Building Low Latency Applications with C++

1

Introducing Low Latency Application Development in C++

Let us kick off our journey with low latency applications by introducing them in this first chapter. In this chapter, we will first understand the behavior and requirements of latency-sensitive and latency-critical applications. We will understand the huge business impact that application latencies have for businesses that rely on quick and strict response times.

We will also discuss why C++ is one of the most preferred programming languages when it comes to low latency application development. We will spend a large part of this book building an entire low latency electronic trading system from scratch in C++. So, this will serve as a good chapter for you to understand the motivation for ...