(C++) Resource

 

'A resource is anything that has to be acquired and (explicitly or implicitly) released' [1].

 

 

 

 

 

Advice

 

• Use resource handles to manage resources (RAII) [2]

 

 

 

 

References

 

1. Bjarne Stroustrup. A tour of C++. 2014. ISBN: 978-0-321-958310. Chapter 11.7.3, page 131: 'A resource is anything that has to be acquired and (explicitly or implicitly) released'
2. Bjarne Stroustrup. A tour of C++. 2014. ISBN: 978-0-321-958310. Chapter 11.7.4, page 131: 'Use resource handles to manage resources (RAII)'