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I thought it would be interesting to discuss a subtle C/C++ interview question I learned recently. Question is deceptively simple: "Can...

Non-Virtual Interface and the Fragile Base Class Interface Problem

A new writeup on Non-Virtual Interface (NVI) idiom has been written on More C++ Idioms wikibook. In the writeup, I discuss the relationshi...

RSS Feed for More C++ Idioms Wikibook

The open-content wikibook "More C++ Idioms" has grown quite a bit from it inception. Whenever I get time, I try to add more conten...

Redirecting C++ Truths feed

Dear readers, Thanks for your continued interest in the C++ Truths blog and a steady stream of feedback comments. For quite some time now, I...

Function Template Overload Resolution and Specialization Anomaly

I recently realized that function template overloading and function template specialization can interact with each other in complex ways giv...

using std::copy on std::map iterator pair

Sometimes it is useful to be able iterate over all the elements of a std::map using standard algorithms like std::copy(), std::count(), std:...

New book on modern C++ idioms

For quite some time now, I am hoping to come across a book on modern C++ idiom as comprehensive as the Purple book by James Coplien! Finally...

const overload functions taking char pointers

Always have two overloaded versions of functions that take char * and const char * parameters. Declare (but don't define if not needed) ...