Clean Documentation
“Is there some documentation how I have to configure my IDE to integrate and debug those components?” – “Yes. Have a look at the Wiki. Or maybe there is some […]
May 2016
RAII versus Exceptions
Recently I received a question on Twitter whether to prefer RAII over Exceptions. I have seen similar questions being asked again and again over time, so there seems to be […]
Development Environment: Make the Setup Simple
You may be working on a small open source project or on a large corporate team. In either case you will probably have new team members coming in the future. […]
Covariance with Smart Pointers
Covariance can be a useful concept, e.g. when implementing the abstract factory design pattern. However, in modern C++, we should return smart pointers that are not recognized to be covariant like […]