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 C++ links
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Links from `reddit's cpp channel <https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/>`_:


- Get started: The `C++ Standard Home <http://isocpp.org/>`_ has a
  nice `*get started* <http://isocpp.org/get-started>`_ page.

- Reference: `cpp reference (cppreference.com) <http://en.cppreference.com/w/>`_

- `The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list>`_ (stackoverflow dot com)
   

Allocation of a std::vector
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::
   
  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) <https://cppnow2017.sched.com/event/A8J6/effective-cmake>`_

Questions and answers
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`Why should I use a pointer rather than the object itself? <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22146094/why-should-i-use-a-pointer-rather-than-the-object-itself?rq=1>`_

Captured from the `top posts of a high reputation user <https://stackoverflow.com/users/241631/praetorian>`_ in stack overflow.

Standards
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`JTC1/SC22/WG21 - The C++ Standards Committee - ISOCPP <http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/>`_

github `repository <https://github.com/cplusplus>`_, including library working group `issues repository <https://github.com/cplusplus/LWG>`_