Pointers are a powerful feature in C and C++, but they come with risks that can lead to serious issues like NULL pointer crashes. By following these best practices—initializing pointers, checking for ...

C++ pointers earned a bad reputation for causing memory leaks, but new smart pointers release memory as it stops being referenced. ... If I'd tried to explicitly delete a smart pointer, the program ...

So I've made my first tentative steps into C++, when all my previous experience has been with languages with dynamic memory management. I've started using SDL to put together a very simple game to ...

C++11 smart pointers are a leap in the right direction for dynamic memory management. Shared_ptrs implement reference counting. Weak_ptrs complement them before circular references. Nonetheless, ...