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Possible alternatives to copy constructors
In my C++ project I am relying on some libraries that do memory management for me. I make wrapper classes, for ease of use and memory safety, for example the class below. Note that this is a much ...
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Key / Value store development porting to modern C++
I am developing a database server similar to Cassandra.
Development were started in C, but things became very complicated without classes.
Currently I ported everything in C++11, but I am still ...
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C++ using shared_ptr with API [closed]
I'm building a library that generates a couple of types of objects that can be used by user code and the library. To keep track of these objects, I'd like to use shared_ptr's, so I can build in some ...
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raw, weak_ptr, unique_ptr, shared_ptr etc… how to choose them wisely
There is a lot of pointers in C++ but to be honest in 5 years or so in c++ programmation (specifically with the Qt Framework) I only use the old raw pointer :
SomeKindOfObject *someKindOfObject = ...
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Polymorphic template container: shared_ptr vs reference_wrapper
Assuming we have two classes:
class A
{
...
}
class B : public A
{
...
}
Would it be better to write
std::deque<shared_ptr<A> > container;
or
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C++ Templates where the type is a shared_ptr
When creating template classes in C++, if the type upon which the template will be specialized is intended to be a shared_ptr type, is it better to make T a shared_ptr type or make T a non-pointer ...
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Will destructing a large list overflow my stack?
Consider the following singly linked list implementation:
struct node {
std::unique_ptr<node> next;
ComplicatedDestructorClass data;
}
Now, suppose I stop using some ...
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C++ Chess board design and smart pointers [closed]
I wrote a Chess engine in Java and I am porting it over to C++. I am new to C++.
The idea:
I have a Board object which holds a 2-dimensionnal array of Piece objects. Queen, Rook, Bishop, etc are ...
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confusion regarding handling of new smart pointers on stack frames?
Let me try to elaborate it.
Stack Frame: When we execute any function it create stack where all local variables and instructions reside.
And Smart Pointer: smart pointer like std::unique_ptr allows ...
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Why can't Java/C# implement RAII?
Question:
Why can't Java/C# implement RAII?
Clarification:
I am aware the garbage collector is not deterministic. So with the current language features it is not possible for an object's Dispose() ...
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How do I get rid of cyclic references in this design?
I have 3 classes: Meeting, Project and Agenda.
A Project contains all sort of information + a list of meetings.
The Agenda contains a list of upcoming Meetings.
A Meeting contains some data + a list ...
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gtkmm manage/add vs smart pointers:
gtkmm provides lifetime management of widgets using
Gtk::Widget* aWidget = Gtk::manage(new Widget());
Gtk::Widget.add(*aWidget);
This delegates lifetime management of aWidget to its container ...
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Is Non-Deterministic Resource-Management a Leaky Abstraction?
From what I can see, there are two pervasive forms of resource-management: deterministic destruction and explicit. Examples of the former would be C++ destructors and smart pointers or Perl's DESTROY ...
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Smart Pointers inside class vs Normal Pointers with Destructor
Regarding pointers which are members of classes. Should they be of a smart pointer type or is it enough to simply deal with them in the destructor of the class they are contained in?
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Why Garbage Collection if smart pointers are there
These days, so many languages are garbage collected. It is even available for C++ by third parties. But C++ has RAII and smart pointers. So what's the point of using garbage collection? Is it doing ...
