A practical look at how to prepare for C++ coding interviews without treating LeetCode as a replacement for real engineering work: train fast thinking, use modern STL, practice std::ranges, and turn interview preparation into useful daily C++ training.
C++20 coroutines provide the low-level machinery for suspendable functions, but not a complete async runtime. This article explains what coroutines are, how std::generator makes lazy value generation practical, and how libraries such as libcoro provide tasks, schedulers, and thread pools for real projects.
C++20 concepts make template requirements explicit, reusable, and easier to diagnose. This article explains how concepts improve generic code, participate in overload resolution, simplify class template specialization, and help build a clear vocabulary for type requirements.
Getting an interview invitation in 2026 is not only about sending more applications. This article explains why direct applications often work poorly, how recruiters search for candidates, and how proper LinkedIn positioning can make your profile easier to find and understand.
C++ ranges and views make traversal code safer and more expressive by replacing manual iterator pairs with higher-level sequence abstractions. This article explains where iterator-based APIs become error-prone, how ranges reduce those risks, and why lifetime still matters.
A practical look at common CMake mistakes that make build configuration fragile: overloaded CMakeLists.txt files, manual compiler flags, ignored CTest infrastructure, unnecessary custom logic, and global commands that break target boundaries.
C++ compiles many mistakes that are still expensive. This article shows how `clang-tidy` helps catch subtle language misuse early — and how to introduce it into a real project without chaos.
A practical C++ learning path: what to learn first, what to postpone, and how to build real skills through one project.
Unit tests don’t have to be a “big rewrite.” This article shows a practical way to introduce unit tests into an existing C++ project: integrate GoogleTest with CMake/CTest, start with isolated code, scale with fixtures, and mock external dependencies without turning your codebase upside down.
* Manual resource management is fragile and exception-unsafe.
* RAII makes cleanup automatic and reliable.
* Prefer standard RAII types: `std::unique_ptr`, `std::lock_guard`, `std::fstream`, containers.
* Aim for the **Rule of Zero**: let RAII members define correct destruction and ownership.