“Template Normal Programming (part 1 of 2)”
summary
Covers practical rules and gotchas for everyday C++ templates: how to use and test templates with __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, when to prefer variable templates or alias templates, and why alias templates cannot be specialized. Shows concrete fixes: explicitly supply template arguments or stop a parameter from participating in deduction (avoids the std::max error), use + to convert a lambda to a function pointer, and explains reference collapsing/forwarding references so you know what T deduces to and when implicit conversions fail.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to templates
- 9:20Kinds of templates
- 14:52Template type deduction
- 22:19Advanced deduction rules
- 28:22References and collapsing
- 45:46Template specialization
- 52:30Specialization constraints
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