A good exercise to aid in always using delete [] where appropriate is to code your own autoarray_ptr following the pattern of c++ auto_ptr. The destructor calls delete [] when the instance goes out of scope. Saves writing a lot of messy delete [] code in "if chains" and switch blocks....

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The C++ comes with a rich standard library: the STL (Standard Template Library).So, why we should re-invent the wheel while we already have it done, safe and written to be light-weighed and performant?It's too much better to use the vector Class (Standard C++ Library)[^]:#include...

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Below should work without GOTO's...Took me awhile to find this while having to do build scripts.IF "%uname%" == "" ( ECHO Hello %uname%...) ELSE ( ECHO error ...)

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by Jeffrey Buxton

Not quite, CDMTJX. There are 2 problems with the alternative you posted.Previous values for uname are not cleared. Running this twice WILL see the previous valueThe logic is backwards.This will work as you intended:@ECHO OFFset uname=SET /P uname="Please enter your name: "IF...

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Easy to use class for downloading, uploading, and other FTP commands.

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Many developers face this issue of delay in opening Visual Studio IDE.Here is a small solution to resolve this.Open Run Command Prompt(Start->Programs->Run or Windows Logo + R) and type the text given below.a) devenv : Opens VS IDE With Splash Screen.b) devenv...

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If you want to open Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 .............Open Run Command Prompt(Start->Programs->Run or Windows Logo + R) and type below text.a) msdev : Opens MSVC++ IDE With Splash Screen.

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Yesterday during code review, one suggestion that came up from the reviewer was to always use Prefix-casting instead of As-casting in our code and that brings out the question why? The answer lies in choosing a tradeoff between reliability and performance. The primary difference between...

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