General Always document large software projects, so other programmers can understand your code. Consider using tools like Javadoc or Doxygen
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When to use which cast (C++)
Types Type Area Risk static_cast – Converts fundamental types– Non-const to const– Down-casts (dangerous) Medium dynamic_cast – Down- and side-casts
Continue readingUnit testing series – Test with Stub (Part 4)
The second szenario is using a stub. Stub Test App Exec $ g++ -c UserInterface.cpp WindowManager.cpp $ ar rcs libwnd.a
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The first test szenario isn’t using a double. Test App Exec $ g++ -c UserInterface.cpp WindowManager.cpp $ ar rcs libwnd.a
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Problem The following code shows the problem of a cyclic reference with shared pointers. When leaving the main function the
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Showcase Code ▼ Compiler ▼ – Tool: godbolt.org – Compiler: x86-64 Clang 16.0.0 – Args: -std=c++20 – Output: Intel asm
Continue readingData structures – Overview (libstdc++)
The “C++ standard library” isn’t defining implementation details of the data structures, it just defines their behavior. The libstdc++ is
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Especially in older C++ programms it was very common to work with a lot of raw pointer (legacy pointer). That
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