Thursday, February 11, 2010

Episode Fifteen: What's In A Name?

In C++'s world, a rose by any other name may not smell as sweet. Names in C and C++ do not only identify things, but they can convey properties of such things. Consider the following declaration:

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Episode Fourteen: Proper Closure

It's polite to include proper closing when writing letters or emails. C++ is actually stricter, and enforces proper file closing in standard compliant code. Unfortunately most -if not all- current compilers would humour nonstandard impolite code; some won't even issue a warning. As a result, portable yet nonstandard code gets away with it.