Modern Concepts Applied to C++: Object Persistence, Reflection, Events, Garbage Collection and Thread Safety in C++

Revision with unchanged content. C++ is still one of the most powerful programming languages with an a­ma­zing list of features. However, many new languages and programming pa­ra­digms have arisen, so the choice of the best environment for specific appli­ca­tions becomes more difficult. Therefore, the main question of this book is how to apply capabilities of new concepts to C++. The book covers topics like Object Persistence, Reflection, Value Observation, E­vent Calling, Garbage Collection and even Thread Safety. For applying these a­bilities the approach of intelligent data containers, called properties, is picked up. Furthermore, in scope of this book, a template-based C++ Container Library, which implements the mentioned concepts, has been developed. Its name Pro­perty Set Library (PSL) is based on the used property approach, and its struc­ture and way of implementation is also described in detail. This book is not only for C++ programmers who are interested in details a­bout usable techniques, the freely available library can also be used prac­ti­cally.