Category Archives: C++0X/C++11

In my last C++11 blog I talked about creating functions that takes a storage location by reference and return a function that takes a string input, parses it and stores the resulting value into the storage location. So we’re creating … Continue reading →

Since a lambda is a local function defined with a scope (i.e. inside another function) it can have access to the same variables that are in that scope. This is where the capture-mode comes in. (Perversely, this prevents lambdas from … Continue reading →

Lambdas are new to C++0x and if you are familiar with functors then you already have a good idea of how lambdas can be used. Where lambdas really become useful (in my opinion) are allowing you to encapsulate behavior (as … Continue reading →

One my pet peeves with C/C++ are null pointers – specifically not having a good way of specifying a special pointer value that means “invalid pointer”. C (and C++) have a preprocessor macro NULL, which in C expands to either … Continue reading →

I have been writing a lot of code the last few months, and I’ve had a chance to play with some of the new C++0x features. It’s really the first time in many years that there’s been a significant improvement … Continue reading →

My friend Stan Melax has written a number of articles on optimization using SSE instructions. He’s also talked about some simple things you can do to make your program run faster. I’d like to reiterate one of these because it’s … Continue reading →