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Succinct Guide to Floating Point Format For C++ and C# Programmers

by Shao Voon Wong

Floating Point Format For C++ and C# Programmers

tlock: Any C++ Object read/write Thread-safe Provider

by Michael Chourdakis

An easy locking class for shared/exclusive mutex functions with upgrade/downgrade

Bring Your Animations to H264/HEVC Video

by Shao Voon Wong

Bring your animations to H264/HEVC video using C++ and C# with h/w acceleration

Functional Programming in C++

by MehreenTahir

This article will show you an alternative way of using C++; How to write functional code in C++. You’ll see how to write more concise, safer, readable, reasonable code.

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H264/HEVC Video Encoder for OpenGL

by Shao Voon Wong

H264/HEVC Video Encoder for recording OpenGL rendering

A Small Vector and Hash Table Implementation w/ No STL Dependencies

by honey the codewitch

Get your data on, even on platforms without a reliable STL implementation using these simple but critical classes.

Bring Your Animations to H264/HEVC Video

by Shao Voon Wong

Bring your animations to H264/HEVC video using C++ and C# with h/w acceleration

C++11 FreeRTOS GCC

by Piotr Grygorczuk

Enable C++11 multithreading features in GCC for FreeRTOS

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Succinct Guide to Floating Point Format For C++ and C# Programmers

12 Jan 2020

Shao Voon Wong

Floating Point Format For C++ and C# Programmers

C++11

C++

tlock<>: Any C++ Object read/write Thread-safe Provider

13 Jul 2019

Michael Chourdakis

An easy locking class for shared/exclusive mutex functions with upgrade/downgrade

C++11

C++

Win32

Bring Your Animations to H264/HEVC Video

7 Mar 2022

Shao Voon Wong

Bring your animations to H264/HEVC video using C++ and C# with h/w acceleration

Functional Programming in C++

23 Nov 2018

MehreenTahir

This article will show you an alternative way of using C++; How to write functional code in C++. You’ll see how to write more concise, safer, readable, reasonable code.

CppEvent - How to Implement Events using Standard C++

13 Aug 2018

Shmuel Zang

This article shows how we can implement a thread-safe events (similar to .NET events) mechanism using the standard C++ library.

Some Shocking Facts You Probably Didn't Want to Know about U++ Framework...

12 Nov 2020

Miroslav Fidler

...but I will tell you anyway.

C++11

C++

U++

C++11 FreeRTOS GCC

6 Jul 2021

Piotr Grygorczuk

Enable C++11 multithreading features in GCC for FreeRTOS

Designing Efficient Thread-Safe Reference Counting System

29 Jun 2017

EgorYusov

This article describes an efficient thread-safe reference counting system

H264/HEVC Video Encoder for OpenGL

25 Mar 2022

Shao Voon Wong

H264/HEVC Video Encoder for recording OpenGL rendering

C++11

C++

OpenGL

Singular Values Decomposition (SVD) In C++11 By An Example

30 Dec 2018

Arthur V. Ratz

In this article, we will demonstrate how to compute full SVD of a given matrix A and discuss about the code in C++11 implementing the full SVD computation by using simple iteration and Jordan-Gaussian methods.

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in MFC

25 Feb 2018

Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in MFC codes demo implementation

PolyHook 2: C++17 x86/x64 Hooking Library

24 Jul 2018

stevemk14ebr

PolyHook v2 - the C++17 x86/x64 library supporting multiple methods of hooking

Constants and Constant Expressions in C++11

11 Jul 2012

Mikhail Semenov

keywords: constexpr, constant, constant expression, user-defined literals, GCC 4.7.0

C++11

C++

Variadic Delegates

13 Apr 2015

Anton Chibisov

This tutorial showcases how to implement C++ delegates which are capable of being bound to methods and functions having arbitrary signature, i.e., any number and type of parameters and return value.

Sharing Objects Between Threads in C++, the Safe and Easy Way

14 Jun 2016

Noah L

Beware the data race sneak attack.

C++ State Machine with Asynchronous Multicast Delegates

23 Oct 2019

David Lafreniere

A framework combining state machines with asynchronous multicast delegates

Metaprogramming in C++: A Gentle Introduction

23 Mar 2021

honey the codewitch

Make your code more efficient by hacking your compiler to improve its optimization capabilities

Happy Registry: A Quick Wrapper for the Win32 Database

23 Oct 2015

Michael Chourdakis

A simple template for manipulating the registry

How a weak_ptr Might Prevent Full Memory Cleanup of Managed Object

30 Jan 2018

Bartlomiej Filipek

It appears that in some cases memory allocated for the object controlled by smart_ptr might not be released until all weak pointers are also ‘dead’... let's see why

C++11

C++

XorShift Jump 101, Part 2: Polynomial Arithmetic

24 Apr 2020

Member 4201813

Jump forward/backward procedures for XorShift RNG explained step by step

A Simple Worker Thread

15 Mar 2016

Satbir S

A worker thread gives you parallel processing power

DIY µ-range

23 May 2018

John M. Dlugosz

It is easier than ever to exploit the range-for loop (and make use of std algorithms) for things other than collections.

