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Change the Rules of C++ with Defaulted Functions

rogrammers have little control over the implicit declarations of the four canonical member functions. The compiler will not generate a default constructor for a class that has a user-declared copy-constructor.

Clean Up Function Syntax Mess with decltype

he auto keyword presented here is related to another C++09 proposal: the decltype operator. decltype(e) retrieves the type of the expression e. By combining decltype and auto, you can simplify

C++0x Automates Type Deduction with auto

nother C++0x feature is going to simplify the way you write C++ code. Instead of tediously writing the type of a variable when you declare it, a C++0x compiler will

To Iterate Is Human, to Range Is Divine

ost Standard Library algorithms operate on sequences whose boundaries are designated by a pair of iterators: one iterator marks the beginning of the sequence and another marks its end. Combining

Complex Arithmetic Without Complexities

omplex numbers are widely-used in electrical engineering, simulations, and scientific applications. And yet, many software engineers who have to use complex arithmetic insist on reinventing the wheel when there’s no