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C++ Threaded Programming

Course Summary

The C++ Threaded Programming training course is designed to provide experienced C++ programmers with practical instruction and information so that they can begin writing multi-threaded applications.

The course begins by explaining the history and need for multi-threading. Participants will learn about thread classes and how to create threads. Next, it explores how to work with threads, including joining and detaching threads as well as pausing thread execution. The course concludes with a focus on best practices.

Purpose
Learn how to build safe, high-performing multi-threaded C++ applications
Audience
Experienced C++ programmers with little-to-no background in multi-threaded application development needing to write multi-threaded stand-alone applications
Role
Software Developer
Skill Level
Intermediate
Style
Workshops
Duration
3 Days
Related Technologies
Back-End Development | C++

 

Learning Objectives
  • Write multi-threaded C++ applications
  • Employ alternative mechanisms for achieving thread safety
  • Utilize best practices including immutable objects, exception and error handling, debugging, and what to use when

What You'll Learn:

In the C++ Threaded Programming training course, you'll learn:

Core Concepts

  • Introduction to concurrent programming
  • Need for multithreading, advantages, disadvantages
  • C++'s threading model and threading library

Using Thread Class

  • Thread object
  • Creating threads - function pointers, function objects, lambdas
  • Passing arguments to threads
  • Differentiating between threads: the thread ID
  • Joining and detaching threads
  • Writing asynchronous threads
  • Pausing execution of threads
  • Using wait() and notify()

Using Concurrent Libraries

Using Concurrent Collections

  • Lists
  • Queues

Using Execution Framework

  • Thread pool
  • Using Future
  • Using Fork-Join

Using Synchronizers

  • Semaphores
  • Mutexes
  • Locks

Using Atomics

  • Atomic class

Best Practices

  • Starvation, deadlock, and livelock
  • Immutable objects
  • Exception and Error handling
  • Debugging
  • When to use what
real world content

Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
expert practitioners

Expert Practitioners

Industry experts that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
experiential learning

Experiential Learning

More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
tailored outlines

Tailored Outlines

One-size-fits-all doesn't apply to training teams. That's where we come in!
“I appreciated the instructor's technique of writing live code examples rather than using fixed slide decks to present the material.”

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