C++11

C++14

C++

XorShift Jump 101, Part 1: Matrix Multiplication

14 Apr 2020

Member 4201813

Jump forward/backward procedures for XorShift RNG explained step by step

Making HTTP REST Request in C++

17 May 2018

Shao Voon Wong

Example of making HTTP REST Request in C++

C++11

C++

VS2013

Fast Memory Allocation and Pooling for Constrained Environments

14 Dec 2020

honey the codewitch

Some C++ magic to help cut down on heap abuse for simple scenarios

execq

27 Sep 2019

Alkenso

Smart queue that executes tasks in threadpool-like manner

Fundamental Type Specialization in C++

3 Jan 2020

goranorsander

A class template for specializing fundamental types

How To Optimize A Parallel Stable Sort Performance Using The Revolutionary Intel® oneAPI HPC Toolkit

7 May 2020

Arthur V. Ratz

In this article I will thoroughly discuss about the several aspects of using the revolutionary new Intel® oneAPI HPC Toolkit to deliver a modern code that implements a parallel “stable” sort

A Workaround for Type Inference with Expression Templates and Proxies

12 Jun 2019

John Bandela

The problem brought to light by the article is that C++11 auto interacts badly with expression templates and proxies.

C++11

Optimizations that You Have to Wring from WebAssembly

10 Aug 2020

Shao Voon Wong

Optimizations that you have to make to wring the performance out of WebAssembly

C++11

C++

How To Implement A Parallel "Stable" Three-Way Quicksort Using Intel C++ Compiler And OpenMP 4.5 Library

7 May 2020

Intel Corporation, Arthur V. Ratz

I will discuss how to deliver the modern code, using Intel C++ Compiler and OpenMP 4.5 library, that implements the parallel "stable" three-way quicksort, based on the parallel code that has already been discussed in the previous article.

Programming Concurrency in C++: Part 2

3 Mar 2019

MehreenTahir

This article is a continuation of Programming Concurrency in C++ Part 1. We will discuss synchronization, future and promises along with async and with that, will sum up the introduction of concurrency in C++.

PolyHook - The C++11 x86/x64 Hooking Library

17 May 2016

stevemk14ebr

A modern, universal, c++ hooking library.

RWMutex: A Shared/Exclusive Recursive Mutex

13 Dec 2018

Michael Chourdakis

A mutex with shared/exclusive access with upgrade/downgrade capability

Application of C++11 User-Defined Literals to Handling Scientific Quantities, Number Representation and String Manipulation

31 Aug 2012

Mikhail Semenov

keywords: user-defined literals , templates, constant expressions, recursive functions

C++11

C++

Linux

Implementing Parallel Scalable Distribution Counting Algorithm (DCA) with CUDA 8.0 Runtime API

9 Dec 2016

Arthur V. Ratz

In this article, we'll demonstrate an approach the allows to increase the performance (up to 600%) of the code that implements the conventional distribution counting algorithm (DCA) using NVIDIA CUDA 8.0 Runtime API

SimpleList - A C# to C++ Comparison

28 Mar 2018

Paulo Zemek

A beginner article about how to write a simple list class in C# and in C++

Tiny CMD

1 Aug 2019

Michael Haephrati

A tiny Command Line Interface wrapped with a Graphic User Interface

Priori - A Fast dynamic_cast<> Alternative

20 Jun 2013

DigitalInBlue

This article discusses the implementation and use of a fast alternative to dynamic_cast, Priori.

Load EXE as DLL: Mission Possible

6 Dec 2015

Michael Chourdakis

Load an EXE file as a DLL in another EXE and execute the functions

cpplinq - LINQ Query Operators for C++ Sequences

3 Nov 2012

Marius Bancila

An introduction to cpplinq, a open-source template library that provides LINQ-like operators for querying collections (arrays and STL containers) in C++11.

Units and measures for C++ 11

24 May 2017

john morrison leon

Type quantities according to the units in which they are measured. A complete implementation of units of measurement as a data type for C++ 11.

