The C++ in More Effective C++
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Item 1: Distinguish between pointers and references
Item 2: Prefer C++-style casts
Item 3: Never treat arrays polymorphically
Item 4: Avoid gratuitous default constructors
Item 5: Be wary of user-defined conversion functions
Item 6: Distinguish between prefix and postfix forms of increment and decrement operators
Item 7: Never overload &&, ||, or
Item 8: Understand the different meanings of new and delete
Item 9: Use destructors to prevent resource leaks
Item 10: Prevent resource leaks in constructors
Item 11: Prevent exceptions from leaving destructors
Item 12: Understand how throwing an exception differs from passing a parameter or calling a virtual function
Item 13: Catch exceptions by reference
Item 14: Use exception specifications judiciously
Item 15: Understand the costs of exception handling
Item 16: Remember the 80-20 rule
Item 17: Consider using lazy evaluation
Item 18: Amortize the cost of expected computations
Item 19: Understand the origin of temporary objects
Item 20: Facilitate the return value optimization
Item 21: Overload to avoid implicit type conversions
Item 22: Consider using op= instead of stand-alone op
Item 23: Consider alternative libraries
Item 24: Understand the costs of virtual functions, multiple inheritance, virtual base classes, and RTTI
Item 25: Virtualizing constructors and non-member functions
Item 26: Limiting the number of objects of a class
Item 27: Requiring or prohibiting heap-based objects
Item 28: Smart pointers
Item 29: Reference counting
Item 30: Proxy classes
Item 31: Making functions virtual with respect to more than one object
Item 32: Program in the future tense
Item 33: Make non-leaf classes abstract
Item 34: Understand how to combine C++ and C in the same program
Item 35: Familiarize yourself with the language standard
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