I recently presented arguments for and against using dynamic memory allocation in C and C++ programs. 1 I do agree that truly safety-critical systems should avoid using dynamic allocation because the ...
A shallow copy of an object is one where only the addresses of data created in dynamic memory have been copied, rather than the data themselves. A deep copy of an object is one where new dynamic ...
I am dedicating this month's column to my ex-plumber, Patrick. We christened him Paddy Puddles on account of the number of leaks that had to be found and fixed after he left. The leak that caused a ...