C++ Coding Standards: 101 Rules, Guidelines, and Best Practices

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Some people don't want to have kids: Classes meant to be used standalone obey a different blueprint than base classes (see Item 32). Using a...

Using inheritance when it is not needed betrays a misplaced faith in the power of object orientation. In C++, you need to do specific things...

Example: Composition instead of public or private inheritance. What if you do need a localized_string that is "almost like string, but with some more state...

[Dewhurst03] §70, §93 • [Meyers97] §33 • [Stroustrup00] §24.2-3, §25.2...