In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Converting between different time units using std::ratio
- Converting between absolute and relative times with std::chrono
- Safely signalizing failure with std::optional
- Applying functions on tuples
- Quickly composing data structures with std::tuple
- Replacing void* with std::any for more type safety
- Storing different types with std::variant
- Automatically handling resources with std::unique_ptr
- Automatically handling shared heap memory with std::shared_ptr
- Dealing with weak pointers to shared objects
- Simplifying resource handling of legacy APIs with smart pointers
- Sharing different member values of the same object
- Generating random numbers and choosing the right random number engine
- Generating random numbers and letting the STL shape specific distributions
