April 2022 - Update 1

Many small improvements, several typos fixed, and flow refactoring, including: - Introduction: update references - Basic Concepts I: average computation reference, improved catastrofic cancellation, added compensation algorithms, added C++ standards compatibility note, moving implicit promotion, reorganized floating-point section - Basic III: parenthesis and brackets, better description for alignment in sizeof
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-# Modern C++ Programming #
+# Modern C++ Programming
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 <img src="other/cpp_logo.png" />

-## C++11 / C++14 / C++17 / (C++20) ##
+## C++11 / C++14 / C++17 / (C++20)

 This *open-access* course is directed at those who are already familiar with C and object-oriented programming towards a proficiency level of C++ programming. The course covers the basics of C++ programming and moves on to advanced C++ semantics and concepts.

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-## CHAPTERS ##
+## CHAPTERS

 |        | TITLE                                                                                                                                                 | MAIN FOCUS                                                              |
-| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | **1**  | **[Introduction](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/01.Introduction.pdf)**                                         | History of C/C++, Areas of Applications, Course introduction            |
 | **2**  | **[Basic Concepts I - Fundamental Types](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/02.Basic_Concepts_I.pdf)**             | Integral data types, floating-point, operators, and conversion          |
 | **3**  | **[Basic Concepts II - Entities and Control Flow](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/03.Basic_Concepts_II.pdf)**   | Enumerators, structures, control flow statements                        |
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 | **6**  | **[C++ Object Oriented Programming I](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/06.Object_Oriented_I.pdf)**               | Class hierarchy, constructor, destructor, class keywords                |
 | **7**  | **[C++ Object Oriented Programming II](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/07.Object_Oriented_II.pdf)**             | Polymorphism, operators overloading                                     |
 | **8**  | **[C++ Templates and Meta-programming I](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/08.Templates_I.pdf)**                  | Function template, type traits                                          |
-| **9**  | **[C++ Templates and Meta-programming II](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/09.Templates_II.pdf)** | Class template, SFINAE                                       |
+| **9**  | **[C++ Templates and Meta-programming II](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/09.Templates_II.pdf)** | Class template, SFINAE  
 | **10** | **[Translation Units](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/10.Translation_Units.pdf)**                               | Dealing with multiple translation units and files, namespace            |
 | **11** | **[Code Conventions](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/11.Code_Convention.pdf)**                                  | Project organization and main code conventions                          |
 | **12** | **[Ecosystem](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/12.Ecosystem.pdf)**                                               | Debugging, testing, building, documenting tools                         |
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 * **Hello World**: I/O Stream
 * **C++ Fundamental Types Overview**: Arithmetic types, Non-standard arithmetic types, `void` type, Pointer type and `nullptr`
 * **Conversion Rules**
+* **`auto` declaration**
 * **C++ Operators**: Operators precedence, Prefix/Postfix increment/decrement, Assignment, Compound , and comma operators, Spaceship operator `<=>` 
-* **Integral Data Types**: Fixed width integers, When use signed/unsigned integer? Promotion, Truncation, Undefined behavior
-* **Floating-point Types and Arithmetic**: Normal/Denormal values, Not a Number (`NaN`), Infinity, Properties
-* **Floating-point Issues**: Floating-point comparison, Catastrophic cancellation
+* **Integral Data Types**: Fixed width integers and `size_t`, When use signed/unsigned integer? Promotion, Truncation, Undefined behavior
+* **Floating-point Types and Arithmetic**: Normal/Denormal values, Infinity, Not a Number (`NaN`), Summary, Properties
+* **Floating-point Issues**: Catastrophic cancellation, Floating-point comparison

 **[3. Basic Concepts II - Entities and Control Flow](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/03.Basic_Concepts_II.pdf)**

 * **Enumerators**
-* **`struct`, `union`, and Bitfield**
-* **`using`, `decltype`, and `auto`**
-* **Control Flow**: `if` Statement, `for` Loop, `switch`, `goto`
+* **`struct`, Bitfield, `union`
+* **Control Flow**: `if` Statement, `for` Loop, Range-base `for` loop, `switch`, `goto`

