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Revised Jul 4, 2012

[4.53] What updates were made for the 09/96 release?

12 New FAQs:

• [4.53] What updates were made for the 09/96 release?
  (created)
• [5.1] What does IMHO mean? (or IMO, IMNSHO, FWIW, OTOH, etc.)?
  (created)
• [5.2] How do I get other people to do my homework problem for me?
  (created)
• [5.3] What should I do if I see someone else posting a homework problem?
  (created with the help of Phil Staite)
• [18.4] What does "Fred const* p" mean?
  (created)
• [18.5] What's the difference between "Fred const* p", "Fred* const p" and "Fred const* const p"?
  (created)
• [18.6] What does "Fred const& x" mean?
  (created)
• [18.7] Does "Fred& const x" make any sense?
  (created)
• [18.8] What does "const X& x" mean?
  (created)
• [18.16] Does "Fred const* p" mean that *p can't change?
  (created)
• [27.13] Are there any other sources of coding standards?
  (created)
• [38.4] How can I decompile an executable program back into C++ source code?
  (created with the help of Phil Staite)

11 Changed FAQs:

• [8.5] How can you reseat a reference to make it refer to a different object?
  (added a cross reference regarding pointer to const)
• [9.6] How do you tell the compiler to make a non-member function inline?
  (strengthened the "Note:" at the end)
• [16.21] How can I force objects of my class to always be created via new rather than as locals or global/static objects?
  (reworded and added a paragraph on using friend to soften the original goal)
• [16.23] How do I provide reference counting with copy-on-write semantics?
  (added links to the self assignment discussion)
• [16.24] How do I provide reference counting with copy-on-write semantics for a hierarchy of classes?
  (added links to the self assignment discussion)
• [17.10] How should I handle resources if my constructors may throw exceptions?
  (added cross-references for reference-counted and remote smart-pointers)
• [21.2] Converting Derived* → Base* works OK; why doesn't Derived** → Base** work?
  (fixed a bug with help from William Wu)
• [22.4] What is a "pure virtual" member function?
  (reworded)
• [37.4] Where can I get help on how to use STL?
  (fixed the URL for Kenny Zalewski's STL guide)
• [38.5] Where can I get information about the C++ compiler from {Borland, IBM, Microsoft, Sun, etc.}?
  (added URLs for Silicon Graphics and Symantec compilers)
• [40.3] Are there any pretty-printers that reformat C++ source code?
  (added a URL for "V Communications")