C++ Software Design

Good software design is essential for the success of your project, but designing software is hard to do. You need to have a deep understanding of the consequences of design decisions and a good overview of available design alternatives. With this book, experienced C++ developers will get a thorough, practical, and unparalleled overview of software design with this modern language.

C++ trainer and consultant Klaus Iglberger explains how you can manage dependencies and abstractions, improve changeability and extensibility of software entities, and apply and implement modern design patterns to help you take advantage of today's possibilities. Software design is the most essential aspect of a software project because it impacts the software's most important properties: maintainability, changeability, and extensibility.

• Learn how to evaluate your code with respect to software design
• Understand what software design is, including design goals such as changeability and extensibility
• Explore the advantages and disadvantages of each design approach
• Learn how design patterns help solve problems and express intent
• Choose the right form of a design pattern to get the most out of its advantages

Klaus Iglberger is a freelancing C++ trainer and consultant. He shares his expertise of 15+ years of C++ in popular training courses around the world and is a frequent speaker at C++ conferences. Since his PhD in 2010 he has focused on large-scale software design and on how to improve the maintainability of software. His major interest is how to design for change and extensibility and how to apply design patterns to simplify the task.