Modern C++. Choosing the Right Constructors to Write . In part 3 of this series on the C++ Core Guidelines, we explore constructors and why, rather than writing a default constructor, you should use ...

In C++, a constructor is a special function that must be invoked when an object is created. Its objective is to initialize a new object to a valid state before any processing occurs using the object.

This is a design decision every C++ developer faces at some point. There are more than 50 guidelines relating to functions (and that's not counting sections on special functions like constructors and ...