Designing World-Ready Applications

Using a programming language in production-ready projects is a new step in learning the language itself. Sometimes, the examples in this book may take a different approach than the equivalent version used in real-world programs. When theory meets practice is when you learn a language. C++ is not an exception. Learning syntax, solving book problems, and understanding examples in books are stepping stones toward creating real-world applications. However, in the real world, we face an extra set of challenges.

In this chapter, we will go over the basics of practical programming with C++. This will help you tackle real-world applications better. Complex projects require a lot of thinking and designing. Sometimes, programmers must completely rewrite a project and start from scratch because they have made bad design choices at the beginning of development. This chapter addresses some common design ideas that will help prevent errors and write world-ready...