C++ links

Links from reddit’s cpp channel:

• Get started: The C++ Standard Home has a nice *get started* page.

• Reference: cpp reference (cppreference.com)

• The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List (stackoverflow dot com)

Allocation of a std::vector

vector<Type> vec // vec allocated in the stack, elements in the free store (heap)

vector<Type> *vect = new vector<Type> // allocated in the heap

• Conference CPP Now http://cppnow.org/

  • Effective cmake talk by Daniel Pfeifer (2017)

Questions and answers

Why should I use a pointer rather than the object itself?

Captured from the top posts of a high reputation user in stack overflow.

Standards

JTC1/SC22/WG21 - The C++ Standards Committee - ISOCPP

github repository, including library working group issues repository