Author: Srikanta

The std::weak_ptr is part of the smart pointer family introduced in C++11 which holds a non-owning reference to an object managed by other std::shared_ptrs. It does not own the object, which means that the existence of a std::weak_ptr does not ensure the validity of the referred object. If all the std::shared_ptrs, owing the object, get … Continue reading “std::weak_ptr in C++”

The function template, std::async, allows us to run a function (possibly time consuming) asynchronously. The actual function, that needs to be executed asynchronously, is passed to this std::sync. The std::sync returns a future object immediately without waiting for the passed function to finish execution. When the function execution will start depends of the options passed … Continue reading “std::async – Execute a Function Asynchronously”

C++11 introduced the concept of promise and future to a provide synchronization point between threads by sharing objects. The promise object owner (the producer thread) promises to produce a value – may not be immediately but sometime in future. The future owner (the consumer thread) expects a value once the associated promise is met by … Continue reading “C++ Promise and Future”

The std::move and std::forward are used to serve two different purposes. The std::move enables move semantic for efficient resource transfer from one object to another. Whereas, the std::forward is used to preserve the value category (lvalue or rvalue) of the parent function’s template parameter in time of calling another function. This feature is also known … Continue reading “std::move vs std::forward”