Posts with tag: c++

• Pre-C++17 Alternative to C++ 17 Structured Binding: Unpacking

  Jun 21, 2021 •

  Not everyone has C++17 available. std::tie unpacking is a limited pre-C++17 alternative.

  Structured binding, introduced in C++17, is the ability to decompose an object into its subobjects or elements and bind them to, for example, variables.

  c++ structured binding unpacking

• C++ Implicit Conversion to Boolean, A Love Letter

  Jun 1, 2021 •

  When legacy rears its gnarly head.

  We’ve known each other a while. Oh how we danced together, laughed together, cried together. But I must confess some distress. Your dirty little secret is out.

  c++ implicit conversion gotcha

• C++ Template Deduction With Pointers

  May 30, 2021 •

  I make mistakes with template deduction so you don't have too.

  C++ got me again recently. It’s easy to make a mistake with template deduction, especially when you confuse it with function overloads.

  c++ template deduction