Advanced C++ Programming Techniques

This unit develops advanced C++ skills including modern language features (lambdas, templates, UDLs, and pack expansions), container and iterator usage, file and filesystem operations, memory management, and use of development tools and libraries (Code::Blocks, CppDroid, Boost). Students will apply debugging strategies and perform practical tasks—such as copying/moving files, handling I/O errors, and optimizing container and algorithm choices—to prepare for building larger game programming components.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze and compare standard C++ containers, iterators, and algorithms to select and implement the most appropriate data structures for given problems, including copying and moving semantics
• Apply advanced language features—lambda expressions, stateless/assignable lambdas, templates (including typedef/parameterized templates and pack expansions), and user-defined literals—to create reusable and type-safe code
• Demonstrate file and filesystem operations by opening, reading, writing, copying, moving files and directories, handling I/O errors, and setting/using ios flags appropriately
• Evaluate and apply debugging techniques, memory management practices (including freeing raw pointers), IDE tooling, and third-party libraries (e.g., Boost) to troubleshoot, improve, and prepare applications for larger-scale development