One of the key performance optimization techniques involves reducing the number of dynamic memory allocation that a program does. The reasons are: Generic memory allocations are relatively slow Hea…

Expressive code in C++

Reduce function recursion with variadic templates; Author: Michael Chourdakis; Updated: 7 Jan 2018; Section: C / C++ Language; Chapter: Languages; Updated: 7 Jan 2018

I know that a lot of people struggle with understanding the memory model introduced in C11/C++11. In a recent conversation I was alerted to the existence of this blog post, which while correct (by …

Do not use memcpy directly to copy array; Author: Cake Processor; Updated: 27 Jan 2018; Section: C / C++ Language; Chapter: Languages; Updated: 27 Jan 2018

This article summarizes work that was done to make GCC 8 more usable by providing easier to understand warning and error messages. Many of these improvements will help you quickly recognize those common silly mistakes.

Lambdas are one of the totally new addition to C++11 and has changed the way we write the code in C++. Any modern C++ code is incomplete…

Short list of things to watch out for when using C++

Last month a large contingent from the Microsoft C++ team attended CppCon. We gave fourteen presentations covering our tools, developments in the standard, concepts which underlie the work we do, and more. We also recorded an episode of CppCast with Microsoft…

FallFury is an open source 2D game for Windows 8. You are playing as a bear that falls down from the sky, collecting buttons, avoiding obstacles and fighting monsters. This project demonstrates the ca

I was recently reminded of why I think it’s a bad idea to teach beginners C++. It’s a bad idea because it is an objective mess—albeit a beautiful, twisted, tragic, wondrous mess. Despite the current state of the community, this post is not a polemic against…