C++20 Cleaner Code Tips

Tips

• Use the Core Cpp Guidelines and tools that help you implement them.
• Use SOLID principles to guide design.
• Orgzanize headers to reduce coupling.
• Use modules for new projects.
• Consider using std::expected for expected errors.
• Use generators for lazy evaluation and for inversion of dependencies.
• Avoid Primitive Obsession.
• Use interfaces on component boundaries.
• Inject implementation dependencies.
• Consider the use of Inversion of Control containers to construct objects.
• Prefer composition over implementation inheritance.

References

• 10 Tips for Cleaner C++ 20 Code - David Sackstein - CppCon 2022
• https://github.com/david-sackstein
• https://github.com/ybainier/Hypodermic