C++ High Performance

Preface

C++ of today provides programmers the ability to write expressive and robust code while still having the ability to target almost any hardware platform or real-time requirements. This makes C++ a unique language. Over the last few years, C++ has turned into a modern language that is more fun to use and with better defaults.

This book aims to give the reader a solid foundation to write efficient applications as well as an insight into strategies for implementing libraries in modern C++. We have tried to take a practical approach to explain how C++ works today, where C++14/C++17 features are a natural part of the language, rather than looking at C++ historically.

This book has been written by us, Viktor and Björn, collaboratively. ...