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1.) C++ is not the C Language -- Course Introduction

2.) C++ Batteries Included - STL and GDB Debugging with the STL

3.) Functions 1: Making our code more modular | GDB and Functions

4.) Input and Output

5.) C++: Thinking about memory

6.) Memory Allocation and Layout

7.) Arrays, Splines, and SFML Library Introduction

8.) Building Data Structures -- Structs and Linked Lists

9.) Physical Structure of a C++ Project

11.) Graphics Applications, Textures, Images, Sprites, and 2D Arrays

12.) Object-Oriented Programming 1

13.) Object-Oriented Programming 2

14.) Object-Oriented Programming 3 - Composition & Inheritance

15.) Binary Tree Data Structure

16.) C++ Templates - Code Generation and Generics

17.) Smart Pointers and Quad Trees

18.) Iterators and Algorithms

19.) Concurrency and Threading

20.) Final Project Discussion

21.) Review/Functors/Lambda's/

23.) Holiday no class

24.) LValues, RValues, and Move Semantics

25.) Advanced Topic 1 - Scripting with C++ using Pybind11 and Lua

26.) C++ Tooling and C++ GUIs

27.) Course Wrap Up

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Audio/Video Recording

Readings/Warmup (Do before class)

cppreference - Smart Pointers
- Listing of the smart pointers
Microsoft guide on smart pointers
- (Reading)
10 minute talk - Anatomy of a smart pointer
- (CPPCON Video)
Pitfalls of Pointers (and using the address sanitizer and gdb to find them) | Modern Cpp Series
- (Video)
std::unique_ptr - A scoped smart pointer | Modern Cpp Series
- (Video)
std::shared_ptr - A reference counted smart pointer | Modern Cpp Series
- (Video)
std::weak_ptr - A non-owning smart pointer | Modern Cpp Series
- (Video)

Test Your Knowledge (Optional)

[Test your knowledge on the readings] (This is not graded)

Commented Code Samples (if any)

For now I am linking code samples here: Github Code Repository for the course

Additional Resources

Knowing your smart pointers
- Reading

Slides

[Direct Link to Slides]
(Available to follow along during class)

(Graded) In-Class Activity link

In-Class Activity Link
- This is graded, and only your first response is graded
- This is an evaluation of what was learned in lecture.
- Due one week from when the lecture takes place

Module Content

Module Overview

In this module we learn about smart pointers and the Quad Tree structure

Module Outline

Lecture outline
- Building Data Structures
- Different Types of Smart Pointers
- Application Design
- Structuring a program
- Code Walk

Commentary

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(Optional Notes)

Commentary

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