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Master Software Design Patterns and Architecture in C++

Gain insights into software design patterns and architecture in C++. Learn about C++ idioms, concurrency patterns, and apply the right solutions to improve code quality and productivity.

Intermediate

111 Lessons

30h

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into software design patterns and architecture in C++. Learn about C++ idioms, concurrency patterns, and apply the right solutions to improve code quality and productivity.

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Course Overview

Software engineering researchers and practitioners noticed that parts of software projects could often be solved using approaches that were discovered earlier to solve similar problems. This led to the documentation of software design and architectural patterns, which are known solution approaches to a class of problems. This course starts by putting software patterns into perspective by answering the question, “What is a software pattern, and how is it different from an algorithm?” You will then learn ab...Show More

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What You'll Learn

An understanding of the differences between software design and architectural patterns

A working knowledge of the difference between patterns and algorithms

A deep understanding of common software design and architectural patterns

Hands-on experience working with useful C++ idioms

Familiarity with the key patterns for concurrency

An understanding of the differences between software design and architectural patterns

Course Content

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with enhancing software development through design, concurrency, and architectural patterns.

Why This Course

Prerequisites, the Approach, and Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Design Patterns

10 Lessons

Look at the foundations, origins, and components of design patterns in software development.

Overview of Design Patterns

Origins and History

What Characterizes a Pattern?

Anti-Pattern

Pattern vs. Design Pattern

Three Types of Patterns

Components of a Design Pattern

Algorithms, Frameworks, and Design Patterns

Writing Patterns

Quiz Yourself: Introduction to Patterns

Deep Dive into Design Patterns

23 Lessons

Examine design patterns, including strategy, factory, singleton, adapter, bridge, and PImpl idiom.

Types of Design Patterns from GoF

Strategy Pattern

Inheritance vs. Composition

Strategy Pattern and Delegation

Factory Method Design Pattern

Factory Method Examples

Exercise: Factory Method

Solution: Factory Method

Quiz Yourself: Strategy pattern and Factory Method

Singleton Pattern

Singleton Pattern Implementation

Alternatives to Singleton

Adapter Design Pattern

Adapter Design Pattern Examples

Exercise: Adapter Patterns

Solution: Adapter Patterns

Quiz Yourself: Singleton and Adapter Patterns

Bridge Pattern

Bridge Design Pattern Example

PImpl

Exercise: PImpl Idiom

Solution: PImpl Idiom

Quiz Yourself: PImpl and Bridge Patterns

More Design Patterns

25 Lessons

Enhance your skills in using and implementing various design patterns for software architecture.

Decorator Design Pattern

Decorator Design Pattern Example

Exercise: Decorator Design Pattern

Solution: Decorator Design Pattern

Quiz Yourself: Decorator Design Pattern

Facade Design Pattern

Facade Design Pattern Example

Composite Design Pattern

Composite Design Pattern Example

Exercise: Composite Design Pattern

Solution: Composite Design Pattern

Quiz Yourself: Facade and Composite Design Patterns

Proxy Design Pattern

Proxy Design Pattern Example

Quiz Yourself: Proxy Design Pattern

Observer Design Pattern

Observer Design Pattern Example

Exercise: Observer Design Pattern

Solution: Observer Design Pattern

Quiz Yourself: Observer Design Pattern

Visitor Design Pattern

Visitor Design Pattern Examples

Template Method

Template Method Example

Quiz Yourself: Visitor and Template Design Patterns

Idioms

31 Lessons

Explore idioms like RAII, Copy-and-Swap, and CRTP for efficient resource management in C++.

RAII Idiom

RAII Idiom Example

Copy-and-Swap Idiom

Exercise: Copy-and-Swap Idiom

Solution: Copy-and-Swap Idiom

Polymorphism

Polymorphism Examples

Exercise: Polymorphism

Solution: Polymorphism

Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP)

CRTP (Static Polymorphism)

CRTP (Mixins)

Exercise: CRTP Add Class

Solution: CRTP Add Class

Exercise: CRTP-derived Class Restriction

Solution: CRTP-derived Class Restriction

Expression Templates

Exercise: Expression Templates

Solution: Expression Templates

Policy Idiom

Exercise: Template Policy for "MyInt std::map" Key

Solution: Template Policy for "MyInt std::map" Key

Traits

Exercise: Extending Data Type Categorization Using Traits

Solution: Extending Data Type Categorization using Traits

Tag Dispatching Idiom

Exercise: Tag Dispatching

Solution: Tag Dispatching

Type Erasure

Exercise: Type Erasure

Solution: Type Erasure

Architectural Patterns

6 Lessons

Focus on key architectural patterns like Layered, Pipes-and-Filters, Broker, MVC, and Reactor.

Layered Pattern

Pipes-and-Filters Pattern

Broker Pattern

Model-View-Controller Pattern

Reactor Pattern

Quiz Yourself: Architectural Patterns

Patterns for Concurrency

13 Lessons

Master the steps to implement safe concurrent programming using patterns like copied value, TLS, tasks, and locking strategies.

Copied Value

Exercise: Check the Race Condition

Solution: Check the Race Condition

Thread-local Storage

Tasks, Futures, and Promises

Exercise: Parallelize Scalar Product Calculation

Solution: Parallelize Scalar Product Calculation

Scoped Locking

Strategized Locking

Thread-Safe Interface

Guarded Suspension

Active Object

Monitor Object

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Get familiar with software design patterns, C++ idioms, and advanced architectural concepts.

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