Data Serialization in C++ using FlatBuffers

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Hristo Iliev

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1. Introduction

1. Promo.mp4

01:54

2. Welcome.mp4

03:52

3. FAQ.html

4. Course Overview.mp4

01:05

2. Setup

1. Software Used.html

2. Installing Visual Studio.mp4

02:00

3. Installing CMake.mp4

01:19

4. Installing Ninja.mp4

01:46

5. Installing Git.mp4

01:28

3. Project Setup

1.1 hello-world.zip

1. Hello, World!.mp4

03:11

2.1 coding-standards.zip

2. Coding Standards.mp4

05:52

3. Dual Project Setup.mp4

03:20

4. Serialization

1. What is Data Serialization.mp4

03:55

2. Simple Binary Serialization.mp4

06:39

3. Problems with Custom Serialization.mp4

01:43

5. FlatBuffers

1. Hello, Buffers!.mp4

04:02

2. FlatBuffers Dependency.mp4

02:50

3.1 buffers-cmake.zip

3. FlatBuffers & CMake.mp4

02:30

4. Saving Buffer Data.mp4

04:12

5. Reading Buffer Data.mp4

02:43

6. Root Type.mp4

01:48

7. Enums.mp4

01:50

8. Structs vs Tables.mp4

03:08

9.1 arrays.zip

9. Arrays.mp4

04:05

10. Optionals.mp4

02:17

11. Homework Optionals.html

12. Unions.mp4

04:14

13. Object API.mp4

02:49

14. Serialize to JSON.mp4

03:14

15. Deserialize from JSON.mp4

03:06

16. Schema Updates.mp4

02:31

6. What now

1. Bonus Materials.html

Description

Learn how to save data or send it over the network in the most efficient way and as an alternative to gRPC's ProtoBuf

What You'll Learn?

How to use serialize data
How to create FlatBuffers
The difference between Binary and JSON files
Writing efficient modern C++ code
The FlatBuffers schema language in detail

Who is this for?

C++ Programmers

What You Need to Know?

Basic C++ knowledge

Basic understanding of OOP

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Description
Welcome
In this bite-sized course you will learn what data serialization is and how to do it properly. Data serialization is an important topic for anyone - from web developers sending data over the network to desktop applications and games where you might want to save settings or game saves onto the disk and then read them fast later.
In any of the above cases you would like to have a fast method of preparing data for being sent and also read back on the other side. So I will introduce binary serialization and its benefits compared to the more widespread JSONÂ or XML alternatives.
FlatBuffers
This library is developed by Google and is a really efficient mechanism for serializing data. It is one of the two libraries available that are really poplular and the second one is also developed by Google and is called ProtoBuf which is used mostly for their other technology called gRPC. The FlatBuffers library is more lightweight and versiltile though and you can use it for so much more than ProtoBuf.
I will be teaching the FlatBuffers schema language for the most of this course. But a lot of the ideas taken from FlatBuffers are also aplicable to ProtoBuf and gRPC communication. You will also be able to compile flatbuffers for other languages as well and not just for C++ - so you can have a C++ server and an EcmaScript client for example.
Who this course is for:
C++ Programmers

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Hristo Iliev

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I am a professional programmer. Currently, I am a Gameplay Programmer at Ubisoft but before that, I was a Technical Lead in a business company where I had the opportunity to work on various projects. I've also worked with many programming languages, concepts, and application architectures. I also have my own startup called Paper Cranes Ltd.In my line of work, I've mentored and elevated many professionals to be experienced developers.

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