An In-place Multidimensional C++ Array

16 Jun 2019

Michael Chourdakis

Create dynamic multidimensional arrays in place

C++11

C++

Dev

C++11 Threads, Locks and Condition Variables

27 May 2013

Marius Bancila

This article is a walk-through the C++11 support for threads and synchronization mechanisms (mutexes and condition variables).

We Make Any Object Thread-safe

30 Mar 2021

AlexeyAB

Smart pointer that makes any object thread-safe for any operations, with the performance equal to that of optimized lock-free containers

Fast Implementations of Sparse Sets in C++

3 Jan 2015

Mikhail Semenov

This article covers algorithms and implementations for sparse sets of integers, including the benchmark results.

Implementation of Delegates in C++11

24 May 2013

Mikhail Semenov

This is an alternative for "Member Function Pointers and the Fastest Possible C++ Delegates"

Move Semantics and Perfect Forwarding in C++11

5 May 2015

Mikhail Semenov

Essential features in Visual C++ 11 and GCC 4.7.0: move, rvalue references, prvalues, xvalues, perfect forwarding.

Extending boost::filesystem for Windows and Linux: Part 1

19 Mar 2013

Igor Stanic

Extending boost::filesystem for Windows and Linux.

7 reasons C++ devs will love the VS 14 CTP

25 Jul 2014

Nish Nishant

The article goes through sevean language and IDE features in the VS 14 CTP 2 that are specific to C++ development

HotPatching: (VERY) Deep Inside

4 Nov 2018

Michael Chourdakis

A ready to be used hotpatching library with five methods!

From C++ 11 to C++ 17: A Walkthrough

5 Jan 2018

Michael Chourdakis

The most appealing (to me!) new C++ features

C++14

C++17

C++11

Implementing COM Interfaces with C++0x Variadic Templates

4 Sep 2011

Kirill Osipov

A step-by-step illustration of a minimalistic pattern for implementing a series of COM interfaces with little code

g2log: An efficient asynchronous logger using C++11

19 Mar 2014

KjellKod.cc

Don't let slow disk access bog your logger down. By using the g2log asynchronous logger you will remove the wait bottlenecks while it has the reliability of a *traditional* logging library.

C++ audio mixing and WAV file & AudioFile classes

8 Dec 2018

CalicoSkies

Mixing audio from multiple WAV files to a single WAV file. Includes a C++ class for reading and writing WAV audio files, derived from an AudioFile class for future support of other audio file formats.

Construction of a Supercomputer - Architecture and Design

23 Apr 2016

Florian Rappl

In this article we look behind the development of a Top 500 listed highly-efficient supercomputer: the QPACE 2.

C++11 Concurrency

30 Dec 2014

Babu_Abdulsalam

Various features supporting Concurrency in C++11

XML++ version 3: The C++11 Update of My XML Library

3 Sep 2018

Michael Chourdakis

The update to my beloved library. Single-header file.

XML

C++11

C++

C++11 – A Glance [Part 1 of n]

21 Sep 2019

Lakamraju Raghuram

A glance at the C++11 Standard, covering features supported in VS2010

C++11

C++

Solving ordinary differential equations with OpenCL in C++

26 Jul 2012

headmyshoulder, Denis Demidov

This article shows how ordinary differential equations can be solved with OpenCL. In detail it shows how odeint - a C++ library for ordinary differential equations - can be adapted to work with VexCL - a library for OpenCL. The resulting performance is studied on two examples.

An Idiot's Guide to C++ Templates - Part 1

16 Jan 2013

Ajay Vijayvargiya

Covering the nitty-gritties of C++ templates.

An Efficient Parallel Three-Way Quicksort Using Intel C++ Compiler And OpenMP 4.5 Library

6 May 2020

Arthur V. Ratz

In this article, I’d like to introduce the modern code in C++11, implementing the parallel three-way quicksort, which is asymptotically faster and more efficient than the famous heapsort and mergesort algorithms.

A Fundamental Lock-Free Building Block - The Lock-Free Stack

31 Jul 2014

Michael Gazonda

A Fundamental Lock-Free Building Block - The Lock-Free Stack

Bring C++ Graphics to the Web

30 Jul 2019

Shao Voon Wong

Run your C++ Graphics on the Desktop and Web

Javascript

C++11

C++

Debug Print in Variadic Template Style

12 Apr 2016

Shao Voon Wong

Debug Print using C++11 Variadic Template

Top 5 Beautiful C++ std Algorithms Examples

16 Dec 2014

Bartlomiej Filipek

Several examples of beautiful code made up of algorithms from the C++ standard library. Heavily uses modern C++.

