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A strongly typed bool
Today I like to share a pattern I have used for some time. The pattern is generally well-received whenever I present it during one of my training courses. I still don't know [...]
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Visiting a std::variant safely
I assume you all know C++17's type-safe replacement for unions: std::variant. Here you look at a great replacement for unions as it knows the active type and destructs that object [...]
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constexpr functions: optimization vs guarantee
The feature of constant evaluation is nothing new in 2023. You have constexpr available since C++11. Yet, in many of my classes, I see that people still struggle with constexpr [...]
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Evaluation order in C++ and uniform initialization
In today's post, you learn or get reminded about an interesting benefit of uniform initialization. [...]
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push_back vs emplace_back: When to use what
In today's post, I like to address a topic already discussed by others. However, in classes or code reviews, I still see the confusion. That's why I want to highlight this once [...]
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static, inline, or an unnamed namespace what's the difference
Today's post teaches the difference between a function declared static, inline, or in an unnamed namespace. "What of these should I use when?" is a question that occasionally [...]
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C++ Insights Vim plugin available
Great news for all VIM lovers FreedWu developed a Vim plugin to use C++ Insights in your favorite editor. The plugin is available on GitHub: github.com/Freed-Wu/cppinsights.vim. [...]
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Equality of a string class that is only instantiable at compile-time
Today's post continues with last month's post A string class that is only instantiable at compile-time. [...]
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A string class that is only instantiable at compile-time
Do you know this, sometimes you have a class that should only be instantiable at compile-time? By that, you can build several assumptions on such a class. For example, that the [...]
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Use your programming language
In today's post, you will learn about what that language part of programming language means. [...]