C++ Superpowers and More (Coursera)

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C++ Superpowers and More (Coursera)

Explore the C and C++ languages. Look at the specificity of the C/C++ languages and how this impacts security, ways C/C++ can interact with the external world, error handling, the execution environment and much more.

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Course 4 of 4 in the Writing Secure Code in C++ Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Random Number Generation
WEEK 2: SETUID Bit
WEEK 3: Driver Development
WEEK 4: Secure Coding C++

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