• Participants from public research institutes, public service providers or government: 600 Euro
• Other participants, e.g., from industry: 960 Euro

Link to the EU and EU-associated (Horizon Europe), and PRACE countries.

Our course fees include coffee breaks (in classroom courses only).

Tobias Haas phone 0711 685 87223, tobias.haas(at)hlrs.de