Hour 23. Templates

In the past few years, C++ has added a few new features. One of the more exciting and powerful new aspects of C++ is templates. Templates enable you to build type-safe collections. In this hour you will learn

  • What templates are and how to use them

  • Why templates supply a better alternative to macros

  • How to create class templates

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