Trailing return types everywhere
Trailing return types are an oddity in C++ – we should use them only when necessary. Decide carefully whether to adopt them as a general style, and try to stay […]
November 2016
Prototypes: to test or not to test, that’s the question
If you have followed my blog, you know that I am a proponent of automated testing. I like TDD and have a very strong opinion about code that has not […]
More About Variadic Templates
I gave an introduction to variadic templates last week. Today I will talk about some more features that have or will be added in that area in C++11, 14 and […]
Modern C++ Features – Variadic Templates
Generic programming and metaprogramming with templates always have been one of the features that set C++ apart from most other languages. With C++11, variadic templates added even more possibilities in […]
Use Stronger Types!
Is everything we use a string for really just a bunch of characters? Is everything we use an int for really just a number? Probably not. We can have stronger […]