 **[4. Basic Concepts III - Memory Management](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/04.Basic_Concepts_III.pdf)**

 * **Heap and Stack**: Stack Memory, `new`, `delete`, Memory Leak
-* **Initialization**: Variable initialization, Uniform initialization, Structure initialization, Fixed-size array initialization, Dynamic array initialization
-* **Pointers and References**: Pointer, Address-of operator `&`, Reference
+* **Initialization**: Variable initialization, Uniform initialization, Fixed-size array initialization, Structure initialization, Dynamic array initialization
+* **Pointers and References**: Pointer Operations, Address-of operator `&`, Reference
 * **`const`, `constexpr`, `consteval`, `constinit`**
 * **Explicit Type Conversion**: `static_cast`, `const_cast`, `reinterpret_cast`, Type punning
 * `sizeof` Operator
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 **[5. Basic Concepts IV - Functions and Preprocessing](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/05.Basic_Concepts_IV.pdf)**

 * **Declaration and Definition**
-* **Functions**: Pass by-value, Pass by-pointer, Pass by-reference, Overloading, Default parameters, Attributes
+* **Functions**: Pass by-value, Pass by-pointer, Pass by-reference, Function signature and Overloading, Default parameters, Attributes
 * **Function Objects and Lambda Expressions**: Function pointer, Function object (or Functor), Capture list, Other features, Capture list and classes
 * **Preprocessing**: Preprocessors, Common errors, Useful macro, Stringizing operator (`#`), `#pragma` and `#error`, Token-Pasting Operator (`##`), Variadic Macro

 **[6. C++ Object Oriented Programming I](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/06.Object_Oriented_I.pdf)**

-* **C++ Classes**
+* **C++ Classes**: RAII Idiom
 * **Class Hierarchy**:  Access specifiers, Inheritance access specifiers
-* **Class Constructor**: Default constructor, Initializer list, Uniform initialization, Delegate constructor, `explicit` keyword
+* **Class Constructor**: Default constructor, Class initialization, Uniform initialization, Delegate constructor, `explicit` keyword
 * **Copy Constructor**
 * **Class Destructor**
 * **Defaulted Members** (`= default`)
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 * **Polymorphism**: `virtual` methods, Virtual table, `override` keyword, `final` keyword, Common errors, Pure virtual method, Abstract class and interface
 * **Inheritance Casting and Run-time Type Identification**
-* **Operator Overloading**: Overview, Subscript operator `[]`, Comparison operator `<`, Spaceship operator `<=>` Function call operator `()`, Conversion operator `T()`, Increment and decrement operators `++`/`--`, Assignment operator `=`, Stream operator `<<`, Operator Notes
+* **Operator Overloading**: Overview, Subscript operator `[]`, Comparison operator `<`, Spaceship operator `<=>` Function call operator `()`, Conversion operator `T()`, Return type overloading resolution, Increment and decrement operators `++`/`--`, Assignment operator `=`, Stream operator `<<`, Operator Notes
 * **C++ Special Objects**: Aggregate, Trivial class, Standard-layout class, Plain old data (POD), Hierarchy

 **[8. C++ Templates and Meta-programming I](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/08.Templates_I.pdf)**
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 * **Type Traits**: Overview, Type traits library, Type manipulation, Type relation and transformation
 * **Template Parameters**: Overview, Special cases

-**[9. C++ Templates and Meta-programming II](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/9.Templates_II.pdf)**
+**[9. C++ Templates and Meta-programming II](https://github.com/federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming/blob/master/09.Templates_II.pdf)**

 * **Class Template**: Class specialization, Class + Function - specialization, `friend` keyword, Dependent names, Template variable
 * **Template Meta-Programming**
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 2. Software Design Chapter
 3. Build Aspects Chapter (e.g. reducing build time)

-### Essential Tool ###
+### Essential Tool

 Online compiler and execution: [CompilerExplorer](https://godbolt.org/)

 * for code execution: [Add new..] -> [execution only]

-### Reporting bugs and contributing ###
+### Reporting bugs and contributing

 If you find any typos, conceptual errors, or sections to improve, please report them by writing directly to me or by using the `issue` panel

-## Author ##
+## Author

 `Federico Busato`