Levels of Exception Safety
Exceptions are part of C++. They are thrown by the standard library classes, and sometimes even if we are not really using the standard library. So, unless we are in a very restrictive […]
December 2015
Modern C++ Features – nullptr
Probably everybody who has written C++03 code had the pleasure of using NULL and stumbling over one pitfall or another. C++11 brought the solution to those issues with nullptr.
Modern C++ Features – override and final
Today I write about override and final, a pair of less often discussed, less complicated features introduced in C++11. Both can provide some additional security and clarity when it comes to […]
shared_ptr Versus unique_ptr in Factory Functions
When it comes to factory functions there is often dispute on which kind of smart pointers to return. As it turns out, the choice depends on the circumstances, so here’s a list of pros and cons.