Monthly Archives: July 2023
Final code exercise
We already shared with you Brain Train, our final exercise, brought to you in Chapter 18 of our book. Happy to share a Mac demonstration of the same multiplatform source code.
Going over editorial comments
We have developed our own software (in C++ of course) that uses Office Automation and sqlite3 to maintain a database of all editorial comments we receive from Technical Editors about our book‘s chapters. For example, there is an option to … Continue reading
The Simpson Show and C++ 20 concepts
Read more about that in Chapter 12 of our book.The Simpsons is one of the oldest and most beloved cartoon TV shows since 1987, and, unless you’ve been living in a cave, you probably know it. In the opening credits … Continue reading
Measuring User’s Activity level
In 2017, during a meeting with a client, a government agency, we discussed a project we developed and offered them, (in C++, obviously…), they asked us if it was possible to add log entries about a PC user’s activity level. … Continue reading
A Slot Machine using ASCII Art
As explained in Chapter 12 of our book, Learning C++, the idea of this exercise is to develop a Las Vegas-style slot machine game. Slot machines allow the player to press a button and get 3 or more images. The … Continue reading
Our YouTube channel
We have created a new YouTube channel where we intend to publish clips showing code listings from the book and how the programs actually look and feel. Our amazing maze program is shown in this video. Our final exercise, Brain-Train … Continue reading
Learning C++ 