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An article I wrote for the German iX magazine "Neue Features in C++26" is available in issue 2026/04. It is available as a printed edition as well as online. [...]

In today's post, I will explain one of C++'s biggest pitfalls: reinterpret_cast. Another title for this post could be: This is not the cast you're looking for! [...]

I published a new C++ insights episode: Why you should never call a virtual member function in a constructor. [...]

In my Januray post, I focused on implementing a singleton correctly. This time I want to add performance into the mix and show you the best way to implement your singleton... or [...]

I published a new C++ insights episode: C++23: multidimensional operator[]. [...]

I'm pleased to announce that the recording of my talk at CppCon Back to Basics: static, inline, const, and constexpr of my presentation is available YouTube: [...]

My last month's post, Singleton done right in C++, has triggered plenty of comments. I expected a few, but not that much. So thank you for keeping the conversation going. [...]

I published a new C++ insights episode: Efficiently passing a std::source_location object. [...]

In today's post, I like to touch on a controversial topic: singletons. While I think it is best to have a codebase without singletons, the real-world shows me that singletons are [...]

I published a new C++ insights episode: = default and uniform initialization - Best Practice Explained. [...]