Gain insights into using Modern C++ for embedded programming. Learn about safety-critical systems, optimize performance, manage limited resources, and handle parallel execution effectively.

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Embedded Programming with Modern C++  is highly valuable for each professional programmer.

In the past, embedded and system programming have had their pitfalls, but modern C++ has been designed to be a better language for this type of development, addressing the previous pitfalls/requirements explicitly. What are these requirements? Embedded systems deal with safety-critical systems, meaning they must guarantee high performance combined with limited resources, while also working in parallel.

The scope of this course goes beyond just embedded programming. Developers who write servers, games, or trading systems may especially benefit from this course because they also have to deal with safety-critical systems, high performance, reduced resources, and parallel execution in their jobs.

To get the most out of the course, you only need a basic understanding of C++. Building off this understanding, this course goes over all the essentials of embedded programming with Modern C++.

Let's get started!

Embedded Programming with Modern C++

// copyMoveSemantic.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <utility>

int main(){

  std::string str1{"ABCDEF"};
  std::string str2;

  std::cout << "\n";

  // initial value
  std::cout << "str1= " << str1 << std::endl;
  std::cout << "str2= " << str2 << std::endl;

  // copy semantic
  str2= str1;
  std::cout << "str2= str1;\n";
  std::cout << "str1= " << str1 << std::endl;
  std::cout << "str2= " << str2 << std::endl;

  std::cout << "\n";

  std::string str3;

  // initial value
  std::cout << "str1= " << str1 << std::endl;
  std::cout << "str3= " << str3 << std::endl;

  // move semantic
  str3= std::move(str1);
  std::cout << "str3= std::move(str1);\n";
  std::cout << "str1= " << str1 << std::endl;
  std::cout << "str3= " << str3 << std::endl;

  std::cout << "\n";

}

## Explanation
In the above example, we demonstrated how the value of `str1` can be transferred to strings using two different methods: copy semantic and move semantic. 

* In line 18, we used the copy semantic, and the string `"ABCDEF"` is present in both `str1` and `str2`. We can, therefore, say that the value has been *copied* from `str1` to `str2`.

* In line 32, we used the move semantic, and now the string `"ABCDEF"` is present only in `str3` but not in `str1`. We can therefore say the value has *moved* from `str1` to `str3`.

Some examples of copy and move semantics will be discussed in this lesson.


Introduction

Safety-Critical Systems

High Performance

Reduced Resources

Several Tasks Simultaneously

Conclusion

- Examples

Example 1

Explanation