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typedefs and #defines

We all have definitely used typedefs and #defines one time or the other. Today while working with them, I started pondering on a thing. Consider the below 2 situations to use int data type with ...
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2answers
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Best overview to modern C++ paradigms?

I used to write C++ extensively between 8 and 10 years ago. I have since moved on to C# for professional reasons. However, from time to time I see statements like "If you're still manually ...
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Why is C++ backward compatibility important / necessary? [closed]

As far as I understand it is a wide-spread opinion within the C++ community that certain features of C++ (including some features inherited directly from C), while still usable in themselves, do not ...
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Coding site with test harness for basic data structures like linked list,graph,strings etc

I just took an Amazon online test and I messed it up badly. I am out of practice and have low confidence in writing code. Are there any coding sites with test harnesses for basic data structures and ...
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Why has the rate of programming language popularization slowed down in recent decades? [closed]

If I understand correctly, there was a huge birth of programming languages during the early decades of computing, but then things have stabilized. Basically, why are many universities and industries ...
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1answer
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Synchronously write file

I am implementing a server in C for a course project. The server should serve more than one client simultaneously. The description of the project states that fork() should be used to serve more than ...
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How does using #define for loop and condition bounds in C increase security?

My program uses the following define statements: #define LOWEST_PATIENT_ID 10000 #define HIGHEST_PATIENT_ID 99999 #define LOWEST_CRITICAL_STATUS 1 #define HIGHEST_CRITICAL_STATUS 100 used in this ...
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Programmatically create header file

What's the best way to programmatically create a header file for another project? Here's the specific use case: one program fingerprints the device for discrete information like version number, id ...