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Conch Cross-Platform C++ Framework

A production-ready, batteries-included C++ framework for building everything from games to financial apps — in minutes, not months.

🚀 Tagline

"From Hello World to Production in One Framework"

✨ What Makes Conch Different?

Conch isn't just another C++ template. It's a complete development platform that eliminates weeks of setup, configuration, and boilerplate, letting you focus on what matters: building great software.

The Conch Advantage

  • ⚡ 5-Second Setup: Clone → Build → Run. No configuration hell.
  • 🏗️ 10+ Pre-Built Apps: Games, trading systems, chat servers — learn by example
  • 🎯 Any IDE, Any Platform: VS2022, Xcode, CLion, VSCode — all pre-configured
  • 🐳 Production-Ready: Docker, CI/CD, automated tests — ship with confidence
  • 📦 Modern Tooling: C++23, Conan 2.x, CMake 3.25+ — cutting-edge stack

🎯 Perfect For

  • Startups: Ship MVPs in days, not months
  • Enterprises: Battle-tested architecture ready for scale
  • Indie Developers: Focus on features, not infrastructure
  • Students: Learn modern C++ best practices by doing
  • Game Developers: Cross-platform game framework included
  • FinTech Engineers: HFT trading infrastructure built-in

📦 What's Included

Pre-Built Applications

Build any of these with ONE command (./run.sh <app_name>):

  • 🎮 Games: Snake (CLI + Qt GUI versions)
  • 💰 Finance: Stock trading simulator with portfolio management
  • 💬 Networking: Multi-client chat server/client (libuv-based)
  • 📈 HFT: High-frequency trading engine
  • 🎥 RTC: Real-time communication meeting gateway
  • 🖥️ Desktop: Professional Qt6 cross-platform app

All working. All tested. All yours to customize.

Foundation Libraries

  • foundation: Logging, threading, core utilities
  • network: High-performance async networking (libuv)
  • quant_core: Quantitative finance models
  • media_core: WebRTC/Meeting infrastructure
  • ui_kit: Qt6 UI component library

Development Infrastructure

✅ Multi-IDE support (VS2022, Xcode, CLion, VSCode)
✅ CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
✅ Docker containerization (multi-stage builds)
✅ Automated testing (GTest + Benchmark + Coverage)
✅ API documentation (Doxygen with diagrams)

🚀 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/conch-cpp.git
cd conch-cpp
./build.sh

That's it. You now have 10+ applications built and ready to run.

💡 Why Developers Love Conch

Before Conch 😫

  • Week 1-2: Fighting with CMake configuration
  • Week 3: Setting up Conan dependencies
  • Week 4: Configuring IDEs
  • Week 5: Writing CI/CD pipelines
  • Week 6: Finally writing actual code...

With Conch 🎉

  • Minute 1: Clone repository
  • Minute 2: Run ./build.sh
  • Minute 3: Start coding features
  • Day 1: Ship working software

🌟 Technology Stack

Component Technology
Language C++23 (Modern, cutting-edge)
Build CMake 3.25+ + Conan 2.x
UI Qt6 (Desktop) + Native (Mobile)
Networking libuv (High-performance async)
Testing GTest + Google Benchmark
CI/CD Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab
Containers Docker + docker-compose

📚 Learn More

  • Documentation: Run ./scripts/generate_docs.sh
  • Contributing: See CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Examples: Browse src/apps/ for 10+ working examples

📄 License

MIT License — Free to use, modify, and ship.

Don't just code. Ship. 🚀

⭐ Star us on GitHub if Conch saves you time!