Tagged “c++17”

• Learning C++ from Java - Pointers and References 23 Dec 2021 · 6 min read

  Before I started learning C++, I had read about Java being pass-by-value rather than pass-by-reference, but I found it easier to think I was passing objects around by reference. This post begins by summarizing pointers and references in C++, before describing the different semantics for passing arguments to a function.

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• Learning C++ from Java - Header files 04 Dec 2021 · 6 min read

  This post begins with an explanation of forward declarations in C++ before I highlight why and how C++ programmers use header files.

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• Learning C++ from Java - Building, Namespaces, Linkage, and more 13 Nov 2021 · 7 min read

  I recently had to learn C++ for work and have done most of that learning so far through learncpp.com. This next series of posts will highlight what I have found interesting about C++, especially given my Java background. In this post, I cover variable initialization, namespaces, linkage, and more.

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