After successful completion of the course, students are able to:
... inspect modern C++ code.
... understand the core ideas guiding modern software development
... understand the language features available in C++17 and how to apply them.
... select appropriate functionality from the standard library to solve common problems.
... apply C++ to solve a problem in the scope of a project work.
... generate interfaces between C++ code and other languages (python).

The aim of this lecture is to understand the core principles of modern C++ and how to use them. This lecture will start at the very beginning ("Hello World!") and guide students to working on highly automated projects with several contributors, applying modern C++ to avoid common pitfalls encountered in large software projects.

Language features:
- Value Categories
- Value and Reference Semantics
- Functions
- User-defined types (Classes)
- Template Metaprogramming
- Function objects (lambda functions)

Features of the Standard library:
- Data containers
- Smart pointers
- Iterators
- Algorithms

From C++ code to an executable program:
- Compiling
- Linking
- Operating System libraries

Programming tools and frameworks covered in the course:
- Linux command line (bash)
- Version Control System (git)
- Build Systems (GNU Make, CMake)
- Testing Frameworks (CTest)
- Compiler toolchains (GCC, LLVM)

The lecture will be held online. There are small weekly assignments which need to be handed-in. Finally, a self-assigned C++ project needs to be handed-in together with a written report.

The final grade is based on the hand-in discussions (40%) from the weekly assignments and the final project (60%).