Modern C++ Systems Programming: A hands-on guide to low-level memory management, lock-free concurrency, and robust system software using C++20/23

Modern C++ Systems Programming isn’t just a reference, it’s your definitive playbook for building rock-solid, low-latency services, libraries, and tools that run anywhere. Whether you’re modernizing legacy C++ code or designing greenfield systems at scale, this book equips you with the patterns, practices, and deep-dive strategies to deliver mission-critical software with confidence.What You’ll Learn✔ Advanced Concurrency & Synchronization– Master lock-free algorithms, fine-tuned spin-waiting, and wait-free data structures– Leverage std::latch, std::barrier, and semaphores for clear, high-throughput coordination– Build dynamic thread pools with work-stealing and NUMA-aware affinity for maximum CPU utilization✔ Memory Management & Low-Level I/O– Use memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) and Direct Device Access for minimal-latency hardware interfacing– Harness cache-blocking, data-oriented layouts, and SIMD intrinsics for blazing performance– Implement custom allocators, pool memory, and manage safe reclamation in lock-free systems✔ Cross-Platform Abstractions & System Calls– Wrap POSIX and Win32 syscalls in policy-based, concept-driven C++ interfaces– Abstract file, network, and serial devices with RAII, error codes, and std::expected for robust APIs– Craft portable packages with CMake, CPack, DEB/RPM, and multi-stage Docker or Podman images✔ Profiling, Testing & Observability– Integrate AddressSanitizer, ThreadSanitizer, and static analyzers into your CI pipeline– Profile CPU hot spots with perf and Intel VTune; diagnose memory with Massif and VTune’s Memory Analysis– Add logging, metrics, and tracing with OpenTelemetry; design live-reload daemons and zero-downtime upgrades✔ Performance Engineering & Reliability– Set up performance budgets, automated benchmarks (Google Benchmark), and regression guards– Optimize branch prediction, minimize false sharing, and tune prefetch hints– Build resilient services with health checks, backpressure, circuit breakers, and shared-nothing actors✔ CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code & Deployment– Automate cross-compilation, testing, and packaging for multiple architectures in GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines– Define Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Bicep, and container orchestration for cloud-native rollouts– Enforce ABI stability with versioned SONAMEs, PImpl idiom, and compliance checks in your release workflowWho This Book Is For• Systems engineers building high-performance servers, network services, or device drivers in C++• Performance architects who need to squeeze every cycle and byte from modern multi-core hardware• DevOps and platform teams automating cross-platform CI/CD, containerization, and observability for C++ workloads• Software leads standardizing concurrency, memory safety, and upgrade practices across critical infrastructureWith ready-to-reuse templates, production-tested patterns, and hands-on examples, Modern C++ Systems Programming is the essential guide to crafting future-proof, high-velocity, and dependable C++ applications where every microsecond and megabyte counts. Read more