Textbook in PDF format

Solid C and C++ knowledge is a must to fully understand Linux diagnostic artifacts such as core memory dumps and do diagnostic, forensic, and root cause analysis beyond listing backtraces. This full-color reference book is a part of the Accelerated C & C++ for Linux Diagnostics training course organized by Software Diagnostics Services. The text contains slides, brief notes highlighting particular points, and replicated source code fragments that are easy to copy into your favorite IDE. Our primary goal is to learn C and C++ and its internals in an accelerated fashion. First, we review common C and C++ fundamentals necessary for software diagnostics. Then, we learn various C++ features with a focus on memory and internals. We also see examples of how the knowledge of C and C++ helps in diagnostics and debugging. After I created a similar Windows-based training, it was natural to port it to Linux. Also, attendees of core dump analysis and reversing training courses asked questions related to C and C++, and I realized that they would have also benefitted if they had this training. This training may also fill some gaps between these courses. Finally, I recently developed the Accelerated Linux API training course (see the References section at the end of the book), where solid knowledge of classic C and C++ is assumed, and the current C and C++ course may provide such knowledge. The book's detailed Table of Contents makes the usual Index redundant. We hope this reference is helpful for the following audiences: C and C++ developers who want to deepen their knowledge Software engineers developing and maintaining products on Linux platforms Technical support, escalation, DevSecOps, cloud and site reliability engineers dealing with complex software issues Quality assurance engineers who test software on Linux platforms Security and vulnerability researchers, reverse engineers, malware and memory forensics analysts To get most of this training, you are expected to have basic development experience in a programming language other than C or C++ and optional basic memory dump analysis experience. I also included the necessary x64 and A64 disassembly reviews for some topics