(C++) Goal of the C++ pages

 

FAQ.

 

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The goal of this website is to be my personal log and reference, satisfying my own quality standards.

 

I have the following quality standards:

The C++ pages must be able to act as a high quality reference

• Page text is concise
• Page text and code contains many links (1)
• Examples shown must be as simple as possible (but must follow a correct coding standard)
• All pages can be found in a glossary

The C++ pages must be able to act as a source for high quality code snippets

• All code snippets must be copy-pastable
• Useful code snippets are used as examples
• All code snippets can be found in a glossary
• High quality coding standard

The C++ pages must use a coding standard following the advice given by the experts in the literature

• Use of STL over other libraries
• Use of Boost over other libraries, except for the STL
• const-correct
• use of assert

The C++ pages must show referenced advice given by the experts in the literature

 

(1) Kartik Singhal sent me a friendly email to notify me that have that much links as I have is not considered good practice. I am aware of this fact and choose to ignore it: as I am the primary intended audience and because my primary intended audience likes as much links as possible.