C++ Resource Management: The Complete Picture
Let’s talk about keeping our C++ code clean and safe, specifically focusing on preventing those nasty memory leaks using Smart Pointers. 1. The Headache: Raw Pointers and Leaks The biggest headache with raw pointers (like int* data = new int(10);) is that you have to clean them up yourself (delete data;). If your function bails out early because of an error, a return statement, or an exception, that delete statement gets skipped....