C++11

C++

STL

Techniques for Avoiding Code Duplication

15 Feb 2016

Alasdair Craig

Common ways that code gets duplicated, and techniques for avoiding or refactoring the duplication

C++11

C++

Dev

Number crunching: Why you should never, ever, EVER use linked-list in your code again

21 Aug 2012

KjellKod.cc

Most programming resources are wrong when comparing linked-list to vector. Here you can read and understand how they are wrong and why linked-list is (mostly) to be avoided.

My First Open Source Contribution

10 Oct 2019

10xlearner

This is a post about my first open source contribution.

C++11

C++14

C++

Lock-Free Single-Producer - Single Consumer Circular Queue

31 Dec 2014

KjellKod.cc

How to make a wait-free, lock-free CircularFifo using C++11.

WinLamb: using C++11 Lambdas to Handle Win32 Messages

22 Sep 2019

Rodrigo Cesar de Freitas Dias

Introducing WinLamb, a modern C++11 object-oriented library to write native Windows programs

The Power of C++11 in Creating Windows Smart Pointers

15 Jul 2015

Michael Chourdakis

Smart pointers for some Windows handles

C++11

C++

Windows

Macros for Defining Method Aliases for a Member Object

2 Jun 2013

Mikhail Semenov

The article shows the techniques for defining pass-through methods

C++11

C++

Linux

Smart Pointers Gotchas

27 Aug 2014

Bartlomiej Filipek

Several issues related to smart pointers that are worth knowing.

LevelDB DLL for Windows - A New Approach to Exporting C++ Classes from a DLL

28 Mar 2013

John Bandela

Describes a build of leveldb for windows that works in both g++ and visual c++ using the same dll

C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview

21 Jul 2013

Nish Nishant

This is a quick overview of ISO C++ 11 compiler features that are supported in VC++ 2013 Preview

Fast Implementations of Maps with Integer Keys in C++

18 Jan 2015

Mikhail Semenov

This article covers algorithms and implementations for maps with integers, contains benchmark results

Compile Time Loops with C++11 - Creating a Generalized static_for Implementation

28 Dec 2014

Michael Gazonda

Have you ever been working with templates or constexpr and wanted to run a loop? Or maybe you have a loop you'd like to unroll and see if your program will run faster? Welcome to static_for.

Fast Multi-Reader Lock

20 Aug 2014

Evgeny Zavalkovsky

Multi-reader lock that provides real readers' lock-free and wait-free concurency on multi core systems.

Win32 Thread Pools and C++11 : A quick wrapper

15 Apr 2019

Michael Chourdakis

Use Windows new ThreadPool through a single C++ 11 class.

C++11 – A Glance [Part 2 of n]

17 Jun 2018

Lakamraju Raghuram

A glance at the C++11 Standard, covering features supported in VS2010. This is the next part of this series.

C++11

C++

Generic Memoization Infrastructure

1 Mar 2016

Evgeny Zavalkovsky

`Memoization' of a computation result makes computation faster by trading space for time. Here you will see extremely simple and "easy to use" Memoization Infrastructure.

C++11

C++

templates

doctest - the lightest C++ unit testing framework

21 Nov 2016

onqtam

The article consists of an introduction to the testing framework, motivation behind it's creation (what makes it unique) and a few important points about it's capabilities.

Tile Grid Control

23 Jun 2019

PJ Arends

An MFC CWnd derived grid of user definable tiles

C++11 Lambda Storage Without libc++

16 Jan 2012

And Baxter

In the case that you need to store and pass lambdas around but can't use std::function, here's an alternative.

C++11

C++

Dev

'Class methods' for plain arrays and std::array and vector too.

4 Jan 2018

john morrison leon

Class method emulation for plain arrays plus unified handling of plain arrays, std::arrays and std::vectors

Convenient Constructs For Stepping Through a Range of Values

23 Mar 2015

Mikhail Semenov

This articles proposes an implementation of a collection of constructs for writing loops in C++11, as an alternative to the standard C-style for-loop.

C++ std::thread Event Loop with Message Queue and Timer

13 Sep 2020

David Lafreniere

Create a worker thread with an event loop, message queue and a timer using the C++11 thread support library

Bring Your C++ Code to the Web

28 Jun 2019

Shao Voon Wong

How to bring your C++ code to the web

C++11

C++

Smart observers to use with unique_ptr

18 Sep 2015

john morrison leon

observer_ptr, a smart observer guaranteed to always be either valid or test as null. Transparently harnessing unique_ptr's custom deleter feature to detect object destruction.

