Static analysis tools for C and C++ (see What's The Difference Between Static Analysis of C and C++ Versus Java Programs) provide a way to detect these problems in general and MISRA C is a ...

There are common aspects to static analysis for C and C++ compared to Java but there are differences as well. Static analysis tools are in widespread use because they are effective at finding ...

I think the main difference is that an auto pointer keeps track of references to itself, while garbage collection requires the runtime environment to keep track of references.<BR><BR>The latter ...

This month, I'll contrast the standard allocation and deallocation facilities in C with those in C++. Understanding the differences between these facilities is insightful regardless of which language ...

Some people claim that's a significant difference between references and pointers. I'm not sold on the idea. Maybe this is a difference between references and pointers, but it's not a difference ...

Doing anything is C/C++ is generally 3 to 10 times harder then in a protected language. ... When failing to understand the difference between an array pointer and an array of pointers, ...

In my 20 years of C/C++ programming, I’ve had to use a pointer to a function in almost every project. I don’t even recall the circumstances where it would not make a huge un-testable mess ...