Boost C++ Idioms

This time lets take a brief look at some nifty C++ idioms in the Boost peer-reviewed libraries. We will talk about Boost Base-from-Member i...

new, delete, custom memory allocation, and exception safety

This post will hopefully push you ahead to a higher level of expertise in memory management mechanics of C++ and exception safety. Here we g...

Non-Virtual Interface (NVI) idiom and the design intent

Assuming that the philosophy of Non-Virtual Interface (NVI) idiom is strictly adhered I came up with a table that summarizes the design int...

Virtuality is an implementation detail !

There are many ways of achieving separation of interface from implementation: 1. Using Interface Definition Language (IDL) as in CORBA 2. Br...