Generic Random Access Iterator

23 Sep 2015

Shvetsov Evgeniy

Safe and versatile iterator for user types

Programming Concurrency in C++: Part 1

16 Dec 2018

MehreenTahir

This article will help you get started with concurrency and will also introduce you to the features C++ has to support concurrent programming.

Simple High-Level Interprocess Communications Library (SHLIPC)

2 Sep 2011

Alexander Bessonov

A simple high-level IPC library with ability to use native C++ interfaces.

Work queue with std or Boost threads

15 Nov 2011

Gast128

Worker thread example with std or Boost threads and C++.

C++11

threads

Populating Structure from XML, The Automatic Way (Part 2 of 2)

2 Feb 2016

Md. Samiul Hoque

intros_ptree: A library that lets you populate your structure or class from XML file (or json or ini file) automatically, and vice versa

The Cow Class: A Copy-On-Write C++ Template

9 Feb 2020

Michael Chourdakis

Copy your objects only when needed

C++11

C++

SW Message Bus

10 Jun 2014

Evgeny Zavalkovsky

SW Message Bus represents message flow abstraction mechanism in a complex, multithreaded SW system.

Reverse Semaphore : A quick class

24 Apr 2016

Michael Chourdakis

A class to implement a reverse semaphore

The One Definition Rule in C++11 and C++14: Constant Expressions and Inline Functions

27 Apr 2014

Mikhail Semenov

Problems with the one definition rule; examples of how to use constant expressions in inline functions.

C++11

C++

Easy Molar Mass Calculator

28 Jun 2016

Mohamed Kalmoua

This article describes how to create a UWP application that uses a Window Runtime Component.

Fast Memory Allocation and Pooling for Constrained Environments

14 Dec 2020

honey the codewitch

Some C++ magic to help cut down on heap abuse for simple scenarios

execq

27 Sep 2019

Alkenso

Smart queue that executes tasks in threadpool-like manner

Fundamental Type Specialization in C++

3 Jan 2020

goranorsander

A class template for specializing fundamental types

How To Optimize A Parallel Stable Sort Performance Using The Revolutionary Intel® oneAPI HPC Toolkit

7 May 2020

Arthur V. Ratz

In this article I will thoroughly discuss about the several aspects of using the revolutionary new Intel® oneAPI HPC Toolkit to deliver a modern code that implements a parallel “stable” sort

A Workaround for Type Inference with Expression Templates and Proxies

12 Jun 2019

John Bandela

The problem brought to light by the article is that C++11 auto interacts badly with expression templates and proxies.

C++11

Optimizations that You Have to Wring from WebAssembly

10 Aug 2020

Shao Voon Wong

Optimizations that you have to make to wring the performance out of WebAssembly

C++11

C++

How To Implement A Parallel "Stable" Three-Way Quicksort Using Intel C++ Compiler And OpenMP 4.5 Library

7 May 2020

Intel Corporation, Arthur V. Ratz

Programming Concurrency in C++: Part 2

3 Mar 2019

MehreenTahir

PolyHook - The C++11 x86/x64 Hooking Library

17 May 2016

stevemk14ebr

A modern, universal, c++ hooking library.

RWMutex: A Shared/Exclusive Recursive Mutex

13 Dec 2018

Michael Chourdakis

A mutex with shared/exclusive access with upgrade/downgrade capability

Application of C++11 User-Defined Literals to Handling Scientific Quantities, Number Representation and String Manipulation

31 Aug 2012

Mikhail Semenov

keywords: user-defined literals , templates, constant expressions, recursive functions

C++11

C++

Linux

Implementing Parallel Scalable Distribution Counting Algorithm (DCA) with CUDA 8.0 Runtime API

9 Dec 2016

Arthur V. Ratz

SimpleList - A C# to C++ Comparison

28 Mar 2018

Paulo Zemek

A beginner article about how to write a simple list class in C# and in C++

Tiny CMD

1 Aug 2019

Michael Haephrati

A tiny Command Line Interface wrapped with a Graphic User Interface

Priori - A Fast dynamic_cast<> Alternative

20 Jun 2013

DigitalInBlue

This article discusses the implementation and use of a fast alternative to dynamic_cast, Priori.

Load EXE as DLL: Mission Possible

6 Dec 2015

Michael Chourdakis

Load an EXE file as a DLL in another EXE and execute the functions

cpplinq - LINQ Query Operators for C++ Sequences

3 Nov 2012

Marius Bancila

An introduction to cpplinq, a open-source template library that provides LINQ-like operators for querying collections (arrays and STL containers) in C++11.

Units and measures for C++ 11