Manoj Debnath

Utility components in a standard programming language refers to those entities without which we can do away with in everyday programming but fit a specific need. They are basically built to provide some programming convenience rather than being an absolute necessity. The utility components provided by the standard C++ library are so commonly used that […]

Containers classes are those that provide the means to hold elements and facilitates and have some sort of management and manipulation over it. When we talk about containers, the first thing that comes to mind is of Standard Template Library (STL). STL supplies quite a few sophisticated container implementations. Started as a separate library, STL […]

C++ generics provide a powerful way to create an extensible design with the help of templates. The primary motivation of any generic model of programming is that it enables the programmer to develop components that provide easy and seamless transition from the design to the application code. It also better expresses design intention and highly […]

Model-View-Controller (MVC) is a design pattern frequently used in the development of all types of software. Sometimes, it is termed as architectural pattern (Wikipedia), a wider connotation of the design pattern that takes into account various software design principles not addressed by a simple design pattern. MVC began as a framework in SmallTalk, which became […]

MySQL Connector/C++ is an object-oriented database API library to work with MySQL database and C++. The API is partly built upon the JDBC 4.0 API specification. As a result, the C++ class names and functional interfaces are same as we use in JDBC programming in Java. MySQL already has a C-style native API library and […]

C++ programmers have two basic responsibilities: one, allocate memory for variables defined and two, deallocate the space gracefully once it is no longer used. It is not difficult to guess what havoc it can cause when unused memory is not freed up properly. Unlike other high-level languages like Java, which has its own garbage collector […]

Creating a database application in C/C++ is a daunting task, especially for a novice programmer. Although the actually code is quite simple, it is the configuration issues such as importing right library, drivers to use, how to access them, and so forth, that make it an uphill battle. If you think you need to sharpen […]

There many C/C++ compilers available on the market. Many of them are free. GCC, or GNU Compiler Collection, is one of such compilers commonly found in a Linux system (Windows and other platforms). It is a product of the Open Source movement pioneered by Richard Stallman. However, GCC per se is not a single compiler, […]

Unlike other object-oriented programming languages, C++, by far, is the most complex and powerful. The code structure can often be quirky and convoluted. Intriguingly, this tricky part keeps C++ programmers on their toes, sometimes even to the point of baffling a seasoned programmer. There is almost always room for fine tuning the code on every […]