If a pill knows what to treat, could an exception also understand when to stop its journey through the stack? In application programming, a description like this is often enough, but sometimes...
The internet is buzzing about GNU/Linux. People talk about the BSD family of operating systems less often than about this one. Are they more complex? Are they more boring? We'll get to the bottom...
Many static analyzers enable suppressing individual warnings directly in code via special comments. Over time, the number of such comments in projects increases. Some of them lose their relevance...
In C++, it's good practice to place functions next to the types they operate on. To apply this approach correctly, we need to understand how name lookup mechanisms work and spot where functions...
It seems like we've already revealed the secret of alignment and defeated an invisible enemy—unaligned access. Memory is under control, but performance still whispers, "Don't forget about...
Imagine your program is a model of clean code—reviewed, tested, and seemingly flawless. But its performance still falls short of expectations. You've checked everything you know. Maybe...
Our treasured language lets us leverage powerful tools and guard us from countless implementation details. Although exceptions have a bad name among many developers, a detailed analysis of how...
We invite you to read an article on how C++ is used in modern game development and why the industry is still not ready to move away from it. The author explores how C++ works at different levels...
All year long, we've been riding across the vast plains of open-source code, investigating crimes, taking out vulnerabilities, and collecting trophies. Today, we decided to step into the...
