Session: Pointer types and memory management

Preparation

Bring your own Laptop

... with C++14 enabled compiler (g++ >= 4.9 or clang >= 3.5)

Mandatory reading

Read the Resource Management in the CPP Core Guidelines:

• https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md#r-resource-management
• write down any questions you encounter!

Recommended reading

Read this article about some common mistakes with smart pointers.

• http://www.acodersjourney.com/2016/05/top-10-dumb-mistakes-avoid-c-11-smart-pointers/

Here you find some further reading about the related data structures and functions in the STL:

• http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory

Session

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