About the Book

If you’ve ever asked “what’s in C++17 and what does it mean for me and my code?” — and I hope you have — then this book is for you.

Herb Sutter, herbsutter.com

Available also as cppstories.com). The chapters were rewritten from the ground-up and updated with the latest information. All of that equipped with lots of new examples and practical tips. Additionally, the book provides insight into the current implementation status, compiler support, performance issues and other relevant knowledge to boost your current projects.

If you have experience with C++11/14 and you want to move forward into the latest C++ standard, then this book is for you.

Here are the features you'll learn:

Part One: C++17 Language features

• Fixes and deprecation
• Language clarification
• General language features
• Templates
• Attributes

Part Two: C++17 The Standard Library

• std::optional
• std::variant
• std::any
• std::string_view
• String Conversions
• String Matching & Searchers
• Filesystem
• Parallel STL
• Other Changes

Part Three: More Examples and Use Cases

• Refactoring with std::optional
• Using if constexpr
• Using [[nodiscard]] attribute
• How to parallelise applications

Book Mentions:

"C++17 In Detail" appeared in the Visual C++ Team Blog as suggested books for learning C++17!

Have a look: C++17 In Detail @Goodreads

Other formats:

• The book is also available in print at Amazon: cppstories.com. Initially, the topics revolved around graphics programming, but now the blog focuses on core C++. He's also a co-organiser of the cppstories.com.