Category Archives: Code Snippets
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
Why do we need modules
I have been using C++ since 1996. Yes, C++ is an old language but I always found it the best language to u to achieve any goal, including goals that are typically associated with other languages. I use C++ for … Continue reading
Handling Exceptions
An important part of the book Learning C++ exception handling, and especially exception handling in C++ 20. Here is an example: #include <strexcept> #include <iostream> class MyException : public std::runtime_error { public: MyException(const char* message) : std::runtime_error(message) {} /* a … Continue reading
Capitals
One of the code samples in my book Learning C++ is Capitals. The purpose of the code was to explain key terms in the C++ 20 Standard Library, along with a small twist. The program tells you the capital of … Continue reading
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