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C++ FAQ
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Section 4
/ FAQ 4.20
Section 4:
4.1
Updates for the 03/12 release?
New!
4.2
Updates for the 11/11 release?
New!
4.3
Updates for the 07/11 release?
4.4
Updates for the 05/11 release?
4.5
Updates for the 03/11 release?
4.6
Updates for the 08/10 release?
4.7
Updates for the 06/10 release?
4.8
Updates for the 05/10 release?
4.9
Updates for the 04/10 release?
4.10
Updates for the 03/10 release?
4.11
Updates for the 01/10 release?
4.12
Updates for the 09/09 release?
4.13
Updates for the 06/09 release?
4.14
Updates for the 01/09 release?
4.15
Updates for the 03/07 release?
4.16
Updates for the 09/06 release?
4.17
Updates for the 03/06 release?
4.18
Updates for the 10/05 release?
4.19
Updates for the 07/05 release?
4.20
Updates for the 06/05 release?
4.21
Updates for the 05/05 release?
4.22
Updates for the 04/05 release?
4.23
Updates for the 03/05 release?
4.24
Updates for the 02/05 release?
4.25
Updates for the 12/04 release?
4.26
Updates for the 06/04 release?
4.27
Updates for the 08/03 release?
4.28
Updates for the 06/03 release?
4.29
Updates for the 05/03 release?
4.30
Updates for the 04/03 release?
4.31
Updates for the 03/03 release?
4.32
Updates for the 02/03 release?
4.33
Updates for the 01/03 release?
4.34
Updates for the 12/02 release?
4.35
Updates for the 09/02 release?
4.36
Updates for the 06/02 release?
4.37
Updates for the 05/02 release?
4.38
Updates for the 04/02 release?
4.39
Updates for the 03/02 release?
4.40
Updates for the 08/01 release?
4.41
Updates for the 04/01 release?
4.42
Updates for the 07/00 release?
4.43
Updates for the 03/00 release?
4.44
Updates for the 01/00 release?
4.45
Updates for the 10/99 release?
4.46
Updates for the 07/99 release?
4.47
Updates for the 06/98 release?
4.48
Updates for the 05/98 release?
4.49
Updates for the 09/97 release?
4.50
Updates for the 01/97 release?
4.51
Updates for the 11/96 release?
4.52
Updates for the 10/96 release?
4.53
Updates for the 09/96 release?
4.54
Updates for the 08/96 release?
4.55
Updates for the 07/96 release?
4.56
Updates for the 06/96 release?
4.57
Updates for the 05/96 release?
4.58
Updates for the 04/96 release?
4.59
Updates for the 03/96 release?
4.60
Updates for the 09/95 release?
4.61
Updates for the 06/95 release?
4.62
Updates for the 04/95 release?
4.63
Updates for the 03/95 release?
4.64
Updates for the 01/95 release?
4.65
Updates for the 12/94 release?
4.66
Updates for the 11/94 release?
4.67
Updates for the 08/94 release?
4.68
Updates for the 08/94 release?
[4.20] What updates were made for the 06/05 release?
2 New FAQs:
[4.20] What updates were made for the 06/05 release?
(created)
[27.5] Should I use
using namespace std
in my code?
(created thanks to a suggestion from
Victor Bazarov
)
7 Changed FAQs:
[2.4] Where can I find the C++ FAQ translated into Bosnian / Serbian / Croatian?
(fixed misspelling in "Croatian" thanks to
Ivan Lashutin
)
[6.3] What's the big deal with OO?
Updated!
(fixed a typo thanks to
Allan W
)
[6.16] Will I sometimes use any so-called "evil" constructs?
(improved the tooltip ("bubble help-text") that pops up on "milquetoast")
[6.18] What should I tell people who complain that the word "FAQ" is misleading, that it emphasizes the questions rather than the answers, and that we should all start using a different acronym?
(corrected a misspelling)
[8.6] When should I use references, and when should I use pointers?
(expounded on "sentinel reference" thanks to
Vangelis Katsikaros
)
[10.6] Should my constructors use "initialization lists" or "assignment"?
(fixed a typo thanks to
Vangelis Katsikaros
)
[18.9] What does "
const X* x
" mean?
(added a paragraph about making sure nobody confuses
Fred const* x
and
Fred* const x
)