The last two articles examined the "C Socket" interface provided by the OS. In this article, I wrap this functionality in a simple C++ class to provide guaranteed closing and apply a consistent except
Read More### 1: using namespace Every new developer who comes to C++ always starts writing code like this: #### myfirstprog.cpp ```c #include <iostream> using namespace std; ``` It seems reasonable, and e
Read MoreSo far, we have created basic programs that perform a single task without making any decisions. Most (all but the most trivial) programming languages provide decision-making constructs (Conditional B
Read More### Usage All C++ applications must have at least one function called `main()`. Additionally, you can have user-defined functions that encapsulate individual tasks, thus making the code cleaner and e
Read MoreThis is the first article in the series OK. Let's do this. I keep trying to think of something big and interesting to write about, but that is just not working. All my time is spent trying to think o
Read MoreSo I never really considered why the resize of vector used a constant expansion of 1.5 or 2 (in some popular implementations). That was until I did my previous article series ["Vector"]({{config.site
Read More# [Nisse](https://github.com/Loki-Astari/Nisse) [Nisse](https://github.com/Loki-Astari/Nisse) is a C++ library that simplifies the creation of [C++ web-based applications](https://github.com/Loki-As
Read More# [Nisse](https://github.com/Loki-Astari/Nisse) Describing all aspects of Nisse in a single article would be complex and overwhelming. I want to start with a beginner's perspective and address a rea
Read More# [Nisse](https://github.com/Loki-Astari/Nisse) In the previous article "A Web Server," I created the simplest web server possible. This article covers the next stage by addressing the issues relat
Read More# [Nisse](https://github.com/Loki-Astari/Nisse) In the previous article, "C++ Sockets," I mentioned that Thors-mongo had built-in support for SLL connections but glossed over the details. In this ar
Read More# [Nisse](https://github.com/Loki-Astari/Nisse) In the first three articles, we created a very basic Web Server. A significant issue with this simplistic server is that it can only handle connection
Read MoreThis article examines constructors that are often overlooked. It examines their use cases and explains why the added functionality is meaningful in relation to smart pointers. ## Default Constructor
Read MoreSo in [the previous article](https://lokiastari.com/posts/Smart-Pointer-UniquePointer), I covered a basic `unique` pointer where the smart pointer retained sole ownership of the pointer. The `shared`
Read MoreOn [codereview.stackexchange.com](https://codereview.stackexchange.com) in the C++ tag, it seems like a write of passage to implement your own version of a smart pointer. A quick search brings up the
Read MoreBuilding a simple client/server application is the standard first internet-based application developers attempt. These applications are built on top of the socket communication library, but socket pr
Read MoreIn the previous articles, I used a very simplistic protocol. In real-world situations, this protocol is not sufficient. A communications protocol is required to provide a more robust connection betwe
Read More## Checking read/write success The `read()` and `write()` commands can fail in several ways but can also succeed without reading/writing all the data. A common mistake is not checking the amount of
Read MoreIn most programming languages, you have the concept of variables. These are named objects that hold a value (more formerly referred to as state). By manipulating a variable, you manipulate the state
Read MoreBecause resizing a vector is expensive, the `std::vector` class uses exponential growth to minimize the number of times that the vector is resized: a technique we replicate in this version. But every
Read MoreMany new developers of C++ attempt to build a `Vector` like container as a learning process. Getting a simple version of this working for POD types (like int) is not that complicated. The next step i
Read MoreIn the previous article, I went over basic allocation for a `Vector` like class. In this article, I want to put some detail around the copy assignment operator and resizing the underlying `Vector`. U
Read MoreNow that we have used `std::is_nothrow_move_constructible,` we can also examine a couple of other types available in the template utility library. # Optimized Destruction Since we have to manually
Read MoreSo, the C++ standard specifies a set of requirements for containers. Very few requirements are specified in terms of containers, so adhering to these strictly is not required (unless you want to be c
Read MoreSetting up WordPress to display syntax-highlighted code was a struggle due to different plugins that don’t all seem to work together, the various types of editors, etc. I don’t want to learn all abou
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