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Modern C++ Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Modern C++ Programming Cookbook Recipes to explore data structure, multithreading, and networking in C++17

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786465184
Length 590 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Learning Modern Core Language Features FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Numbers and Strings 3. Exploring Functions 4. Preprocessor and Compilation 5. Standard Library Containers, Algorithms, and Iterators 6. General Purpose Utilities 7. Working with Files and Streams 8. Leveraging Threading and Concurrency 9. Robustness and Performance 10. Implementing Patterns and Idioms 11. Exploring Testing Frameworks 12. Bibliography

Getting started with Boost.Test

Boost.Test is one of the oldest and most popular C++ testing frameworks. It provides an easy-to-use set of APIs for writing tests and organizing them into test cases and test suites. It has good support for asserting, exception handling, fixtures, and other important features required for a testing framework. Throughout the next few recipes, we will explore the most important features it has which enable you to write unit tests. In this recipe, we will see how to install the framework and create a simple test project.

Getting ready

The Boost.Test framework has a macro-based API. Although you only need to use the supplied macros for writing tests, a good understanding of macros is recommended if you want to use the framework well...

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