Modern C++ Software Design (Advanced)

Prerequisites:

Prerequisites Advanced C++ (this course):

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

Prerequisites Intermediate C++ (other course type):

At least one year of experience with the language is needed. This includes a good understanding of the basic mechanics (header files, source files, compilation), good knowledge of the syntax of C++ (e.g. pointers and references, loops, conditionals, classes, ...), basic features (constructors, destructors, ...), and some prior experience with templates and inheritance.

Please choose the course that fits best to you!

Content levels:

• Basic: 3 hours
• Intermediate: 10 hours
• Advanced: 14 hours

Learn more about course curricula and content levels.

After this course, participants will:

• have a detailed understanding of the essential OO design principles
• have gained knowledge about fundamental C++ programming concepts and idioms
• be able to properly design classes and class interfaces
• know about the importance of exception safe programming
• have gained insight into kernel development with C++
• avoid the usual pitfalls in the context of inheritance
• comprehend the advantages of value-based design
• understand the virtue of clean code

In case of an on-site course, participants will be provided Linux machines. For that reason some familiarity with Linux is expected (login with secure shell, shell commands, simple scripts, editor vi or emacs). Alternatively, participants will be able to use their own machines. Any operating system (Windows, Linux, MacOS, ...), any IDE/editor (MS Visual Studio, CLion, vi, emacs, ...) and any compiler capable of at least C++14 (GCC, Clang, MSVC, ...) can be used. In case of a remote course, participants are expected to use their own machines. The programming tasks, including both Makefiles and CMake files, will be distributed before the course.

Local registration (8:30 - 9:00)

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

• The Basic Design Principles
  • Defining a goal
  • The SOLID principles
• Concepts and the STL
  • Overview of the STL
  • Proper use of the STL

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

• Class Design
  • Compiler Generated Functions
  • Move Semantics
  • Proper Handling of Member Data
  • Proper Design of Member Functions
  • Type Traits
  • SFINAE
  • Visibility vs. Accessibility

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

• Proper Use of Dynamic Polymorphism
  • The Perils of Inheritance
  • Value Semantics
  • Public Inheritance
  • Surprises in Object Hierarchies
• Classical Design Patterns Revisited
  • Strategy
  • Visitor

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

• Modern C++ Design Patterns
  • CRTP
  • Expression Templates
  • Type Erasure
• Kernel development with C++
  • Choice of the proper data structures
  • Loop unrolling
  • Blocking
  • SIMD vectorization

The course language is German. The slides are in English.

Klaus Iglberger (External)

Each participant will get a paper copy of all slides.

Further course material can be found here (for participants only).

Registration is now closed.

If you want a similar course in English, then please look at the 3- or 4-day advanced C++ courses at LRZ or directly on Klaus Iglberger's course page.

Deadline

for registration is November 8, 2020 (extended deadline).

Fee

Students without Diploma/Master: 35 EUR.
Students with Diploma/Master (PhD students) at German universities: 75 EUR.  
Members of German universities and public research institutes: 75 EUR.
Members of universities and public research institutes within EU or PRACE member countries: 150 EUR.   
Members of other universities and public research institutes: 300 EUR.  
Others: 780 EUR.

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

PRACE PATC and bwHPC-C5

HLRS is part of the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS), which is one of the six PRACE Advanced Training Centres (PATCs)
that started in Feb. 2012.
HLRS is also member of the Baden-Württemberg initiative bwHPC-C5.
This course is provided within the framework of the bwHPC-C5 user support.
This course is not part of the PATC curriculum and is not sponsored by the PATC program.

Contact

Andreas Ruopp phone 0711 685 87259, ruopp(at)hlrs.de
Rolf Rabenseifner phone 0711 685 65530, rabenseifner(at)hlrs.de
Lorenzo Zanon phone 0711 685 63824, zanon(at)hlrs.de

http://www.hlrs.de/training/2020/CPP4

http://www.hlrs.de/training/ and http://www.hlrs.de/training/overview/