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Pretty Good Initialization Library

by Thorsten Ottosen

Are you tired of filling data manually into STL containers? With the Initialization Library it gets a lot easier.

CppEvent - How to Implement Events using Standard C++

by Shmuel Zang

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

NTP/SNTP v4/v3 Server/Client C++

by JadBenAutho

Efficient and standalone library for NTP server/client utilizing pure C++

Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Adding Custom Tasks to Jump Lists

by Michael Dunn

Create custom tasks in your app's jump list on Windows 7

Latest Articles

NTP/SNTP v4/v3 Server/Client C++

by JadBenAutho

Efficient and standalone library for NTP server/client utilizing pure C++

Array-Based Memory Pool and Allocator

by Vadim Stadnik

Simple and useful alternative to traditional memory pool

LINQ and Performance

by Steffen Ploetz

Is LINQ the right technology for processing large amounts of data in runtime-relevant environments?

Cajoling std::chrono Operations to Link On the Teensy platform

by honey the codewitch

std::chrono doesn't work on the Teensy? Oh no! Here's how to fix it.

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STL

Improving on shared_ptr

15 Jun 2012 by AlexZakharenko

A more efficient way to create objects for usage with shared_ptr

STL sortings as marathon illustrations

16 Dec 2012 by Basil_2

How to choose an STL sorting algorithm.

C++ & STL: Reading a text file into a collection with little code

12 Apr 2011 by CalicoSkies

How to use istream_iterator and the copy algorithm to populate an STL collection from a text file with very little code

A Progress Indicator for the Boost Test Library

20 Mar 2013 by cocaf

How to show progress in a Boost test application.

How to Use parallel_for_each

15 Mar 2012 by Dharmateja Challa

Using parallel_for_each which is part of Parallel Pattern Library ( PPL )

Converting ANSI to Unicode and back

15 May 2011 by Doc Lobster

String conversion using the C++ Standard Library only

Converting ANSI to Unicode and Back

19 May 2011 by Doc Lobster

Cajoling std::chrono Operations to Link On the Teensy platform

24 Aug 2022 by honey the codewitch

std::chrono doesn't work on the Teensy? Oh no! Here's how to fix it.

Complex Math Library for C# and VB.NET

15 Dec 2002 by Karl Tarbet

Complex math library for C# and VB.NET

MetaEncrypt

11 Jul 2012 by lagos_fernando

A C++ template to encrypt strings at compile time with template metaprogramming.

The heck of vector of bool specialization

5 Feb 2012 by Lakamraju Raghuram

A glance around vector of bool-type

Serialize Data to XML

14 Mar 2019 by Martin Vorbrodt

How to serialize data to XML

Parsing Command Line Options

21 Mar 2019 by Martin Vorbrodt

Parsing Command Line Options

shared_ptr and the class factory

9 Aug 2012 by mzdude

shared_ptr and the class factory

Read user input or Enter

15 Nov 2013 by Orjan Westin

Reading an input of any type, or simply enter, from the command line

Memory Dump to outstream

4 Apr 2018 by Orjan Westin

Function and supporting class to write a memory dump with hex values and characters to an output stream

Convert a Binary File to a Hex Encoded Text File

5 Dec 2014 by PJ Arends

A small command line utility to convert a binary file to hex encoded text file

lvalue and rvalue Applied for 2-dimension Array Class Definition

5 Oct 2015 by ratah_

This tip discusses about a solution to allow us to use any class as a C-like 2-dimension array.

Python-like Enumeration in C++11

23 Oct 2015 by schollii

Classes that provide simple Pythonic enumeration of STL container items using range-for loop in C++11

Execute Member Function If It Is Present

12 Sep 2015 by Shvetsov Evgeniy

Using C++ templates? Wish your template algorithm will be versatile and ready to work with the classes, which do not fully support the required interface? Want more functional programming with C++? Get it now!

Generate a Parameterized Random Char Sequence

15 Sep 2015 by Shvetsov Evgeniy

How to generate a random sequence of chars with the specified parameters (e.g., length, char sets, char count per set, etc.)

Get Integral Type By Size, Switch By Type ID

18 Sep 2015 by Shvetsov Evgeniy

Type tricks (above described and other)

STL: Amazing Speed Differences between std::vector and std::set (Observed with an UndoRedoAction).

2 Jun 2021 by Steffen Ploetz

Why replacing std::vector with std::set sped up my UndoRedoAction class by about 20x

An Efficient String to Unsigned int ID Struct

22 Jun 2022 by Stephane Capo

C++ optimization for map using string key among others

Sci-Fi Plot Compiler

19 Feb 2019 by steveb

A simple Sci-Fi plot compiler

std::function: template based function pointer /object

3 Jun 2013 by ThatsAlok

This tip will demonstrate std::function in various avatars, with function pointers and std::bind.

XML* (or XMLStar), a C++ STL Based XML Serialization Engine

6 May 2013 by trident99

An STL based simple XML serialization and de-serialization engine

HPC Template Library, A Supplement to the STL

15 Dec 2017 by trident99

The HPC Template Library is a supplement to the Standard Template Library providing threadsafe containers.

CalcStar: A C++ Math Expression Evaluator

14 Jan 2017 by trident99

CalcStar is an expandable, fast C++ function evaluator that gives the user the same computational power as a scientific calculator.

GT: A C++ Graphical User Interface Library and System

13 Feb 2017 by trident99

GT is a compact, efficient, and customizable graphical user interface (GUI) library for the Windows environment.