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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

Real C++ programmers pass by const ref and tell pointers to fuck off.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You can also make everything a smart pointer and be done with it.

I can count on more than one hand the number of large scale projects where converting everything to smart pointers fixed major memory issues. Even if smart pointers can’t handle circular references, the number of projects that just don’t manage their memory correctly at all and were fixed by introducing these tools is way too high.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

Which kind of smart pointer, with which kind of footgun? I mean, it's better than not even trying I guess, but if it was actually a full solution you'd just have Rust.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 9 points 1 month ago

You’re right. It’s a stop gap, but when you’re talking about a code base that has been maintained for 20 years plus you can’t really sell re-implementation.

Most recently it was with an older version of C++ using shared pointers.