One of the features of Modern C++ isalignment supportwhich was introduced with the C++11 standard.Most of the alignment support features can be used with modern C++ compilers that support one of the ISO Standards of C++11, C++14, C++17, and C++20. In this post, we explain what is alignment support and how we can use alignas, alignof, std::align, aligned_union, aligned_storage…
C++ has a reputation for being one of the most efficient and powerful programming languages. It is still incredibly popular in almost all developer surveys despite having been available for over 40 years. Understanding the pros and cons of the C++ programming language can…
Hello C++ Developers. In today’s round-up of recent posts on LearnCPlusPlus.org we examine some of the alignment-related features of Modern C++, known as Alignment Support. These alignment features can be used with a modern C++ Compiler that supports C++11, C++14…
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Every year, the “Modern C++” term appears in many discussions. In general, the “Modern C++” term started with the release of the C++11standards. Since that time, the C++14, C++17, and C++20 standards followed. In the future C++23 is on the horizon…
When you develop Windows software you come across the need for some kinds of applications need to be run for 24 hours or, in fact, continually while the computer is running. Usually, the computers in question are network servers or monitoring applications on desktop machines. In these cases, you might think about creating a console application which has a either a minimal amount of interaction or…
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Hello C++ Developers. Many times, the “Modern C++” term appears in discussions. In general, “Modern C++” started with the C++11 standards. C++11 is shorthand for C++ that is based on and implements the C++ ISO/IEC 14882 standard. Similarly, C++14 is…
This year is definitely starting to look like the year of the AI uprising and it’s only a question of time before it makes it into IDE software of all types. The ball really started rolling with a dramatic investment by Microsoft of at least $10 billion in OpenAI, the company behind the admirably powerful ChatGPT, Dall-E and similar advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning…
