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How to combine multiple functions into a single template based function
Threre are two functions FindMaxDistanceVector and FindMaxDistanceList whose implementation is almost same except some debug information added in FindMaxDistanceList. Note that these two functions are ...
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Is the inability to find code by searching for a class name a reason to avoid using auto in c++ variable declarations?
According to https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/180616/432039 suggested, I know the answer advised "auto" should be used instead of the actual type when declaring variables. ...
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Is "avoid misuse in other languages" a valid reason to avoid myString=="abc" in c++?
For example, I know in c++, I can use myString=="abc" to check if 2 strings are equal. However, in Java, it is comparing if 2 objects are the same object. Also in other language, for ...
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Alternatives to if-else on data reading
I have some code on Arduino (so, written in C++) that receives a String through the UART terminal, reads the String, then decides what String to print back and how many things to print depending on ...
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Debug statements in production quality code?
Would anyone here recommend using debug statements such as the following in production quality code? I think these are personally one of the easiest to include or exclude, but they make the code hard ...
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How do I manage multiple nested for-loops without using multiple variables?
If I have code that looks like this: int i; void functionA (){ for (i=0; i<10; i++){ functionB(); } } void functionB (){ for (i=0; i<20; i++){ doSomething(); } } ...
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I never use pointers in my C++ code. Am I coding C++ wrong? [closed]
This question may sound strange to you, but I am learning C++ all by myself. I have nobody whom I could ask for mentoring and I would be very glad for some advice. I have started recently to program ...
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The case against path expressions in #include directives
I am preparing for a discussion with my fellow programmers which will be about their use of the C/C++ #include directive. The codebase which I have to retrofit to Automotive standards is using ...
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Organization of C++ source code for reusable components
I'm implementing a custom templated container as part of a learning project in C++. The container makes use of different components like serialization, memory management, iterators. I am wondering ...
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const function parameters and default behavior
Say I have a C++ function /** * @param path If empty, the system default is used */ void foo(const std::string& path); And in my implementation I have a default handling for empty paths void ...
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Relevance of optimization techniques
I've heard of some techniques to optimize code and make it faster: On one side are clearly relevant optimization: use of better algorithms, benchmarking, etc. On the other side are techniques with a ...
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Public class members in PIMPL
I'm attempting to use the PIMPL idiom. This is my public header file in include/foo.h: class FooPrivate; class Foo { public: Foo(); ~Foo(); private: FooPrivate* p_impl; }; ...
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How to use Macros in Programming to make code faster, efficient and compact
Recently I was going through some of the source-codes of the best competitive programmers in the world. I found out that those people use a template while writing programs, preferably in C++. I have ...
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Introduce code standard into old code
Our main product is written in C++ MFC and follows the same code standard as MFC. Now we will start to develop new components, and think about whether we should continue to use the same outdated ...
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Is there any reason *not* to forward declare all forward declarable function parameter/return types?
I ran into a situation where my build speeds have started to become large and have affected productivity. I had already minimized header dependencies before using forward declarations. Now I've ...
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