5/10 Classes and Design [2026]

Here we touch on some ways to build classes in C++ and how class design such as class hierarchies can help to make code more readable, more maintainable and less error prone (amongst other things). Klaus Iglberger and I also touch on design patterns and briefly what other programming paradigms exist apart from object oriented programming (OOP).

Links

• https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-forgotten-history-of-oop-88d71b9b2d9f The forgotten history of OOP
• https://medium.com/@ryan_forrester_/struct-inheritance-in-c-comprehensive-guide-2027689d10ed structs and classes
• https://www.enterpriseintegrationpatterns.com/index.html Enterprise Integration Patterns by Gregory Hohpe
• https://martinfowler.com Martin Fowler author of so many books, including one on enterprise patterns
  • https://martinfowler.com/bliki/GangOfFour.html Martin F's write-up of the Gang of Four book
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns Wiki page on the book 'Design Patterns - Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software' written by E Gamma, R Helm, R Johnson and J Vlissides. 
  • https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7408317M/Design_Patterns
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Software-Design-Principles-Patterns-High-Quality/dp/1098113160 book by Klaus Iglberger: "C++ Software Design: Design Principles and Patterns for High-Quality Software"

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